Regulatory Specialist - Raw Material Data Management

Title: Regulatory Specialist Raw Material Data Management

Duration: 6 Months contract
Location: Chicago, IL 60642 / Hybrid (50 Remote / 50 In Person)

Schedule: Standard 40 hours. 8am-5pm.

Job Description:

Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Ingredients Contractor

Job focus: Ingredient screening and compliance

Job Purpose/Overview

As a member of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA), the incumbent is responsible for screening, tracking and maintaining regulatory information on ingredients. Accurate and complete ingredient information is the foundation for regulatory compliance of the finished product and labeling. In addition to ensuring data accuracy and completeness, the incumbent will leverage ingredient and regulatory knowledge to critically evaluate data quality to ingredient composition, nutrition and other key regulatory information is consistent. Success in this role will require stakeholder management and collaboration at a global and regional level, both within the SRA function and cross-functionally. The incumbent will work closely with other global SRA associates to evaluate performance against the metrics and drive continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Screen and approve new ingredient per the aligned service level agreement to ensure data accuracy and completeness

Obtain updated ingredient information per aligned business priority and cadence

Interface with regional SRA, R&D and Specification teams to continuously improve specification and recipe systems

Track key ingredient screening metrics to drive continuous improvement

Support regulatory change management by performing key ingredient searches in the database to evaluate impact of regulatory change

Attend necessary project and meetings in order to communicate progress and opportunity for improvement

Context and Scope

The incumbent applies technical, organizational, and project managerial skills broadly to screen and approve ingredients and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders in regional SRA, R&D and Specification teams.

The incumbent works with a high level of independence, based on regulatory knowledge and experience, to make decisions and deploy best practices that assure global compliance of ingredients and mitigate regulatory risks.

Education

Minimum: A Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Food Science, Food Safety, or Food Process Engineering is required.

Knowledge/Experience

2-3 years' experience in regulatory affairs at a food, beverage, or consumer products company is required

International regulatory experience is a preferred

High degree of ownership with strong sense of urgency and an action-biased, positive attitude

Good critical thinking, able to operate independently

Demonstrated team collaboration competencies, with strong organization and complex problem solving skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, self-directed, forward thinking, and ability to make recommendations with limited information/data

Ability to quickly adapt, learn on the fly and understand complex processes and concepts

Ability to challenge status quo of current ways of working to build robust new ideas