This is our Regulatory Landscape newsletter for June 2026 with our monthly insights on the evolving market for Regulatory professionals.
Regulatory hiring has remained very strong since the beginning of this year. For the month of May there were 103 new Regulatory positions posted at smaller and mid-sized biopharma companies in the US. This is down slightly from April but up 80% from last May.
59% of these new positions were in Clinical Regulatory Strategy and 21% were in CMC Regulatory, 5% in Regulatory Operations, and 12% were in Advertising, Promotions & Labeling. Roughly 66% of all new May Regulatory roles were at Director level and above. There were seven new Regulatory VP/SVP positions posted in May.
50% of the new Regulatory positions in May were listed as Onsite, 30% were posted as Remote and 20% were Hybrid (remote and onsite). 38% of the May Regulatory positions were in California, 23% were in Massachusetts, and 16% were in the NJ/NY/PA area.
There were layoffs announced at just three biopharma companies in May.
We are currently working on the following searches for our clients:
– Labeling Strategy Principal – Remote
– Advertising & Promotions Principal – Remote
In May we conducted our annual survey on Regulatory Salary expectations and you can see the results here: https://dennispartners.com/market-research/regulatory-salary-expectations-in-2026/
This month Dennis Partners is celebrating 23 years in business! Please consider us for your Regulatory hiring or let us know if you are considering a career change soon.