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Regulatory Affairs Manager — MEA & GCC
16+ years leading regulatory strategy across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cosmetics in the UAE, GCC, Levant, Egypt, and Iraq. I hold direct health authority relationships and a proven track record of fastest-in-class approvals.
Every regulatory strategy I lead is tied to a commercial outcome — faster launches, market access wins, and compliance infrastructure that scales.
Delivered the UAE's first-ever fastest approval for a botulinum toxin type A biological drug — achieving approximately 80% reduction in standard time-to-market. Required navigating MOHAP and EDE requirements with precision dossier management.
Secured EDE approval for repricing of three blockbuster aesthetics products (medical devices), directly enabling UAE business growth. Developed and presented the commercial justification to health authority.
Led implementation of an innovative HCP compliance software platform, resolving cross-functional process gaps and creating a scalable governance framework across commercial, medical, and legal teams.
Simultaneously led regulatory strategy across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and cosmetics — a rare cross-category competency that enables commercial teams to move faster with a single regulatory partner.
Built end-to-end Regulatory QMS frameworks including SOPs, audit programs, and compliance workflows operating across 12+ markets — creating the internal infrastructure for scalable market expansion.
Supported regulatory submissions for geo-expansion into Iraq and Lebanon, identifying early-mover opportunities and building the dossier infrastructure for new market entry in complex frontier markets.
Real challenges, real strategies, real outcomes — across pharmaceutical, medical device, and market access categories.
A botulinum toxin type A product faced a congested approval pipeline, with the standard market timeline significantly impacting launch timelines and revenue forecasts for the commercial team.
I led a full regulatory strategy redesign — restructuring the dossier to CTD format aligned with MOHAP's evolving requirements, identifying parallel review pathways, and maintaining active health authority dialogue throughout the process.
Three high-revenue aesthetics products required price resets to reflect updated global reference pricing and maintain profitability margins. EDE repricing submissions carry high evidentiary standards and require robust commercial justification.
I built the repricing dossiers from scratch — including comparative pricing analysis, market context documentation, and supporting clinical/commercial data packages — and managed the authority engagement process end-to-end.
Escalating HCP interaction volumes exposed gaps in documentation, approval workflows, and compliance tracking — creating regulatory and reputational risk across the region's commercial operations.
I led the evaluation, selection, and implementation of a dedicated HCP compliance software platform, building the governance framework, SOP architecture, and cross-functional change management process from the ground up.
Iraq and Lebanon presented significant regulatory complexity for product expansion — underdeveloped formal submission pathways, unpredictable authority timelines, and limited available guidance for multinationals.
I mapped the available regulatory entry routes for each market, designed dossier structures adapted to local requirements, and built the submission infrastructure that enabled the commercial team to activate both markets.
Direct relationships with health authorities across 12+ markets — not just knowledge, but established working relationships built over 16 years.
I'm always open to meaningful conversations with peers, collaborators, and industry leaders across the GCC and MEA regulatory space. Feel free to reach out.