About this Promotional Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Europe role at Alcon
Promotional Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Europe
Barcelona, Spain
At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.
As a Promotional Regulatory Affairs Specialist supporting the Europe Quality & Regulatory Affairs team, you will be trusted to manage the review process for promotional and advertising assets across Europe while ensuring materials are aligned with approved labels, regulatory requirements, and internal compliance standards while you are based in Barcelona. In this role, a typical day will include:
- Managing projects (Spain, France, Nordics, UK /Ireland) promotional and advertising assets, ensuring documents are reviewed, routed, and completed through the appropriate global process.
- Reviewing promotional, marketing, medical, and scientific materials launches to identify potential compliance risks, including unsupported claims, off-label promotion, and label misalignment.
- Leading MAP meetings and partnering with Marketing, Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Franchise, and Commercial stakeholders to support clear decisions and prevent escalations.
- Supporting Spain, France, Nordics, UK /Ireland -related asset review by applying written English, French and Spanish comprehension to review documents and assist the local commercial team.
- Driving process adoption and continuous improvement for promotional review workflows while maintaining accountability, documentation discipline, and compliance with SOPs and GxP expectations.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO ALCON:
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacy, Communications, Marketing, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in regulatory affairs, promotional/advertising review, medical/legal/regulatory review, compliance operations, regulated content workflows, medical writing, or a related Life Sciences environment.
- Knowledge of European regulatory market requirements and experience supporting cross-functional regional stakeholders
- Spanish fluency, French Fluency and English Fluency, (Portuguese is a plus).
- Strong attention to detail, sound regulatory judgment, stakeholder management, collaboration, accountability, and the ability to find compliant alternatives that help the business move forward.
- Preferred: experience with Veeva, PromoMats, MAP or MLR workflows, quality/process/project management, process improvement, SOPs, GxP,
- Nice to have knowledge of ophthalmology, or ophthalmic products.
HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:
- Join a new Europe-focused role with the opportunity to bring the regional market into a global promotional review process and help shape how work gets done.
- Work in a collaborative, international environment with exposure to Marketing, Medical, Legal, Regulatory, Commercial, and global stakeholders.
- Access a comprehensive benefits package, ongoing training, and continuous development as part of a high-performing leader in ophthalmology.
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