Greater São Paulo Area
Regulatory Affairs Senior Manager with 12+ years of experience in pharmaceutical and consumer goods industries, currently driving regulatory strategy at Procter & Gamble Brazil in close partnership with senior leadership. Promoted to Senior Manager in 2026, I combine deep technical expertise in ANVISA submissions and product registration with growing people leadership responsibilities and support end-to-end regulatory compliance across P&G Brazil's Personal Health Care portfolio — from ANVISA submissions and product registration to GMP governance, promotional claim oversight, and regulatory intelligence. Core areas of expertise: • ANVISA drug registration (Rx, OTC, generics) and post-registration lifecycle • Cosmetics and consumer health regulatory affairs • Regulatory strategy design for new launches, reformulations, and line extensions • Cross-functional alignment across R&D, Legal, Marketing, and Supply Chain • Regulatory due diligence for M&A, site start-ups, and capacity expansions • Mentoring and developing regulatory professionals and regulatory capability building • Industry association engagement and regulatory policy advocacy Previously spent 7+ years at Aché building regulatory expertise across the full pharmaceutical product lifecycle. MBA in Pharmaceutical Industry (FIA/Sindusfarma). Pharmacy & Biochemistry degree from UNIFESP. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Promoted to Senior Manager within the Regulatory Affairs function at P&G Brazil, taking on expanded strategic scope and direct people leadership responsibility alongside the Regulatory Affairs Director. • Serve as a senior regulatory subject matter expert for P&G Brazil's personal health care portfolio, leading complex ANVISA submissions, post-registration management, and regulatory risk assessment. • Directly develop and support regulatory professional, providing technical mentorship and day-to-day guidance. • Partner with the RA Director and cross-functional senior stakeholders (R&D, Legal, Marketing, Supply Chain) to define regulatory strategy for new product launches, reformulations, and brand initiatives. • Monitor ANVISA regulatory developments and translate evolving requirements into actionable guidance for business teams. • Contribute to regulatory due diligence and compliance governance for strategic projects including product acquisitions and site expansions. • Represent P&G in industry association discussions and working groups on the Brazilian regulatory landscape.
Led end-to-end regulatory affairs for P&G Brazil's consumer health and personal care portfolio, building the regulatory strategy function and establishing processes that supported consistent market access delivery. • Defined and executed regulatory submission strategy for new launches, line extensions, and product reformulations in partnership with R&D and Marketing. • Managed ANVISA relationships and monitored the evolving Brazilian regulatory landscape, translating changes into business guidance for senior stakeholders. • Contributed to regulatory due diligence for strategic initiatives. • Mentored junior regulatory team members and supported capability building across the function.
Continued involvement in the area of registration of national and imported medicines, including the stage of defining the regulatory strategy for submission and compliance with requirements, providing support to development areas and monitoring the analysis stages of registration processes at Anvisa (Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency). Maintenance of the legal and sanitary documentation of the Aché group companies, as well as direct involvement in strategic projects for incorporation, site start-up and expansions. Monitoring and interaction with industry associations regarding the current regulatory landscape and participation in discussions of proposed changes to the regulatory framework. Continued involvement in the registration, post-registration and advertising evaluation of the line of registered and non-registered cosmetics.
Experience in the area of drug registration, from project feasibility assessment to dossier submission to ANVISA (Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency), with constant support to development areas and subsequent monitoring of the process lifecycle at the Agency. Also involved in the registration, post-registration, and advertising evaluation of registered and unregistered cosmetic lines. Maintenance of legal documentation for Aché group companies, such as operating licenses, Good Manufacturing Practices Certificates, and certificates of technical compliance. Monitoring and interaction with industry associations regarding the current regulatory landscape, and participation in internal and external training and updates on new legislation or regulatory interpretations.
Participation in the Aché Trainee Program - 2014, lasting 18 months, focusing on the regulatory area. Aiming at professional development, various training sessions on corporate and personal skills were provided (such as project management, conflict management, presentation techniques, and innovation and creativity), and a 6-month job rotation was undertaken, with experience in areas interfacing with Regulatory Affairs. In addition, a project on internationalization was developed, focusing on the global regulatory landscape and the largest existing regulatory agencies.
Responsibilities included development, register, and launch of new food products in tablet form, adhering to current regulations from the regulatory agency (ANVISA). This included assisting in the evaluation of new ingredients, supporting the registration of new products and post-registration of existing products, and providing marketing support for the advertising of these products (especially market claims and labeling statements).
Experience in inside sales (trade marketing), focused on developing the Always, Naturella, and Tampax brands in the Brazilian consumer goods market. This involved analyzing market data, assisting sales representatives, and delivering internal and external training to the sales force and new employees.
Development of an undergraduate research project in organic synthesis, searching for potentially bioactive compounds from multicomponent reactions using isonitriles as starting material.