regulatory affairs recruitment agency and headhunters
your next regulatory affairs profile, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from regulatory affairs officer to regulatory affairs director.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
they hire their regulatory profiles with muzzo
how do you hire a regulatory affairs profile with a recruitment agency?
A good regulatory affairs officer follows a marketing authorisation file, a CE marking file or a cosmetic product notification, not just a procedure. Muzzo entrusts your role to healthcare industry headhunters, who check the files candidates have actually worked on. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Departure within 3 months: search relaunched at no cost.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
With the form above: the role, your company, the type of product involved. The rest is scoped in the first exchange with the Muzzo team.
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our data picks the headhunters
The AI selects those who have hired the most in healthcare regulatory affairs, among more than 2,500 vetted headhunters.
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you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by healthcare industry expert headhunters. You choose who you see.
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you hire, then you pay
Not before. If the new hire leaves within 3 months, we relaunch the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your hire
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it on hire: no deposit, no fixed costs. An officer filing their first dossier and a regulatory affairs director overseeing several countries do not call for the same search. The fee follows this difficulty, and the Muzzo team helps you set it.
You have a double guarantee. If the new hire leaves within 3 months, for instance because the real file portfolio differs from the brief, we relaunch the search at no cost. With no replacement found within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fee. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
healthcare regulatory headhunters are ready to start
a hire signed in under 26 days, paid only on hire.
the issue
a regulatory affairs profile is judged on real files, not on a CV
a good profile is already following a file, not replying to a job ad
They are preparing a marketing authorisation file or a CE marking file, not an application. A healthcare industry headhunter knows how to approach them at the right time.
the same job title covers three different regulations
Medicine, medical device, cosmetic: each regulation has its own authorities and its own deadlines. The headhunter starts from the regulated product, not from the job title.
a hiring mistake delays a market launch
A poorly followed file wastes months in front of the ANSM, the EMA or a notified body. The headhunter checks the files actually filed before presenting anyone to you.
the roles
the regulatory affairs profiles our headhunters will find for you
From the first file filed to the regulatory direction of a group, every search starts with a headhunter who has already hired this profile.
regulatory affairs officer
They prepare and file dossiers, medicine, medical device or cosmetic, and answer authorities' questions. The entry-level role in the profession.
medical device regulatory affairs officer
They build the technical documentation and follow CE marking with a notified body, under EU regulation 2017/745.
regulatory affairs manager
They oversee a portfolio of files and manage one or two officers. Often the direct contact for the ANSM or the EMA on their remit.
quality and regulatory affairs manager
A role combining both functions, common in healthcare SMEs that have not yet split the teams.
quality and regulatory affairs engineer
A technical profile who links product conformity, quality and regulatory requirements, throughout the development cycle.
regulatory affairs director
They set the group's regulatory strategy, arbitrate priorities between countries and represent the company before authorities.
the method
a healthcare industry headhunter, not a generalist agency
The regulatory scope changes everything. The method therefore starts from the regulation the role must apply.
we define the regulation to be applied
Marketing authorisation file, CE marking of a medical device, cosmetic notification: the brief starts from the regulated product, not from the job title.
a headhunter who hires regulatory profiles
Among more than 2,500 vetted headhunters, your role goes to those who hire the most in healthcare regulatory affairs.
a real file checked before the interview
The headhunter asks the profile to describe a marketing authorisation file or a CE marking they have genuinely led, and cross-checks this experience with references.
the numbers
regulatory affairs recruitment in numbers
606
marketing authorisations and registrations for medicines granted by the ANSM in 2024 (national procedure and European decentralised and mutual recognition procedures), up from 519 in 20231
77k€
median salary of regulatory affairs executives over 45, against €44k before 352
64k€
median salary of regulatory affairs executives in the pharmaceutical industry (80% between €44k and €131k), against €48k in services2
hiring a regulatory affairs profile: what you need to know
A marketing authorisation file, a CE marking or a cosmetic notification cannot be improvised: each regulation imposes its own documents, deadlines and authority. The best profiles are already in post, following one or more ongoing files, and do not reply to job ads.
A healthcare industry headhunter knows how to approach them and ask the right questions: what type of product, which authority, what stage the file is at. They start from the relevant regulation, not just from the job title.
A regulatory affairs officer prepares and files dossiers. A manager oversees a portfolio and leads a small team. A director sets the group's regulatory strategy and represents the company before authorities.
According to Apec, the family median rises from €44k before 35 to €77k after 45. Decide the level of responsibility in the brief before discussing salary, not the other way round.
A marketing authorisation file for a medicine is submitted to the ANSM or the EMA. CE marking for a medical device falls under EU regulation 2017/745 and goes through a notified body. A cosmetic product notification falls under EC regulation 1223/2009. These are three distinct pathways.
A profile who masters one of these three regulations does not automatically transfer to another. Specify the product type in the brief: it is the first question a specialist headhunter asks.
The regulatory affairs profile builds and files the dossiers that authorise a product. The qualified person, on the other hand, personally commits their signature to the quality and batch release of a pharmaceutical establishment, a function set out in the public health code.
The two often work together, but are not hired the same way: for the qualified person mandate, see our dedicated page.
A CV lists regulations and procedures. The interview should show something else: the ability to build a complete file and answer an authority's question without contradicting themselves.
Ask for a real example: a file filed, the missing items flagged by the authority, how the profile responded. The headhunter does this first screening before presenting anyone to you, and cross-checks the experience with references.
your questions on hiring a regulatory affairs profile
According to Apec, regulatory affairs executives under 35 earn a median gross salary of €44k a year (2025 edition). The median rises to €53k between 35 and 45, then to €77k after 45. In the pharmaceutical industry, it reaches €64k, against €48k in services.
It depends on the product. The ANSM and, for European procedures, the EMA, authorise medicines: in 2024, the ANSM granted 606 marketing authorisations and registrations, up from 519 in 2023. A notified body certifies the conformity of a medical device with EU regulation 2017/745.
Sometimes, especially in a healthcare SME that combines both functions in a single role. But beyond a certain size, the two split apart: the quality engineer guarantees product conformity, the regulatory profile files and defends the dossier before the authority. Specify the real scope in the brief.
Yes, in most cases. CE marking for a medical device, under EU regulation 2017/745, and a medicine's marketing authorisation file, before the ANSM or the EMA, follow distinct procedures and timelines. A headhunter first looks for a profile who has already worked on your type of product.
by Antoine Gigomas, CEO and co-founder of Muzzo ·
