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Job Number #177413 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
Title Position: Regulatory Affairs Data Specialist (2 year contract)
Location : Piscataway, NJ location
Reports into: Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs
The Regulatory Data Specialist develops digital infrastructure and data pipelines to accelerate
product innovation, development and registrations with targeted support of regulatory
compliance. A core focus of this role is ensuring comprehensive data availability across the
entire lifecycle of our SKUs, enabling seamless traceability from R&D formulation through
commercialization and post-market surveillance. You will work with cross functional teams to
gather, wrangle, cleanse, structure and build data products that support the analytics goals of
Regulatory Affairs, the Global Technology community and the broader organization. Of focus
will be to support the AI infrastructure development and data pipelines to support rapid and
comprehensive Regulatory analysis. By structuring complex product data, you will directly
safeguard our portfolio's compliance with strict North American regulatory frameworks,
including FDA, EPA, and Health Canada mandates. The Data Specialist also builds and maintains
the foundational data analytics infrastructure to improve underlying business processes for cost
savings. You will lead, manage, and mentor others to expand the team’s capabilities and
collective knowledge.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Use SQL and Python to write production-quality code to meet the data
- Support the use of analytics platforms and data science workflows, while
- Architect data models that map the complete SKU lifecycle - capturing raw
guarantee instant data availability for regulatory submissions
- Build and maintain automated ELT pipelines that aggregate the exact data required
regulations, EPA requirements, and state-level mandates)
- Translate business requirements and logic into well-documented data models to
- Collaborate cross functionally to understand and identify problem statements, data
- Engage with Regulatory Affairs to translate complex North American compliance
products, and ensure our AI infrastructure can rapidly conduct comprehensive
regulatory analysis.
- Communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience in a compelling
- Evaluate external partners across different dimensions for analytics initiatives
- Partner with IT to align on data architecture, analytics tools, and other technologies
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors’ Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or Computer Science
- A minimum of 3 years of Data Engineering experience
- High level of Python proficiency
- High level of proficiency with SQL
- Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines
- Strong familiarity with cloud computing platforms
- Strong oral and written English skills
Preferred qualifications include:
- Consumer Goods Proven Experience is preferred
- Understanding of Regulatory environments and regulations for drugs, cosmetics
- Active GitHub account with examples of past work is helpful
- Master’s Degree or Professional Certification in Data Engineering or Cloud
- Proficiency with at least one other programming language in addition to Python
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with Apache Airflow
- Familiarity with dbt
- Strong familiarity with SAP S4/ECC tables
- Familiarity with Snowflake or Google Big Query are preferred
- Familiarity with data analytics workflows, objectives, tech stacks, common
We are a results oriented company with a caring culture and work life balance. Apply with us!
Come and join our outstanding team!
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $86,000.00 - $121,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.
Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
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Who's Hiring
- Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences50

- Revolution Medicines21

- AbbVie20

- Abbott8

- Stryker8

Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals59
- Healthcare & Medical Services12
- Medical Devices11
- Consulting & Professional Services9
- Chemicals & Materials7
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in regulatory affairs project manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, engineering, or a related scientific field
- Three or more years of regulatory affairs experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, or medical devices
- Hands-on experience managing FDA submissions such as INDs, NDAs, BLAs, or 510(k)s
- Proficiency with regulatory project management tools and document management systems
- Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) from RAPS preferred or required by many employers
- Strong understanding of ICH guidelines, FDA regulations, and international regulatory frameworks
Tips for Your Regulatory Affairs Project Manager Job Search
Align your resume to submission types
Hiring managers scan for the specific submission formats you've managed, whether IND, NDA, 510(k), or PMA. Call these out in your work history with the therapeutic area or device category alongside them, not just the project name.
Highlight cross-functional coordination experience
Regulatory affairs project managers are hired to move submissions through legal, clinical, and manufacturing simultaneously. Describe the departments you coordinated, the number of concurrent workstreams you owned, and what you used to track milestones.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists regulatory affairs project manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by regulatory pathway
Filter openings by the regulatory pathway most relevant to your background, such as FDA 510(k), EU MDR, or ICH-compliant drug submissions. Titles and requirements shift significantly by pathway, so matching on that dimension saves you from applying to roles that need a different specialty.
Prepare a submission timeline you can walk through
Interviewers frequently ask you to walk through a past submission from kick-off to agency acknowledgment. Prepare a concise narrative covering your planning method, any timeline slippage and how you corrected it, and the final outcome.
Negotiate against the full project scope
When discussing compensation, anchor your ask to the complexity and regulatory risk of the projects you'll own, not just your title level. Roles overseeing first-in-class submissions or simultaneous multi-market filings carry more scope than a title alone signals.
Regulatory Affairs Project Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most regulatory affairs project managers?
The companies hiring the most regulatory affairs project managers right now include Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences, Revolution Medicines, and AbbVie, with the largest share of openings in California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Activity tends to cluster at companies with active submission pipelines or recent product approvals.
How many regulatory affairs project manager jobs are remote?
About 72% of regulatory affairs project manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting broader flexibility in regulatory functions that do not require on-site lab or manufacturing access. Roles focused on submissions strategy, dossier management, and cross-functional coordination are the most likely to be posted as remote or hybrid.
How do you become a regulatory affairs project manager?
Start with a degree in a life science, pharmacy, or engineering discipline, then build regulatory experience through roles in quality assurance, clinical operations, or regulatory affairs coordination. Develop direct exposure to at least one submission type, such as a 510(k) or IND, then pursue the RAC credential to signal regulatory competency. Project management experience across cross-functional teams accelerates the move into a dedicated project manager title.
How do you get a regulatory affairs project manager job with little experience?
Entry points include regulatory affairs associate, quality assurance coordinator, or clinical documentation specialist roles where you support submission preparation and learn agency-specific requirements firsthand. Volunteering to own small project timelines or regulatory calendars within those roles builds the evidence hiring managers want to see before promoting or hiring you into a full project manager seat.
What does the regulatory affairs project manager interview process look like?
Most processes involve an initial screening call with HR or a talent partner focused on background and regulatory scope, followed by a panel interview with regulatory affairs directors and cross-functional leads from legal, clinical, or manufacturing. Candidates are typically asked to walk through a past submission in detail, discuss how they managed a timeline disruption, and demonstrate familiarity with the specific regulatory pathway the team uses.
Where can I find and apply to regulatory affairs project manager jobs?
You can find and apply to regulatory affairs project manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your submission background and seniority level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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