"Campaigner, Influencer and Manager.The description perfectly fits with the job I do, because you have to use a variety of skills depending who you have to deal with (work colleagues, peers or from other functions, health authorities, etc.)."

"I am the link between my company and health authorities all over the world, either by direct contact or via local agents who represent us. I am the voice of my company, through interactions with diverse functions (scientists, medics, manufacturing site, commercial, legal) in conversations with the health authorities, who approve pharmaceutical products (i.e., medicines), by demonstrating that our products are of good quality, safe for the patients and efficacious - all that is done by providing all relevant studies and data gathered all along many years of use and prior development."

"I studied Pharmacy and specialised in Microbiology & Parasitology. I stayed 5 years at University, doing research in Microbiology as a new graduate, and achieved my MSc in Microbiology on resistance to antibiotics.From there I joined the pharmaceutical industry (a multinational) as Quality Control Manager and led a team of people. With the experience I gained, I moved internally to another country and changed the scope to my role into Regulatory Affairs, where I have been since, having worked for a few (all of them) multinationals.A couple of years ago I became consultant.I have always worked full time and I have three children."

"I have always liked languages and artistic activities, to move completely away from my working environment. I have learned music in the conservatoire, how to do enamel and metal work, jewellery making. I also enjoy brain games like sudoku and words and numbers ones."

"My job in Regulatory Affairs is office based, currently from home. However, I have many interactions with colleagues of mine all over the world and with health authorities, mainly via video teleconference, which makes it more personal.There are lots of emails, meetings, resolving problems, preparing documentation for the authorities, negotiating issues and defending your position against different points of views. Although office based, there is a variety of activities."

"On the equivalent to high school, I studied science (chemistry, biology, physics and maths), but I also enjoyed languages (incl. the old Greek and Latin, which I also learned in school).Being Spanish, I learned French in school and then I started with English. Whilst at Uni, I started German, and I managed to earn some pocket money while doing research as a new graduate by doing some technical translations from German. Thanks to the experience I learned at the university and my research in microbiology, and my language skills, they offered me my first job in a multinational pharma, reaching the final interview stage along with 2 men, who actually had experience in industry whilst I did not - and they offered ME the job!!! (the first job I applied for, I got it! - I was so chuffed).Languages do help a lot to get a job these days of so many international relationships!"