Head of Global Regulatory Affairs
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Head of Global Regulatory Affairs at Karo Healthcare: Rotterdam, Netherlands; Hybrid; Full time; Lead; Finance, Legal & Compliance. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Hybrid
- Role classification: Finance, Legal & Compliance, Full time, Lead
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-06-11.
- Application path: candidates continue to the employer application page with non-personal referral tags.
Karo Healthcare, a dynamic and growing personal-care retail company, is all about making smart choices for everyday healthcare. With a wide-ranging portfolio across seven categories including medical products, we own and sell over 80 brands in about 90 countries. Our portfolio includes such brands as E45, Pevaryl, Lamisil, Nutravita, Decubal and many others. Our core belief in empowering people to make intelligent health decisions drives our growth strategy, blending organic expansion and M&A.
Join us at Karo Healthcare on our exciting journey. We're currently looking for a Head of Global Regulatory Affairs for either of our offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Maidenhead or Rotterdam.
What's in it for you?
- Shape the future of Regulatory Affairs in a fast-growing international consumer healthcare company with brands sold in 90 countries
- Lead a global, multi-layered organization and develop the next generation of regulatory leaders
- Partner with senior leaders across Scientific Affairs, Commercial, Innovation, Medical, Quality, and Supply to drive business growth
- Join a high-impact leadership role where you'll build, improve, and scale capabilities, not just maintain them
What you'll be doing
- Define and execute Karo's global regulatory strategy across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, and other consumer healthcare categories
- Act as a key member of the Scientific Affairs Leadership Team, working closely with leaders across Pharmaceutical Development, R&D, Medical & Clinical Operations, Patient Safety, and Quality Assurance
- Ensure Regulatory Affairs is a strategic business partner that enables innovation, portfolio growth, market expansion, and speed-to-market
- Translate complex regulatory requirements into business opportunities and competitive advantage
- Lead and develop a global Regulatory Affairs organization through a team of experienced leaders, strengthening leadership capability and empowering greater ownership across the function
- Drive continuous improvement of regulatory processes, governance, and ways of working to increase efficiency and remove bottlenecks
- Provide strategic regulatory input throughout product development, commercialization, claims strategy, lifecycle management, and market launches
- Ensure timely submissions, approvals, compliance, and lifecycle activities across global markets and regulatory frameworks
- Partner closely with Commercial, Innovation, Medical, Quality, and Supply teams to balance compliance requirements with business ambitions
- Represent Karo externally with regulatory authorities, notified bodies, industry associations, and strategic partners
- Support portfolio expansion, geographical growth, licensing opportunities, and M&A activities through regulatory expertise and business insight