Location:  This position can be located in Florham Park, NJ or Wyandotte, MI

Ideal Candidate:

5+ to 7 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree
Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

Seeking an individual to be part of the Product Regulatory Center of Expertise Team, who provides EHS support through a North American shared services platform.  In addition, this position will be part of the Global Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs Team.

This position is primarily responsible for indirect food contact assessments and support for assigned North American and Global Business Groups.

 The successful candidate will work closely with Product Regulations/Product Stewardship and Business Product and Technical Management to:

Actively contribute to the Global Regulatory Affairs Team as a regional team member.

Assess products for assigned North American businesses and targeted European businesses to determine status under US and Canadian Food Contact Law; coordinate and manage data according to existing processes.

Coordinate Food Contact Notifications under US FDA requirements and Letters of No Objection from Health Canada and act as the technical contact with the agencies.

Implement / Maintain food contact governance program for assigned North American businesses.

Provide expertise in European and Asia Pacific food contact requirements via network with European and Asian colleagues to support North American businesses.

Provide food contact regulatory expertise; interpretation and impact determination for assigned North American businesses.

Support customer requests as necessary.

In cooperation with Product Regulations team, ensure SAP system (BASIS) is maintained accurately.

Track regulatory developments of assigned North American product regulations.

Determine applicability of new/revised food contact regulations and issue communications to affected North American community

Provide strategic and tactical consultation to Business Group management and Product Stewardship regarding food contact compliance issues and opportunities.

Support the development, implementation and maintenance of food contact regulatory compliance programs.

Develop and/or deliver food contact training for North America community.

Lead or support food contact nonconformance investigation and reporting.

 Position travel:  approximately 15% travel

REQUIRED:

The successful candidate will possess the following Qualifications:

BS Engineering, Sciences (BS Chemistry Degree preferred)

Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience in a regulatory, manufacturing, and/or lab environment

Demonstrated regulatory knowledge U.S. FDA and Canadian Food Contact is required

Demonstrated FCN and Letters of No Objection registration experience is required

Experience implementing regulatory compliance processes and programs

Experience with Regional and Global Business and Functional organizations is preferred

Knowledge of products and substances manufactured,imported and the IT systems that are used to govern them (i.e., SAP, Ariel, Decernis, etc.)

Ability to work independently on multiple, concurrent and variable assignments is essential

 DESIRED:

European and/or Asia Pacific food contact knowledge preferred

SAP (BASIS-EHS Module) Computer skills preferred

Knowledge of Spanish and/or German is useful

Ideal Candidate

7+ to 10 years of experience
Management Experience Required – No
Minimum Education – Bachelor’s Degree

Willingness to Travel – Occasionally

Candidate should have direct and current experience with environmental policy issues and the building or product level.   Experience on Capitol Hill.  Ability to travel 1x/month (domestic and international).  Candidate needs to be a strong communicator with the ability to represent Company at senior levels in both government and business.

The ideal candidate has worked for these companies:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Department of Energy (DOE)

Responsibilities

-Develops and implements strategies in conjunction with Strategic Business Units (SBUs) in coordination with the VP, Government, Regulatory and Industry Affairs and other Government Affairs staff members.  Systematically identifies, assesses and sizes direct marketing opportunities with federal agencies, and opportunities for our services to supplement or replace those currently performed by the federal government.  Proposes criteria to set priorities for developing opportunities, and presents market research and proposed prioritization criteria back to internal customers for review and feedback.  Prepares and produces brochures and other appropriate materials to convey our competencies to federal officials.

-Facilitates relations between our SBUs and functions with appropriate government and industry officials.  Provides regulatory and industry intelligence gathering, analysis and targeted dissemination to these and other internal customers.  Ensures the SBU marketing materials are appropriately tailored to the federal marketplace.

-Contributes to the fulfillment and enhancement of mission by adding the technical dimension to expertise.  Provides and facilitates safety education to government and industry groups, participates in forums concerned with safety, health and the environment, and facilitates our resources for Congress and other arms of government on safety issues.

-Cultivates and sustains a strong network of contacts in the Executive Branch, including but not limited to: the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and other agencies and offices that promulgate policy or regulation that impact public and consumer safety and our domestic business interests.

Required Skills 

-University degree in Business Administration, Government Relations or related field plus generally eight years of related experience.  Advanced degree preferred.

-Must possess strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities, as well as political and interpersonal savvy.

-Capable of representing our organization at very senior levels of government, business and other organizations

-Thorough familiarity with the legislative and executive branch processes

-Ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining high quality and excellent customer service

-Demonstrated ability to facilitate or lead meetings, make presentations and organize internal and external coalitions, or other cooperative efforts

-Direct experience working with environmental policy issues at the building or product level