Regulatory Specialist I

Sensient•St. Louis, MO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regulatory Specialist assures compliance of Sensient Technologies products with applicable regulations and serves as a regulatory resource to internal and external customers. The role supports customers replacing certified (artificial) colors with colors exempt from certification (natural colors), provides routine technical information, and acts as a secondary resource for non-routine or confidential disclosures. The specialist supports internal teams—including Sales, Research & Development, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Marketing—by interpreting regulations, addressing customer needs, guiding product development, and maintaining product information databases. The role also identifies and manages projects, determines market or regional sales restrictions, maintains technical documents related to formulas and finished products, and applies regulatory knowledge to compliance decisions for food color systems across countries and product platforms. The position is onsite five days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline, such as Food Science or Chemistry, or a related field.
Knowledge and understanding of food composition and chemistry.
Ability to assess whether technical information from unrelated sources applies to issues involving Sensient Technologies’ products and raw materials.
Ability to acquire and apply extensive knowledge of regional and international food and beverage regulations and their application.
Primary language must be English.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

At least 3 years of regulatory experience.
A secondary language, preferably French, German, Italian, or Spanish.

Responsibilities

Serve as an internal and external customer liaison as customers replace certified (artificial) colors with colors exempt from certification (natural colors).
Provide external customers with routine or standard technical information within areas of expertise while demonstrating strong customer relations skills.
Serve as a secondary resource for non-routine or confidential information disclosures.
Support internal customers, including Sales, Research & Development, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Marketing, by interpreting regulations and providing information to address external customer needs.
Guide internal customers in product development and accurately maintain product information databases.
Identify, manage, and execute projects.
Identify sales restrictions by market or region based on regulatory statutes.
Maintain technical documents related to formulas and finished products.
Act ethically and respectfully in matters related to regulatory compliance.
Apply regulatory knowledge to make compliance decisions on food color systems across multiple countries and product platforms.