Regulatory affairs specialist vs regulatory administrator

The differences between regulatory affairs specialists and regulatory administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a regulatory affairs specialist and a regulatory administrator. Additionally, a regulatory administrator has an average salary of $72,672, which is higher than the $70,060 average annual salary of a regulatory affairs specialist.

The top three skills for a regulatory affairs specialist include regulatory affairs, FDA and regulatory agencies. The most important skills for a regulatory administrator are regulatory compliance, FDA, and IRB.

Regulatory affairs specialist vs regulatory administrator overview

	Regulatory Affairs Specialist	Regulatory Administrator
Yearly salary	$70,060	$72,672
Hourly rate	$33.68	$34.94
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	9,915	54,703
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Regulatory affairs specialist vs regulatory administrator salary

Regulatory affairs specialists and regulatory administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Regulatory Affairs Specialist	Regulatory Administrator
Average salary	$70,060	$72,672
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $99,000	Between $50,000 And $105,000
Highest paying City	Santa Rosa, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Meta	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between regulatory affairs specialist and regulatory administrator education

There are a few differences between a regulatory affairs specialist and a regulatory administrator in terms of educational background:

	Regulatory Affairs Specialist	Regulatory Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Regulatory affairs specialist vs regulatory administrator demographics

Here are the differences between regulatory affairs specialists' and regulatory administrators' demographics:

	Regulatory Affairs Specialist	Regulatory Administrator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%	Male, 31.9% Female, 68.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 60.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 8.4% White, 59.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between regulatory affairs specialist and regulatory administrator duties and responsibilities

Regulatory affairs specialist example responsibilities.

Gather, evaluating, organizing, managing and collating information in a variety of formats.
Manage CRO (regulatory) in support of the company's approve product in Europe.
Manage and submit electronic EPA product registrations.
Manage and submit regulatory permit and notification applications to USDA to import, move and release regulate plant materials.
Support complaint handling process and screening, ensure FDA 21 CFR compliance.
Close complaints receive from external customers in compliance with FDA, ISO, QSR and other regulatory guidelines.

Regulatory administrator example responsibilities.

Manage many shipments and process many 15 day FDA drug incident reports.
Manage and submit regulatory permit and notification applications to USDA to import, move and release regulate plant materials.
Research FDA website to identify medical device guidance (s) for submissions.
Generate quarterly steering committee reports, interact with remote pharmacy staff and aid in company compliance with HIPAA.
Create methods to be audit ready all the time, including document control and staying up-to-date on ISO changes.
Monitor inadvertent HIPAA disclosures make throughout the enterprise and identify any questionable business practices.

Regulatory affairs specialist vs regulatory administrator skills

Common regulatory affairs specialist skills

Regulatory Affairs, 10%
FDA, 8%
Regulatory Agencies, 7%
Medical Devices, 6%
Regulatory Compliance, 5%
Regulatory Submissions, 5%

Common regulatory administrator skills

Regulatory Compliance, 15%
FDA, 9%
IRB, 8%
Internal Audit, 7%
State Regulations, 7%
Sops, 5%

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