Vice President, Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

Ingredion • Bridgewater, NJ

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About The Position

Ingredion is seeking a strategic executive to lead Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (GSRA). The role provides enterprise leadership for global regulatory strategy, scientific claims governance, and innovation enablement, ensuring products, technologies, ingredients, and claims meet evolving requirements while enabling commercially successful innovation. The position partners with Innovation, Commercial, Product Development, Marketing, Legal, and executive leadership to accelerate innovation and manage regulatory and commercialization risk.

The Vice President defines and executes Ingredion’s global regulatory strategy, provides regulatory leadership throughout the innovation lifecycle, and represents the company as a scientific and regulatory leader. The position reports to the Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer and has a functional reporting relationship to the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Compliance Officer. It is based in Bridgewater, New Jersey; relocation is not available.

The role is expected to enable a compliant global innovation portfolio, improve regulatory review and market access, ensure claims and labeling are supported by scientific evidence and regulatory standards, mitigate regulatory and intellectual property risks, protect innovation investments, and build regulatory capability across global teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Regulatory Science, Life Sciences, Law, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Regulatory Affairs or related technical governance functions.
• Deep expertise in global food regulations, ingredient compliance, labeling, claims governance, and food safety requirements.
• Experience supporting product innovation, commercialization, and business growth initiatives.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior leaders and leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in global organizations.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, JD, or equivalent) in a relevant scientific or regulatory discipline.
• Experience managing intellectual property strategy, patent portfolios, invention disclosures, and freedom-to-operate assessments.
• Global experience navigating multi-country regulatory environments and market access requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regulatory strategies aligned with enterprise growth and innovation objectives.
• Provide regulatory leadership throughout the innovation lifecycle, from concept development through commercialization and lifecycle management.
• Partner with Innovation, Commercial, Marketing, Product Development, Solutions Design, and Breakthrough Innovation teams to enable market access and compliant innovation.
• Review and approve product, ingredient, and solution claims for scientific substantiation and regulatory compliance.
• Assess regulatory, food safety, and intellectual property risks associated with new technologies, ingredients, partnerships, and innovation platforms.
• Monitor global regulatory developments, nutrition labeling changes, food safety trends, and intellectual property landscapes to identify opportunities and risks.
• Establish governance frameworks, policies, and best practices for regulatory compliance, claims substantiation, and commercialization readiness.
• Build organizational capabilities and strengthen regulatory knowledge across the enterprise.
• Participate as a key decision-maker in stage-gate processes, with authority to prevent non-compliant claims or product launches.
• Partner with Legal and IP stakeholders on market expansion, IP strategy, patent portfolios, technology licensing, freedom-to-operate, partnerships, and commercialization initiatives.
• Influence senior leaders and lead complex cross-functional initiatives in global organizations.
• Foster regulatory excellence and continuous capability building across global teams.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based pay.
• Health coverage and wellness resources supporting physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Long-term savings resources.
• Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement.
• Employee recognition program with personalized recognition rewards globally.
• Employee discounts on everyday products, services, and travel.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• The role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive