Principal Consultant, Advertising & Promotion Strategy

Multiple Openings | Associate Director–VP Experience Levels

Opus Regulatory's Advertising & Promotional Strategy (Ad Promo) Practice is hiring Principal Consultants to support life sciences clients across a variety of projects, products, and therapeutic areas.

In this role, you will combine strategic regulatory guidance with hands-on execution, helping clients navigate advertising and promotional requirements throughout product development, launch, and commercialization. As an embedded member of client teams, you will lead regulatory review, advise cross-functional stakeholders, and build strong relationships with client leadership and regulatory authorities, as appropriate.

We welcome candidates with experience at the Associate Director through Vice President levels who enjoy solving complex regulatory challenges and contributing directly to client success.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a regulatory advertising and promotion expert within client teams, advising on strategy, requirements, processes, submissions, and best practices.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for promotional, educational, and investigational product communications.

• Review advertising, promotional materials, and other communications for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, guidance, and client policies.

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to develop clear, actionable recommendations that support business objectives and regulatory compliance.

• Lead regulatory planning and review of promotional materials for product launches and ongoing commercialization.

• Apply knowledge of U.S. and relevant international regulatory requirements to development programs and marketed products.

• Monitor evolving regulatory requirements and advise client teams on their implications for communications, materials, and strategy.

• Represent regulatory affairs in client meetings and workstreams, manage project priorities, and support related regulatory initiatives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of pharmaceutical regulatory affairs experience specializing in advertising and promotional strategy.

• Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree in a scientific discipline preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to provide both strategic counsel and hands-on regulatory support for advertising and promotional activities.

• Global or international regulatory experience required; experience across multiple therapeutic areas highly desirable.

• Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate regulatory deliverables, submissions, and competing priorities.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and translate complex requirements into practical guidance.

• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and develop creative solutions to regulatory and operational challenges.