TOPRA Regulatory Careers Live

It was great to meet students with high aspirations in Regulatory Affairs
(Photo Credit: Henry Wainwright)

This Article Covers:

• The Value of TOPRA

• Challenges Faced by Students and Professionals

• Advice from Presenters and Exhibitors

• Health Daley’s Vision
  

The Value of TOPRA

The connections that I’ve made, and the recognition gained for involvement with TOPRA activities have been outstanding as a developing Regulatory professional with high ambition over the last decade.

TOPRA is the professional membership organisation for individuals working in healthcare regulatory affairs. It offers a myriad of networking opportunities, training, and support to those interested in the sector.

I’ve previously volunteered my time to provide professional training (Introduction to Regulatory Operations CRED), have led large audience presentations and chaired event streams (Regulatory Careers Live, TOPRA Symposium) and have supported the growth and reach of Special Interest Networks (SPINs).

Challenges Faced by Students and Professionals

This year’s event was a fantastic opportunity to meet some new faces nearing the end of their studies, looking to shift roles, or returning from a career break.

Common themes from this year’s event included:

• High interest from those looking to jump straight into Regulatory roles from Uni, but uncertainty with the type of Regulatory work that best suits their interests.

• Career switchers looking to move on from lab-based research roles.

• An identified gap in recruitment opportunities for those returning from a career break from Regulatory Affairs.

Catching up with RCL 23 Presenter Satnam Bhambra
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Advice from Presenters and Exhibitors

I also had the pleasure of catching up with some very familiar faces on their recent successes including Satnam Bhambra of Gilead Sciences, Josephine Tolley of Perrigo, and Simon Brough of PharmiWeb job board. It was extremely reassuring to hear about the health of their careers and ventures.

In addition to discussing possible partnerships with Health Daley, they generously shared some great insights of value to those in the market for a new role:

• Try to get out there, network and build profile online and at recruitment events like TOPRA Regulatory Careers Live.

• Try to get a short-term foot in the door to build experience early to help with expanding your options long-term.

• A focus on skills to prepare for the wave of automation and AI developments.
  

Health Daley Vision

Our purpose at Health Daley is to save our clients the time and money lost in googling generic ideas for improvement or cold-calling style books, courses, and other templated ways of reaching goals that are not fit for the clients’ specific needs in the pharmaceutical industry.

We do this by providing personalised, actionable advice that will not just make you a better positioned candidate during the hiring process but will empower you to be more productive when getting your feet under the table with a new role.

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Our motto at Health Daley is to ‘Leave No Ambition Behind’, so if you’d like to explore anything off-menu, get in touch directly at healthdaley@gmail.com and we’ll tailor a conversation to your specific situation. 

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A curious recipient of Health Daley’s Business Networking Card
(Photo Credit: Henry Wainwright)