Lead Chemical Regulatory Specialist

• Take a lead role in the regulatory department of a global consumer products business
• Apply your chemical regulatory knowledge and expertise to respond to regulatory developments
• Ensure ongoing compliance of the diverse and global product portfolio
• Become regulatory subject matter expert for the business
• Support (not manage) more junior regulatory colleagues

A key aspect of this role will be finding and interpreting relevant regulatory changes then conducting impact assessments and advising the business how to respond. You will work across all departments (NPD, procurement, manufacturing, commercial etc) proving pragmatic regulatory guidance and project manging change implementation. You will also support specific business units with day-to-day regulatory work including regulatory document management, product notifications, SDS authoring, label authoring, transport regs. CLP and REACH are the key UK/EU regulations; you will also work with US regulations and a variety of other product related regulations including cosmetics and toys directives. As subject matter expert, you will provide support, training and mentoring to more junior colleagues.

We would like to hear from chemical regulatory officers or specialists looking to use their knowledge in a lead and global role. You must have:

• Existing chemical regulatory knowledge (CLP, REACH etc)
• SDS authoring experience
• Familiarity with analysis of regulatory changes.

Company offers flexible working, friendly and professional colleagues, diverse global product range – an excellent opportunity.

Key Skills: Regulatory Affairs, Product Stewardship, SDS authoring, labelling, CLP, GHS, REACH, SDSs, labels, classification, hazard communication, regulatory support, regulatory impact assessment, mentoring.

VRS Regulatory is the Regulatory Affairs and Risk Assessment division of specialist scientific recruiter VRS. We focus on recruitment in Regulatory Affairs, Registrations, REACH, CLP, SDS Authoring, Product Safety, Compliance, Risk Assessment, Regulatory Toxicology, Regulatory Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate in the chemicals, agrochemicals and biocides sectors.