Regulatory Affairs Specialists

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $118,060.00
Average: $76,980.00
Hourly
Average: $37.01

What they do:

Coordinate and document internal regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections, license renewals, or registrations. May compile and prepare materials for submission to regulatory agencies.

On the job, you would:

  • Coordinate efforts associated with the preparation of regulatory documents or submissions.
  • Communicate with regulatory agencies regarding pre-submission strategies, potential regulatory pathways, compliance test requirements, or clarification and follow-up of submissions under review.
  • Prepare or direct the preparation of additional information or responses as requested by regulatory agencies.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

94% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
90% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
84% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
80% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
75% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
75% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
74% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
73% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
71% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
66% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

89% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
78% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

61% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
61% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

81% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
78% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
72% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
72% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
72% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
72% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
69% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
66% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

68% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Obtain documentation to authorize activities.
Prepare regulatory or compliance documentation.
Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
Examine product information to ensure compliance with regulations.
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
Maintain data in information systems or databases.
Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
Train personnel in organizational or compliance procedures.
Update knowledge of legal or regulatory environments.
Update knowledge of legal or regulatory environments.
Examine financial records or processes.
Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
Prepare regulatory or compliance documentation.
Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
Correspond with customers to answer questions or resolve complaints.
Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
Establish organizational guidelines or policies.
Prepare financial documents.
Oversee business processes.
Monitor business indicators.
Oversee business processes.
Examine product information to ensure compliance with regulations.
Analyze environmental regulations to ensure organizational compliance.
Analyze environmental regulations to ensure organizational compliance.
Analyze environmental regulations to ensure organizational compliance.
Analyze environmental regulations to ensure organizational compliance.
Obtain documentation to authorize activities.
Update knowledge of legal or regulatory environments.
Compile technical information or documentation.
Review documents or materials for compliance with policies or regulations.
Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organizational activities.
Communicate with government agencies.
Investigate system, equipment, or product failures.
Analyze data to identify or resolve operational problems.
Recommend changes or corrective procedures.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

99% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
98% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
87% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
86% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
86% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
86% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
80% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
79% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
73% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
70% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
69% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
73% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

91% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
90% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
86% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
83% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
81% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
81% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
80% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
80% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
79% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
76% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
76% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
71% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
70% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
69% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
69% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
68% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Getting Started

Education:
80%
Bachelor's Degree
10%
Master's Degree

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