Regulatory Affairs Managers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
• Review documents or materials for compliance with policies or regulations.
• Manage control system activities in organizations.
• Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
• Maintain regulatory or compliance documentation.

• Coordinate with external parties to exchange information.
• Represent the organization in external relations.
• Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters.
• Communicate organizational policies and procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
• Implement organizational process or policy changes.
• Develop organizational policies or programs.
• Coordinate regulatory documentation activities.
• Manage documentation to ensure organization or accuracy.
• Examine marketing materials to ensure compliance with policies or regulations.
• Develop organizational methods or procedures.
• Monitor organizational procedures to ensure proper functioning.
• Develop organizational goals or objectives.
• Prepare operational budgets.
• Prepare staff schedules or work assignments.
• Conduct employee training programs.
• Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
• Confer with organizational members to accomplish work activities.
• Monitor external affairs or events affecting business operations.
• Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.
• Evaluate environmental impact of operational or development activities.
• Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources.
• Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders.

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