Regulatory

Position: Regulatory Affairs Administrator

Hi I'm a Regulatory Affairs Administrator based at Teva's office in Harlow.

My introduction to Teva was a very unusual one. Last year the company laid on a course for its managers to improve their interviewing skills. I was asked by my employment agency if I’d like to 'pretend' to be a job candidate looking for work, so I agreed to take part in the mock interview process.

I sat through two interviews and enjoyed the experience immensely. And so it seemed did the people who were interviewing me, because they phoned me up and asked if I'd like to apply for the position of administrator because there was a vacancy available.

I jumped at the chance and joined on a temporary contract in October 2009. In January I was made permanent and I have never looked back because I'm so happy here.

Before joining Teva I'd had a number of admin-related jobs, but nothing related to regulatory affairs.

I work in a team of about 20 people who deal with the licensing of Teva's products. The team regularly submits official paperwork to health authorities, either in paper or electronic form and it's my job to make sure everything goes out on time and is followed up properly.

I keep on top of databases and handle all the administrative work and basically take care of all the little things so that my team can focus on the job in hand and not worry about everything else.

I love what I do because the role is so varied and exciting. Getting involved in so many different tasks was tough at first – like learning a different language – but the team were so helpful and didn't mind explaining anything to help me learn the procedures.

I've already been on a couple of training courses because I'd like to further my career within regulatory affairs. With the support of my managers I can see myself climbing the career ladder here.

And that's what I like about Teva. In a world where businesses seem to be cutting costs and making people redundant, Teva is encouraging its employees to try new things and develop, which is refreshing to see.

In fact the team spirit here is amazing, for example other teams in the office have administrators as well and if one of them gets too busy, the rest will join forces and help them out to take the pressure off.

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