Strategic Leader for Global Food and Contact Materials Regulatory Affairs

Vor 6 Tagen


Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland Knoell Vollzeit

Job Description:

The Strategic Leader for Global Food and Contact Materials Regulatory Affairs will play a pivotal role in building and establishing a global, expanding team to support diverse clients worldwide in their regulatory compliance initiatives for food & food contact materials.

This position is accountable for all aspects of complex Regulatory Affairs projects from inception to conclusion, including capacity planning, budgeting, and day-to-day operations of the team.

The Group Leader will report to the Head of Division, Food & Food Contact Materials.

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Technical Leadership: Act as an expert for food & food contact materials regulatory projects based on international regulatory frameworks
  • Project Management: Manage food contact regulatory projects from first client contact to project completion to ensure delivery of projects and quality reports on time to knoell Clients
  • Regulatory Consulting: Provide regulatory consulting advice to clients and knoell colleagues by utilizing global regulatory knowledge and experience in the food and food contact service area
  • Team Management: Manage staff, communication, motivation, feedback, conflict management, performance appraisals, and on-boarding, mentoring, training, and developing staff
  • Budgeting & Capacity Utilization: Budget planning, capacity management, resource utilization, project profitability, and capacity planning
  • Business Development: Maintain and expand revenue of existing book of business, retain and maintain existing clients, network with existing and potential clients, and monitor customer needs and trends
  • Project Oversight: Ensure client satisfaction, final regulatory product accordance with client specifications, project resources, budgets, capacities, and project success analysis

Your Profile:

  • Bachelor's degree required in a scientific discipline. Advanced degree (MS/PhD) or certification a plus.
  • At least 5 years professional experience in compliance and/or authorization of food and/or food contact materials in the national or international regulatory context.
  • Direct supervisory experience preferred.
  • Project management experience or certification a plus.
  • Working knowledge of US FDA regulations, EU regulations, and/or other global regulations for food and food contact.
  • Experience working with clients as part of a consulting company and/or experience working with suppliers.
  • Extensive experience managing teams and projects.
  • Demonstrated excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to prioritize work.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills.
  • Excellent language skills in English (spoken and written); additional language skills would be an asset.

Salary: €80,000 - €120,000 per year

Location: Europe, United States, or United Kingdom

About knoell:

knoell is a leading global service provider offering regulatory registration, clinical development, and product development support to clients. Our team of scientific and regulatory experts and extensive network of partners ensures that all different regulatory requirements are met from the project outset to support our client's global business.



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