Regional Manager & Sr. Director, Latin America (LATAM)

Who is USP?

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an independent scientific organization that collaborates with the world’s leading health and science experts to develop rigorous quality standards for medicines, dietary supplements, and food ingredients. At USP, we believe that scientific excellence is driven by a commitment to fairness, integrity, and global collaboration. This belief is embedded in our core value of Passion for Quality and is demonstrated through the contributions of more than 1,300 professionals across twenty global locations, working to strengthen the supply of safe, high-quality medicines worldwide.

At USP, we value inclusive scientific collaboration and recognize that attracting diverse expertise strengthens our ability to develop trusted public health standards. We foster an organizational culture that supports equitable access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership opportunities. Our partnerships, standards, and research reflect our belief that ensuring broad participation in scientific leadership results in stronger, more impactful outcomes for global health.

USP is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer (EEOE) and is committed to ensuring fair, merit-based selection processes that enable the best scientific minds—regardless of background—to contribute to advancing public health solutions worldwide. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and uphold policies that create an inclusive and collaborative work environment.

 

Brief Job Overview

This role is critical to advancing USP’s mission of protecting patient safety and improving global health by ensuring strong regional execution, trusted partnerships, and sustainable growth throughout Latin America.

The Regional Manager & Sr. Director, Latin America (LATAM) is responsible for strategic leadership, operational execution, and sustainable growth of USP’s mission, programs, and commercial activities across Latin America. This role serves as USP’s senior regional executive, accountable for strengthening USP’s public health impact, regulatory engagement, stakeholder relationships, and financial performance in a diverse and highly regulated environment.

The RM & Sr. Director LATAM will lead multidisciplinary teams across Scientific Programs, Strategic Customers Development, External Affairs, Marketing and Operations, while ensuring full alignment with USP’s global strategy, values, and quality standards.

Location: This is a Remote role available in the the following U.S. States: MD, VA, DC, PA, WV, CA, MI ,IL, KS, FL, NC, MN, or NH.

 

How will YOU create impact here at USP?

As part of our mission to advance scientific rigor and public health standards, you will play a vital role in increasing global access to high-quality medicines through public standards and related programs. USP prioritizes scientific integrity, regulatory excellence, and evidence-based decision-making to ensure health systems worldwide can rely on strong, tested, and globally relevant quality standards.

Additionally, USP’s People and Culture division, in partnership with the Equity Office, invests in leadership and workforce development to equip all employees with the skills to create high-performing, inclusive teams. This includes training in equitable management practices and tools to promote engaged, collaborative, and results-driven work environments.

The RM & Sr. Director LATAM has the following responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute USP’s regional strategy for Latin America, aligned with global priorities and public health objectives.
• Identify growth opportunities for standards adoption, reference materials, training programs, and partnerships.
• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to global leadership on regional risks, opportunities, and policy developments.
• Public Health & Regulatory Engagement
• Lead high-level engagement with health authorities, regulators, ministries of health, trade associations, academy, and public institutions across LATAM.
• Strengthen USP’s role as a trusted scientific and regulatory partner, supporting medicine quality, supply chain integrity, and patient safety.
• Represent USP in regional and international forums, technical committees, and policy discussions.

 

Business & Financial Management

• Own revenue growth, cost control, and financial sustainability responsibilities for the LATAM region.
• Drive development and execution of commercial strategies, business models, and channel access approaches consistent with USP’s non-profit mission.
• Ensure strong forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracki