{"id":1191,"date":"2026-10-08T08:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vitapharmaconsulting.com\/en\/?post_type=noticias&p=1191"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:47:10","slug":"sindusfarma-and-raps-brazil-the-future-of-the-regulatory-affairs-professional","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.vitapharmaconsulting.com\/en\/news\/2026\/10\/08\/sindusfarma-and-raps-brazil-the-future-of-the-regulatory-affairs-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Sindusfarma and RAPS Brazil: The Future of the Regulatory Affairs Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"

The event on the future of the Regulatory Affairs professional, organized by Sindusfarma and RAPS Brazil on October 1, 2026, was an excellent opportunity to reflect on regulatory careers in the pharmaceutical industry. Over an intense morning, leaders from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, along with ANVISA directors, shared their career paths, lessons learned, and views on where the profession is heading. The sense conveyed throughout the talks is that we are living through a turning point, one that demands a much more active stance from these professionals than the field has traditionally taken.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An event built on career paths<\/h3>\n

The program followed a well-thought-out line: it started from a broad view of the evolution of the Regulatory Affairs role and of the professional of the future, moved through the diversity of roles that regulatory can take on, dove into change management, and ended with the health authority’s perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marcos Paulo Moreira, Regional Regulatory Affairs Lead for Latin America at MSD, spoke about the future of the regulatory professional and his own career, which spanned areas such as manufacturing, quality, regulatory policy, human resources, and an integration between companies before reaching regional leadership, which is in itself a portrait of how broad training enriches regulatory work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Patr\u00edcia Gomes Silva, Regulatory Affairs Manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech, approached the topic from a technical perspective that evolved over the years and reached the strategic layers of companies, covering the various faces of Regulatory Affairs professionals, drawing on nearly two decades in the medical device universe and strong engagement with authorities and sector associations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beatriz Fernandes, Global Director of Change Management and Communication in Regulatory Affairs at AbbVie, presented her perspective on change management, considering a future that promises many changes. A pharmacist and psychologist with more than 30 years in the sector, she brought a deeply human approach to getting through transformations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, Daniela Marreco, Director of ANVISA’s Second Directorate, and Marcelo Moreira, Substitute Director of the Third Directorate, shared some of their professional journeys and the authority’s view of the new regulatory professional.<\/span><\/p>\n

Change is the only constant<\/h3>\n

All the talks, in one way or another, came back to this point. The regulatory profession has developed amid deep transformations: technological advances, new ways of working, and extremely dynamic regulations that demand continuous updating. And nothing suggests that this pace will slow down. On the contrary, the future promises even more advances, especially in technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

This scenario was presented not as a threat, but as the very nature of the profession. Those who choose to work in Regulatory Affairs choose, in a way, to live with permanent change. The question is not whether things will change, but how professionals are preparing to lead those changes rather than merely react to them.<\/span><\/p>\n

From \u201cpaperwork collector\u201d to regulatory scientist<\/h3>\n

The strongest reflection of the day was about the evolution of this professional’s identity. For a long time, the regulatory professional was seen, and in many cases acted, as a \u201cpaperwork collector\u201d: someone responsible for gathering documents, assembling dossiers, and filing submissions, with little room for analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n

That profile is a thing of the past. Today we talk about regulatory science, a discipline that requires scientific rigor, critical analysis of documentation, and the ability to interpret data in light of new technical requirements and the regulatory context. The professional has moved from being a task executor to someone who evaluates, questions, recommends, and influences.<\/span><\/p>\n

This change in nature came with a change in position. Regulatory became a strategic area, one that sits at the board table and takes part in business decisions. In this sense, regulatory strategy can determine a product’s time to market and the feasibility of launches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The competencies that will define the professional of the future<\/h3>\n

Over the course of the presentations, a set of competencies took shape that may form the profile of the regulatory professional in the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n