Regulatory Affairs & Food Safety Consultant in Oxford

Obelis is currently looking for a Regulatory Affairs & Food Safety Consultant. As a Regulatory Affairs & Food Safety Consultant, you will play a key role in supporting the Regulatory Affairs Department (RA) by providing senior regulatory expertise, overseeing complex projects, and contributing to the team's performance, operational efficiency, and achievement of departmental KPIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead complex regulatory projects and provide expert regulatory guidance with a focus on food safety compliance.
• Support clients on regulatory matters across the UK, EU, and US, with a primary focus on food safety, ensuring appropriate regulatory oversight and accountability for food safety compliance activities.
• Deliver professional, responsive, and high-quality service to external and internal clients.
• Act as, or work towards becoming, the designated Food Supplement PRRC, ensuring appropriate oversight of food safety regulatory compliance activities in line with internal procedures and applicable requirements.
• Provide regulatory support covering UK, EU, and US product requirements, with particular emphasis on food safety and related product categories.
• Perform borderline assessments to support appropriate product classification, including food safety versus medicine, medical device, cosmetic, or other regulated product categories.
• Assess product composition, ingredients, claims (e.g. nutrition and health claims, including permitted claims, on-hold botanical claims, disease-risk reduction claims, and the avoidance of prohibited medicinal claims), labelling, and supporting documentation for regulatory compliance.

Requirements:

• Applicants must hold a valid UK work permit.
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Toxicology, Biology or a related scientific discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in the food safety consultancy sector.
• Fluency in English (written and oral). Knowledge of additional languages is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory applications and documentation review.
• Solid understanding of regulatory environments and their impact on clients.

At Obelis, we believe in continuous learning and professional growth.

We offer a full-time position in a hybrid work setting. Obelis s.a is a quality-driven, service-oriented company, with over 30 years of experience in EU Regulations, providing consultancies on medical devices, cosmetics, and other consumer goods.