Senior Employee Relations Business Partner
Algolia
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Vita Coco
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • New York
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💰 $140,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Serve as a key member of the Legal Team partnering with Quality, ESG, and Marketing to oversee regulatory affairs
- Develop and implement regulatory strategies to ensure compliance with US, EU, and Asia regulations for our packaging and products
- Provide regulatory guidance and support to cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle and resolve regulatory incidents
- Continuously monitor and interpret regulatory changes and assess their impact on operations and product development
- Anticipate, prepare and plan for emerging regulatory changes to minimize risks
- Advise cross-functional teams on regulatory implications and solutions for material issues
- Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with external vendors, including regulatory consultants and testing laboratories
- Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory inquiries and coordinate communication between internal teams and external stakeholders
- Build and maintain relationships with regulatory authorities, industry groups, and other relevant organizations
- Ensure accurate and timely documentation of regulatory activities and maintain records in accordance with regulatory requirements
- Stay abreast of current trends, emerging regulations, and best practices in regulatory affairs
- Conduct competitive analysis and benchmark industry standards to inform regulatory strategies
- Create and review departmental SOPs that may impact regulatory affairs
- Develop and maintain appropriate recall procedures
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, public health, chemistry, biology, engineering, or other related field
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in regulatory affairs, with a strong focus on US and EU regulatory environments (Asia is a plus)
- Knowledge and experience in FDA labeling compliance, nutrition facts panels, ingredient statements, and claim substantiation
- Knowledgeable of ESG disclosure mandates, labor and environmental- related market access restrictions, especially in EMEA and Brazil regions
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Strong analytical skills to assess regulatory information and data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to guide internal teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Entrepreneurial with a self-starter mentality; creates their own urgency
- Available for international and domestic travel
- Proficiency in regulatory software and tools is a plus
