Regulatory Specialist, Biocides Eu

Job Title: Regulatory Specialist, Biocides EU & UK

Business Function: R&D

Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands/Port Sunlight, UK

JOB PURPOSE
- To support the EU and UK hygiene business ambition. Providing product-specific requirements based on detailed knowledge of relevant EU regulations to ensure all new and existing products are fully compliant with regulations and UL policies.
- Building and maintaining biocidal product dossiers to support the European and UK hygiene business.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Delivers the EU & GB BPR dossiers OTIF as required by the business
- Ensure all compliance documents are fully aligned for all applicable regulations and purpose
- Manage the provision and interpretation of regulatory information to both internal and external customers.
- Ensure any new regulations and guidance’s are understood and communicated to internal stakeholders.
- Deals directly with regulatory questions/challenges coming from local authorities.
- Adapts the global hygiene dossiers to fit the regulatory requirements of the EU & GB BPR.
- Develops EU & GB only BPR dossiers as required by the business.
- Supports the R&D Hygiene leads as required to deliver the R&D innovation program.
- Supports the EU & UK RA Hygiene Manager as required.
- Maintains all existing EU & GB BPR product registrations:

- Ensure all regulatory authority questions are fully responded to OTIF.
- Global Regulatory Information Management
- Ensure all product registration details are captured accurately in the Global Regulatory Information Management database.
- Supports the EU & UK RA Hygiene Manager in the translation of regulation(s) (relevant for clusters and countries) into set of rules (RA rule engine)
- Inputs appropriate updates into the Regulatory Intelligence tool.
- Develops and maintains excellent interfaces with internal and external relevant partners
- Represents EU RA in other Unilever functions (SEAC, External Affairs, Legal,) on assigned topic(s)
- Works with external networks as required (with regulators and relevant Key Opinion Formers / stakeholders)
- Provide support to the regional regulatory managers in the submission or defence of transitional registration.

Key interfaces:
Internal: EU & GB Hygiene R&D, EU & GB Brand Development, Global regulatory affairs leadership team, Global regulatory affairs managers and network, External Affairs, Legal, Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Customer Development.

External: Regulators; key customers; NGOs, trade associations as appropriate.

ALL ABOUT YOU
- Education_

Minimum BSc, preferably an M.S. or PhD in physical science or related field.
- Experience_
- Experience in successfully obtaining and maintaining BPR product registrations.
- Experience working with third-party consultants and suppliers would be a benefit.
- Experience working within an FMCG environment.
- Experience working directly with Regulatory Authorities.
- Experience in using global regulatory information management systems.
- A great collaborator with good communication skills (oral and written), with the ability to summarise to audiences of varying technical capabilities.
- A quick learner who is not afraid to take the initiative and be proactive to get things done.
- Ability to work in an international team.
- Ability to identify and highlight regulatory risks and opportunities.
- Must be fluent in English.

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

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