Senior Medical Device Regulatory Policy Lead
Google· Google Health / Regulatory Policy
Washington, D.C.$171k - $247kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Senior Regulatory Policy Lead focusing on advancing Google’s advocacy in US medical device policy, engaging with health authorities, and guiding cross-functional teams to ensure safe, compliant market access for digital health features.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and facilitate engagements with US health authorities such as the FDA, supporting leadership during high-level meetings and representing Google's regulatory positions where executive presence is needed.
- Monitor and analyze US legislative, statutory, and regulatory developments related to digital health, healthcare AI, and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).
- Represent Google across key US industry trade associations and standards bodies, including CTA Health, AdvaMed Digital, and AAMI, to build collaborative policy coalitions. Draft authoritative white papers, policy briefs, and formal responses to federal RFI and public dockets.
- Liaise with internal engineering, clinical, quality, and government affairs teams to align device feature claims with necessary clinical evidence and support US marketing authorizations.
- Provide regulatory policy counsel to leadership and collaborate with regional leads to ensure US policy initiatives harmonize with global digital health launches.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Science, Engineering, Software, Law, Public Health, Public Policy, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of professional experience in regulatory affairs.
- Experience with medical device standards and SaMD frameworks, and monitoring regulatory developments and composing authoritative policy briefs.
- Experience to lead government agency engagement outside of submission advocacy strategies and educate global health authorities on modern oversight frameworks for AI.
- Experience working cross-functionally with clinical, quality, and engineering teams to align product strategy with regulatory requirements.
Skills
Required:Regulatory affairsEngagement with health authoritiesPolicy analysis and writing
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increase to 69 hours/year in Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
- Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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