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Regulatory Risk & Compliance - Health Industries - Pharma Life Sciences- Senior Associate

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Compensation
$77–202K/yr
Location
Washington, DC
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Associate supports PwC client engagements focused on regulatory compliance, risk identification, and control improvement in pharma and life sciences. The role analyzes complex issues, interprets regulatory requirements and data, and contributes to compliance strategies, internal controls, and related workstreams. It also involves building client relationships, guiding junior team members, and delivering practical solutions amid evolving industry needs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Healthcare ComplianceRegulatory Change InterpretationCritical ThinkingData AnalysisClient Relationship ManagementMentoring

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree3+ Years Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

The Opportunity

As a Regulatory Risk & Compliance - Health Industries - Pharma Life Sciences Senior Associate you will support client engagements focused on regulatory compliance, risk identification, and control improvement across pharma and life sciences environments within our Advisory practice. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex issues, build meaningful client relationships, and guide junior team members while applying critical thinking, sound judgment, and a developing understanding of business context to deliver practical solutions. In this role at PwC, you will help clients navigate regulatory requirements, interpret data and feedback, and contribute to workstreams that address compliance strategies, internal controls, and evolving industry needs.

Responsibilities

  • Analyzing regulatory requirements and translating them into practical compliance actions for healthcare clients

  • Supporting regulatory risk assessments, control reviews, and remediation planning across compliance programs

  • Interpreting compliance data, issue trends, and documentation to inform recommendations and next steps

  • Developing deliverables that address governance, controls, regulatory reporting, and monitoring needs

  • Tracking project workstreams, deadlines, and open items to help keep engagements moving forward

  • Building client relationships by responding to questions, clarifying requirements, and adapting to changing priorities

  • Contributing to discussions on patient safety, data protection, operational risk, and third party compliance

  • Applying compliance frameworks, standards, and regulatory guidance to client processes and internal controls

  • Reviewing work completed by junior team members and sharing guidance to support task accuracy and development

What You Must Have

  • At least a Bachelor's degree

  • At least 3 years of experience

What Sets You Apart

  • Anticipating needs across healthcare compliance engagements;

  • Interpreting regulatory changes for pharma and life sciences clients;

  • Using critical thinking to break down complex compliance issues;

  • Leveraging data insights to shape recommendations and next steps;

  • Developing client relationships while navigating ambiguity and change;

  • Upholding professional standards and mentoring junior team members

The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work

For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.

How this job compares

Set against the 804 open Regulatory Compliance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$77–202K/yr
  • US median$91–185K/yr433 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $140K, is close to the US median midpoint ($139K) — in the middle half of Regulatory Compliance salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Regulatory Compliance jobs in Washington, D.C. and 804 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Regulatory Compliance postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (638 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 424 of the 804 open Regulatory Compliance jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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