Principal Scientist Scientific & Regulatory Affairs North America - Ingredient and Packaging - Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates : Job Details

Job Description:

Senior Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Program Manager - Ingredients and Packaging

The Senior Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA) Program Manager - Ingredients and Packaging North America creates and sustains a competitive advantage for Mars Wrigley by protecting the business against external regulatory headwinds and enabling packaging sustainability and innovation by ensuring food safety.

This position leads the regional development and execution of SRA strategy to manage regulatory headwinds on ingredients and contaminants, proactively identifies potential regulatory risks and opportunities, translates to business impact and actions, and leads technical advocacy efforts to shape the external regulatory environment. This position supports the advancement of the Mars sustainability and growth ambition by evaluating new processes and materials against MW safety standards.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in a technical area, such as toxicology, food chemistry, nutrition, food science, biology, or chemistry. Master's degree in a technical area preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in scientific and/or regulatory compliance/affairs and/or a related technical area with food products or related product categories (such as food supplements, cosmetics, and natural health products) with proficiency in food law, ingredient and packaging safety, and regulatory affairs for North America.
• Demonstrated success working on large-scale regulatory affairs projects that involve working internally with cross-functional teams and externally with trade associations and regulatory bodies; a demonstrated track record of working successfully across functions to achieve shared goals is required.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Protect the business against external regulatory headwinds on ingredients, packaging, and contaminants in North America.

• Proactively monitor scientific and regulatory activities in North America in the areas of food ingredients, packaging, and contaminants.
• Develop and execute the external scientific and regulatory influencing strategy related to food ingredients, packaging, and contaminants legislation in the region. Work with internal partners to understand priorities and impacts of developing legislation, align appropriate external positions, and advocate Mars positions through relevant trade associations.
• Turn scientific and regulatory insight into foresight and build appropriate internal and external networks (e.g., key experts and allies) to anticipate the impact on the business and shape the regulatory environment.
• Translate external regulatory developments into business impact to provide visibility to business stakeholders (e.g., Product Development, Packaging Development, Science and Technology, Corporate Affairs), and drive proactive actions to protect our Freedom to Operate.
• Accountable for leading internal cross-functional communities of practice or technical working groups to provide strategic scientific and regulatory guidance and clear recommendations to relevant internal partners and leadership forums on existing and emerging scientific and regulatory issues on food ingredients, packaging, and contaminants.

Ensure safety and compliance of novel ingredients and packaging and their extension of intended use.

• Enable innovation or renovation projects, review scientific literature on the safety of the new ingredient and packaging in the context of its intended use, collaborate with cross-functional partners, provide safety and compliance evaluation and recommendations, and compile regulatory dossiers and petitions as needed.
• Conduct toxicological risk assessments of food ingredients, packaging, and contaminants based on available scientific data.

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed below; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, if eligible, including variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depends on the position offered and the employee's work schedule (i.e., part-time schedule, store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

USD 133,067.00 - USD 182,958.00