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 AsiaLeads the Regulatory & Scientific Affairs functional interface and engagement with the H&W business unitLeverages RSA to protect ADM’s H&W business and enable growth and innovation of the ADM’s H&W businessCollaborates with the broader regulatory community and partner functions within ADM to advance the H&W business needsEngages with external partners, customers and industry associations, to advance ADM’s H&W business vision and missionDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supporting the businessOversight 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 portfolioDevelop and deploy RSA strategy, annual business plan and ‘big rocks’ for the global H&W businessCollaborate and contribute to the Corporate RSA leadership and global function, enabling function-to-business partnership, resource and expertise optimization, driving efficiency and effectiveness, etcWork with the function and H&W Leadership to align on annual people, trade association, travel, consultant, etc budgetSupport M&A and JV due diligence as requested by RSA and H&W business leadershipEnsure 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 productsAdvise and support quality, marketing and product management departments to ensure regulatory compliance of raw materials, products and communication/marketing materialsCollaborate with global regulatory network to confirm regulatory compliance for new ingredients and products based on country of sale and intended useEnsure 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 useLeverage and implement processes, systems and tools to drive efficiency and effectivenessKeep RSA H&W community and H&W business updated on emerging issues, key accomplishments, regulatory barriers, etcImplement appropriate RSA H&W engagement, training and succession initiativesReply to internal and external regulatory enquiries on ADM H&W products adequately and timeouslyEnsuring market authorization for ingredients and finished productsActively participate in H&W Industry Associations to advance regulatory opportunities and market access for the ADM H&W portfolioSupport the preparation of authorization and renewal dossiers in partnership with key functions; Science & Technology, Marketing, Product Management, etcDefine regulatory strategy to accelerate market launch of new specialty offerings, ingredients and finished products in collaboration with regional teams and external consultantsProfessional Associations networkEngage 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 prioritiesProactively 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, NutritionPhD a plusEXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:15+ years of experience working with U.S. regulation of food and/or dietary supplement ingredients or productsAt least 3 years of International (Europe and/or Asia) Nutrition Regulatory and Scientific Affairs experienceLeadership and team management experienceAbility to work in a team environment and having a cross-cultural approachStrong, analytical and problem-solving regulatory skillsExcellent communication skills and a very good command of both written and spoken EnglishComputer skills and excellent user knowledge in business relevant softwareStrong business acumen and attention to detailRecognized by internal and industry peers as source of H&W regulatory knowledgeANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS:Understanding of regulatory landscape and potential implications of the current and future H&W business and portfolioStrong presentation and communication skills that can relate complex regulatory topics to non-regulatory audiences with relevant business contextAbility to focus priorities and work under pressure so as to meet deadlinesAbility to identify key employee’s capabilities and distribute work and responsibilities capitalizing on experience and expertiseStrategic and out-of-the-box thinkingPositive, ‘can-do’ attitude with open minded approachExcited about this role but don’t think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

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