A well known professional society in the biotech regulatory space is the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society or RAPS (link to home page: www.raps.org).
An excerpt from their "About" page:
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the largest global organization of and for those involved with the regulation of healthcare and related products, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and nutritional products. Founded in 1976, RAPS helped establish the regulatory profession and continues to actively support the professional and lead the profession as a neutral, non-lobbying nonprofit organization. RAPS offers education and training, professional standards, publications, research, knowledge sharing, networking, career development opportunities and other valuable resources, including Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), the only post-academic professional credential to recognize regulatory excellence. RAPS is headquartered in suburban Washington, DC, with offices in Europe and Asia, and chapters and affiliates worldwide.
One thing RAPS offers is the Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), a test the regulatory professional can take to demonstrate industry knowledge and application. There are multiple RAC tests one can choose to sit for including RAC (US), RAC (EU), RAC (CAN), and RAC (Global). After passing the RAC exam, many regulatory professionals use the RAC after their names in a formal business title; for example, "John Smith, RAC" or "Jane Doe, Ph.D., RAC". The only prerequisites for taking the RAC exam is to have either a bachelor's degree OR three years of regulatory experience. Information published through RAPS.org indicates professionals holding a RAC make up to 6% more than their non-RAC holding peers*.
Becoming a member of RAPS allows access to discounted study materials and resources, and members get a free copy of a content-rich magazine "Regulatory Focus" which details many current issues across the medical device/pharmaceuticals/biologics/etc space.
Check out the RAPS.org website today. It's a great resource of which many companies will cover the cost for annual membership.
*http://www.raps.org/Portals/0/Documents/Candidate_Guide.pdf
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