RA Expert Consultant - Food Supplements

Do you want to contribute to a safer market while gaining an authentic international experience as a consultant? Obelis is currently looking for a RA Expert Consultant specialized in food supplements!

Your role will be:

• Lead complex regulatory projects and provide expert regulatory guidance with a focus on food supplements compliance.
• Review and validate complex documentation and authority interactions.
• Drive technical excellence and departmental expertise.
• Act as a trusted advisor for strategic clients.
• Coach colleagues and support managers in coordination activities.
• Participate in Obelis events (in and outside UK).
• Support safe market access and work in an international consulting environment.
• 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 supplement 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 supplements and related product categories.
• Perform borderline assessments to support appropriate product classification, including food supplement 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 supplement 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.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate issues into practical improvements.
• Ability to work cross-functionally across teams and stakeholders.

Training & Development:

At Obelis, we believe in continuous learning and professional growth. In this role, you will further develop your expertise in:

• Regulatory strategy and expert advisory.
• Project and stakeholder management.
• Client advisory and relationship management.
• Regulatory risk assessment and decision-making.

Benefits & Conditions:

Location: Oxford

Full-time position

Hybrid work setting

Company Profile:

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, we believe in making manufacturers better through compliance and making safe products available on the market.