Sr Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Health & Wellness

### Job Details#### Job Title:Sr Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Health & Wellness #### Location:, , , #### Company: #### Industry Sector: #### Industry Type: #### Career Type: #### Job Type:Full Time #### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A #### Salary: ### Get Job Alerts**Career Type:** **Country:** USAI agree to receive alerts from and to the .Your alert was created successfully.×## General Alert Saved* The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on . Criteria selected was:* General alert saved for .* General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday.* Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert.* Visit the to manage your alerts# Sr Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Health & Wellness| Number of Years Experience: \* | | Minimum Education Completed: \* | || Education Major / Discipline Category: \* | | Most Recent / Current Occupation: \* | |**Job Description** **Senior Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Health & Wellness - Chicago, IL** **PURPOSE OF JOB:** The Senior Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Health & Wellness (H&W) is the most senior Regulatory & Scientific Affairs (RSA) role responsible for the ADM Health and Wellness portfolio. This role sits on the Global ADM RSA leadership team, as well as the H&W Leadership Team and plays a vital role in shaping and executing the regulatory strategy and direction of global ADM H&W business. ADM's H&W business consists of a robust portfolio of ingredients and products for both humans and animals, including pre-pro-post biotics, supplements, botanicals and naturally based ingredients. The H&W portfolio includes microbiome solutions and specialty health products and ingredients such as prebiotic dietary fibers, plant- and nutritional oils, mixed tocopherols and vitamin E, sterols, sterol esters, isoflavones, natural preservation systems, etc. **Responsibilities:*** Directs the global H&W regulatory team across North America, Europe and Asia* Leads the Regulatory & Scientific Affairs functional interface and engagement with the H&W business unit* Leverages RSA to protect ADM's H&W business and enable growth and innovation of the ADM's H&W business* Collaborates with the broader regulatory community and partner functions within ADM to advance the H&W business needs* Engages with external partners, customers and industry associations, to advance ADM's H&W business vision and mission**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** Supporting the business* Oversight and direction of the RSA H&W team in alignment with business priorities and regulatory requirements to enable dossier development, regulatory submissions, claims substantiation, enabling market entry and maintenance of regulatory aspects across the portfolio* Develop and deploy RSA strategy, annual business plan and 'big rocks' for the global H&W business* Collaborate and contribute to the Corporate RSA leadership and global function, enabling function-to-business partnership, resource and expertise optimization, driving efficiency and effectiveness, etc* Work with the function and H&W Leadership to align on annual people, trade association, travel, consultant, etc budget* Support M&A and JV due diligence as requested by RSA and H&W business leadership* Ensure that the RSA H&W teams are maintaining current and relevant regulatory database(s) for business partners (Operations, Marketing, Product Development and Applications, R&D, innovation)* Collaborate with the Animal/Pet Nutrition RSA team to support the H&W Pet ingredients and products* Advise and support quality, marketing and product management departments to ensure regulatory compliance of raw materials, products and communication/marketing materials* Collaborate with global regulatory network to confirm regulatory compliance for new ingredients and products based on country of sale and intended use* Ensure regulatory compliance of H&W portfolio including MSDS, labelling, claims, declarations, etc in alignment with regulatory and other standards/requirements for country of sale and intended use* Leverage and implement processes, systems and tools to drive efficiency and effectiveness* Keep RSA H&W community and H&W business updated on emerging issues, key accomplishments, regulatory barriers, etc* Implement appropriate RSA H&W engagement, training and succession initiatives* Reply to internal and external regulatory enquiries on ADM H&W products adequately and timeously**Ensuring market authorization for ingredients and finished products*** Actively participate in H&W Industry Associations to advance regulatory opportunities and market access for the ADM H&W portfolio* Support the preparation of authorization and renewal dossiers in partnership with key functions; Science & Technology, Marketing, Product Management, etc* Define regulatory strategy to accelerate market launch of new specialty offerings, ingredients and finished products in collaboration with regional teams and external consultants**Professional Associations network*** Engage with external partners (regulatory bodies, trade associations) in coordination with the global RSA leadership and regional H&W teams to represent the company and advance ADM's H&W priorities* Proactively identify and socialize key scientific and regulatory headwinds and tailwinds that may impact ADM's H&W business/portfolio and advice the business to mitigate risks and leverage opportunities**EDUCATION:*** Advanced university degree in relevant scientific area e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition* PhD a plus**EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:*** 15+ years of experience working with U.S. regulation of food and/or dietary supplement ingredients or products* At least 3 years of International (Europe and/or Asia) Nutrition Regulatory and Scientific Affairs experience* Leadership and team management experience* Ability to work in a team environment and having a cross-cultural approach* Strong, analytical and problem-solving regulatory skills* Excellent communication skills and a very good command of both written and spoken English* Computer skills and excellent user knowledge in business relevant software* Strong business acumen and attention to detail* Recognized by internal and industry peers as source of H&W regulatory knowledge**ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS:*** Understanding of regulatory landscape and potential implications of the current and future H&W business and portfolio* Strong presentation and communication skills that can relate complex regulatory topics to non-regulatory audiences with relevant business context* Ability to focus priorities and work under pressure so as to meet deadlines* Ability to identify key employee's capabilities and distribute work and responsibilities capitalizing on experience and expertise* Strategic and out-of-the-box thinking* Positive, 'can-do' attitude with open minded approach ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. 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