Regulatory Affairs Associate

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Regulatory Affairs Associate

City: Slough

We are Reckitt

Home to the world\’s best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

With a purpose of protecting, healing and nurturing in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world, Reckitt is in the top 8 of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Today we are the global Number 1 or Number 2 in the majority of our fast-growing categories, driven by an exceptional rate of innovation. Our portfolios are led by big global Powerbrands, including Dettol, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Clearasil, Lysol, Veet, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, and many, many more.

Reckitt people and its culture are at the heart of the company’s success. They have an intense drive for achievement and a desire to outperform wherever they focus, living and breathing the core values of Doing The Right Thing Always, Building Shared Success, Putting Consumers and People First, Seeking Out New Opportunities and Striving for Excellence. We are fighting to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a right, not a privilege.

About Reckitt

Reckitt is the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company. We have operations in over 60 countries, with headquarters in London, Dubai and Amsterdam, and sales in almost 200 countries. We employ c.30,000 people worldwide.

With a purpose of protecting, healing and nurturing in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world, Reckitt is in the top 8 of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Today we are the global Number 1 or Number 2 in the majority of our fast-growing categories, driven by an exceptional rate of innovation. Our portfolios are led by big global Powerbrands, including Dettol, Nurofen, Strepsils, Gaviscon, Mucinex, Durex, Clearasil, Lysol, Veet, Mortein, Finish, Vanish, and many, many more.

Reckitt people and its culture are at the heart of the company’s success. They have an intense drive for achievement and a desire to outperform wherever they focus, living and breathing the core values of Doing The Right Thing Always, Building Shared Success, Putting Consumers and People First, Seeking Out New Opportunities and Striving for Excellence. We are fighting to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a right, not a privilege.

As a part of Regulatory Affairs & Safety Team

You will work at the heart of the Northern Europe (UK & Ireland) commercial organisation, collaborating with the relevant cross-functional teams to ensure the required regulatory activities are identified and completed to enable the successful completion of the project or topic. You will be solution oriented by providing suitable resolutions for projects, issues and other regulatory topics. You will ensure product compliance with all local regulations and Reckitt internal processes.

Your responsibilities

Role impact and Development:

• Lead on projects, expand the cross-organisational network, and develop strong communication skills demonstrating accountability for deliverables.
• Grow functional expertise and understand how to navigate the complex regulatory and safety landscape.
• Apply knowledge, scientific, and technical skills, alongside experience in new areas to prepare for future progression.

Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities:

• Regulatory new products development and compliance for Northern Europe products and authorisations, including preparation and submission of changes and renewals to the Regulatory Agencies, as required.
• Ability to use technical expertise, scientific capabilities, and data analysis to problem-solve.
• Basic knowledge of Regulatory and Safety environment.
• Basic understanding of compliance requirements in consumer goods companies (desired).
• 1-2 years CMC experience for UK submissions of type I and type II variations (including grouping and work-sharing), such as site transfers, change of manufacturing processes, FSP and analytical methods.
• Gap analysis of quality dossiers for licensing, including experience in reviewing and quality check of CMC documents for electronic submissions to the Health Authorities.
• Creation and assessment of internal quality and non-quality changes in line with the change control management system.
• Submission of type II and PRAC safety variations to update SmPC and labelling.
• Artwork review and approvals, including preparation of User Test Reports when required.
• Work collaboratively with the relevant country teams to establish and implement the regulatory strategies within agreed timescales to bring competitive advantage to Reckitt brands.
• Provide support when required to the Vigilance and Quality Teams to ensure compliance with vigilance and quality obligations.
• Interpret and apply all relevant legislation in NEU to keep the Reckitt business up to date on National regulatory trends, risks and opportunities.

The experience we\’re looking for

• University Science degree in relevant scientific discipline and regulatory experience within OTC industry.
• Thorough understanding of the current UK, Irish and European regulations, laws, guidelines and industry requirements.
• Exceptional ability to manage workload and identify priority tasks to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to build good relationships and challenge constructively and confidently.
• Ability to consolidate large volumes of complex information, interpret & construct straightforward plans.
• Confident and capable of resolving conflict situations.
• Competent with PC tools and information systems.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement.
• Able to apply appropriate problem-solving techniques to evaluate and resolve operational issues.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt\’s potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt\’s pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don\’t always \’tick all the boxes\’. That\’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don\’t meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.