Head, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, EMEA

JOB TITLE : Head, Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs (GSRA), EMEA Region

LOCATION: UK, Manchester Head Office.

REPORTS TO: Vice President, Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, located at the Ingredion Innovation Center, New Jersey, USA.

DIRECT REPORTS: Yes – three.

Company Background:
Ingredion is a US-headquartered Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion\’s wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences. Our portfolio includes plant-based ingredients providing healthful and texture solutions, such as clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction, and natural-based sweeteners, with the overarching goal to make healthy taste better. Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by customers and consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals, all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

Open Position:
The Head, Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs (GSRA), EMEA Region, is the regional lead responsible for providing leadership and direction to the scientific and regulatory function in the region. This key partnership role engages functional partners across the business, enabling new business and protecting and maintaining existing business, leveraging insights for solutions to scientific and regulatory opportunities. The postholder will develop and implement regulatory strategies, anticipating changes in regulations, and play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance across the Ingredion product portfolio and successful product development. The postholder will be a key member of the GSRA Leadership team, providing thought-leadership on \’One Team\’ Global Project initiatives, partnering with other regional GSRA leads and Nutrition leads, in addition to providing guidance to regional leaders and colleagues on regulatory frameworks in EMEA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead the SRA function in EMEA, promoting team recognition, business value, and fostering cross-collaboration with internal partners. Provide guidance, mentorship, and growth opportunities.
• Compliance: Minimize risk to the company by providing/obtaining concise regulatory advice to assure inherent compliance and safe products for use in the EMEA market. Proactively anticipate regulatory compliance needs and best practice expectations.
• Risk Responsible: Interpret impact and implications of legislation on the business and provide smart guidance to respond to regulatory opportunities/issues/threats.
• Business Partnership: Partner with innovation leaders to support product development. Lead strategic planning sessions with business partners, aligning organizational goals and objectives with SRA department plans.
• Customer Collaboration: Build strong relationships with Customers and interact with regulatory counterparts at customer companies on common areas of interest.
• Regulatory Insights: Stay ahead of regulation – know the upcoming changes in advance for success in predicting and preparing for them.
• External Affairs: Lead interface in key ingredient associations in EU & UK to anticipate, influence and capitalize on regulatory requirements and changes. Engage in communication, negotiations, and information exchange with regulatory authorities.
• Concise Communication: Provide fact-based regulatory guidance and recommendations to shape business positions, product messaging & compliant external marketing.

Knowledge, Skills & Requirements:

• Educated to Bachelor’s degree level/Masters/PhD, in Food Science, Food Law/Policy, Biological Sciences, or a relevant field.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in regulatory affairs with experience in the food industry.
• Fully conversant with EU legislation, particularly general food law, novel foods, food additives, food labeling, nutrition & health claims.
• Desirable knowledge in chemical law, i.e. REACH.
• A strong ability to interpret the impact and implications of potential regulations.
• Effective communication skills and an ability to bring clarity to complex regulatory positions.
• Proficient in influencing and negotiating skills in a multi-cultural environment.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Good judgment and high integrity, with appreciation of general business values and ethics.
• Fluent English speaker; advantage to have reading knowledge of French or additional EU languages.

Relocation Available:
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