Providing regulatory advice for cosmetics and animal feed portfolios at Döhler. Collaborating with certification bodies and maintaining product specifications and safety data sheets.
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Hybrid Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager – Sustainability Regulatory Compliance Program
Posted 2 months ago
About the role
- Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Manager overseeing sustainability regulatory compliance across multiple regions including Europe and North America. Ensure compliance with evolving regulations while advancing sustainability vision.
Responsibilities
- Lead regulatory change management for packaging compliance across Europe, North America, and Australia
- Monitor and interpret global sustainable packaging and environmental claims regulations, ensuring timely compliance across regions
- Maintain a regulatory change tracker, assess business impacts, and embed regulatory changes into processes
- Provide expert guidance to R&D, local SRA, and business units, supporting innovation, renovation and environmental claims substantiation
- Identify regulatory risks and recommend mitigation strategies
- Lead horizon scanning to identify and assess upcoming regulatory changes affecting the division
- Communicate relevant regulatory developments and trends to stakeholders and transition issues to advocacy or change management as needed
- Integrate current and emerging regulations into R&D strategies for product, claims, and labelling
- Drive implementation across the segment, promoting harmonized practices to reduce regulatory divergence
- Deliver training programs and maintain audit-ready documentation
- Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for sustainable packaging and claims regulations
- Represent SRA in cross-functional teams and support advocacy with trade associations
- Build and maintain strong internal and external regulatory networks
Requirements
- Master’s degree (preferred) in Environmental Science, Packaging/Chemical/Food Engineering, Sustainability, Regulatory Affairs, Food Law, or a related field
- Demonstrated several years of experience in Packaging Sustainability, Regulatory Affairs, or Environmental Compliance, ideally within FMCG, food & beverage, personal/home care, chemicals, or consumer goods sectors
- Proficiency in green claims regulatory assessments and sustainability labelling requirements in at least one key region (Europe or North America)
- In-depth knowledge of packaging development and global packaging/sustainability legislation, including EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), USA Federal/State Packaging Laws, and global recyclability standards
- Proven track record in managing regulatory compliance change management programs involving multiple product aspects (e.g., FCM, labelling, claims) and reporting obligations across various markets
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement competencies
- Fluent in English; proficiency in another European language is an asset.
Benefits
- industry competitive salary and benefits package
- company bonus
- medical and dental benefits
- participation in 401k plan
- paid time off benefits
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