Regulatory Affairs Specialists
Coordinate and document internal regulatory processes, such as internal audits, inspections, license renewals, or registrations. May compile and prepare materials for submission to regulatory agencies.
$80,730 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 10%. Today's estimate: 17%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 30 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinate, prepare, or review regulatory submissions for domestic or international projects.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 8% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Prepare or maintain technical files as necessary to obtain and sustain product approval.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1 work day2.1 h to 1 work week | 4%Half by Mar 2028 | |
| Develop regulatory strategies for products.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 2%Half by May 2028 | |
| Coordinate efforts associated with the preparation of regulatory documents or submissions.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 8% | 5 h2.5 h to 2.1 work days | 18%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Interpret regulatory rules or rule changes and ensure that they are communicated through corporate policies and procedures.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Prepare or direct the preparation of additional information or responses as requested by regulatory agencies.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Determine the types of regulatory submissions or internal documentation that are required in situations such as proposed device changes or labeling changes.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.3 work days | 25%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Write or update standard operating procedures, work instructions, or policies.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Provide technical review of data or reports to be incorporated into regulatory submissions to assure scientific rigor, accuracy, and clarity of presentation.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 2.1 work days | 23%Half by Apr 2027 | |
| Maintain current knowledge base of existing and emerging regulations, standards, or guidance documents.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Coordinate recall or market withdrawal activities as necessary.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Review product promotional materials, labeling, batch records, specification sheets, or test methods for compliance with applicable regulations and policies.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.1 h50 min to 6.7 h | 55%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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Where this job works
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