Regulatory Compliance Spec
About The Position
The Regulatory Compliance Spec supports the Senior Manager Regulatory Compliance and provides day-to-day leadership for assigned compliance activities across the business to ensure products meet internal and external standards. The role develops nutrition labeling information for new and modified products intended for sale in the United States, Canada, and other countries as needed, and reviews and approves mandatory packaging-label elements in accordance with FDA and other applicable regulatory requirements. This position leads assigned projects, coordinates with cross-functional stakeholders, communicates regulatory recommendations, and manages multiple priorities with strong attention to detail. It is an onsite role based in Stratham, New Hampshire, five days per week, and requires flexibility in work hours.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of FDA food regulatory and compliance requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree in food science or a related field, with commensurate experience.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent record-keeping skills.
- Self-management and project leadership skills, including the ability to prioritize workload.
- Flexibility in work hours is required.
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the company will not sponsor work visas.
- Must successfully pass a background screening; drug screening may also be required.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of food safety and regulatory requirements, particularly for confectionery products.
Responsibilities
- Support guidance on federal and state regulatory requirements for new and revised products and raw materials; independently lead assigned regulatory assessments and communicate recommendations.
- Serve as a regulatory resource on labeling and nutrition requirements for department and cross-functional stakeholders, including Sales, Marketing, Distribution, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and group companies.
- Ensure FDA compliance of product packaging and labels, including chocolate standards of identity, net weight, nutrition, ingredients, allergens, and nutrition or advertising claims.
- Lead regulatory review discussions for assigned product launches and changes, identify compliance risks, and drive issues to resolution with cross-functional partners.
- Promote consistent application of corporate claims and branding guidelines, escalating risks and recommending compliant solutions.
- Support review of new raw materials for compliance with Lindt standards and regulatory requirements in receiving countries where Lindt USA sells or ships products.
- Own and continuously improve the automated finished-goods specification library, ensuring information is accurate and accessible to internal customers.
- Support collection, interpretation, and loading of regulatory information into the company PLM system.
- Assist with testing and updating the PLM system to reflect new laws and regulations.
- Develop, maintain, and deliver training materials for regulatory functions of the PLM system in collaboration with the RCM.
- Coordinate regulatory support for local and global teams during planned and immediate optimization activities, providing chocolate technology knowledge, guidance, and follow-through on assigned actions.
- Lead cross-functional product-compliance process-improvement projects, establishing objectives, aligning stakeholders, tracking actions, and communicating progress and outcomes.
- Represent Regulatory Compliance on assigned New Product Development initiatives and proactively influence continuous improvement of the product lifecycle process.
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive may be included as part of the compensation package.
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Job Type
Full-time
