Membership Benefits
Membership Benefits
OCRA has over 700 members representing over 250 medical device, pharmaceutical, biologic, and dietary supplement companies in Orange County and surrounding areas, employed by small-to-large-sized manufacturers.
OCRA’s mission is to provide high-quality educational programs to regulatory affairs professionals in the medical products industries and to offer a neutral forum for the exchange of information regarding issues and activities of interest to our members.
Industry Information
Stay abreast of the latest developments in the Regulatory Affairs industry by staying connected with OCRA and its members. OCRA has regular programs centered around keeping you informed of all the latest developments in regulatory affairs, including the latest announcements from the FDA.
Networking Opportunities
With your OCRA Membership, you have exclusive access to the OCRA Member Directory, as well as our Regulatory Affairs Recourse Directory of Consultants.
Getting to know your fellow members is a big part of what makes OCRA a valuable resource. On a regular basis we provide several networking events for our members to get a chance to chat with fellow members, as well as volunteer opportunities to get a more hands-on experience.
We also comingle with our partner organizations to ensure our networks continues to grow.
Job Opportunities
If you are a member who’s currently looking for new career opportunities, OCRA provides access to a comprehensive job board that lets you search and look for jobs within your industry and title, quickly and easily. You can apply directly to each position on our site with all applications going directly to the recruiter.
For those employers looking for talent, we offer a simple, easy way to upload your job opportunity information and receive resumes directly from our site.
Professional Development
OCRA is committed to identifying new educational and professional development opportunities for our members and to promoting awareness of the Regulatory Affairs profession in general.
Our Education & Professional Development Committee aims to encourage individuals new to science and engineering the opportunity to see Regulatory Affairs as a professional career goal early in their career development. Moreover, the Committee is tasked with promoting awareness of the Regulatory Affairs profession through collaborations with other education-based and profession-based organizations.
Higher Education
OCRA keeps you in the loop on the latest regulatory matters in Life Sciences. We provide a networking, educational platform on the latest regulatory matters in Life Sciences. Our goal is to promote an atmosphere of open exchange of ideas and discussion for Regulatory Affairs professionals in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biologic, and dietary supplement, etc.
We are proud to partner with UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education to offer our members a 10% discount on all courses for those who wish to go more in-depth with their education. Please feel free to visit https://ce.uci.edu/ for a list of all courses.
OCRA works hard to keep you informed of all the latest developments in regulatory affairs with the latest announcements from the FDA.