Home Care Regulatory Affairs Manager, Unilever Professional

Job Title: Home Care Regulatory Affairs Manager, Unilever Professional

Function: R&D

Reporting to: Regulatory Lead, Global UPro

Scope: Global

Location: Port Sunlight

Work-Level: 2A

Acts as regulatory first point of contact for the HC Unilever Professional (UPro) organization. Leads the regulatory strategy, organisation and guidance for HC Unilever Professional (UPro) innovation, advocacy, and compliance programmes together with any relevant new technology programmes.

• Ensures regulatory input to the HC Unilever Professional innovation projects
• Delivers day-to-day strategic regulatory guidance, assessments, and operational inputs to the UPro innovation projects and future technologies on time in full at a global level plus for the key countries in which the products are to be marketed
• Is an expert on worldwide regulations governing Home Care products and global regulatory developments which impact professional Home Care products, and through strategic influencing skills, ensures these developments are incorporated into the HC Unilever Professional innovation programme
• Defines and oversees the building and maintenance of the global HC Unilever Professional product dossiers with Regulatory colleagues
• Creates and maintains the relevant global HC professional regulatory affairs network
• Monitors regulatory activities and challenges in markets
• Prepares global regulatory summaries for specific product areas
• Maintains information-sharing systems to ensure access and alignment on regulatory topics across the category and in regulatory affairs capability
• Provides expertise to support local teams to respond effectively and quickly to Regulatory Authority questions on product registrations
• Manages regulatory affairs for HC Unilever Professional: delivers global regulatory updates on legislation affecting the category and provides training as required
• Delivers global coordination of Unilever positions in response to new regulations or amendments in local markets
• Be the global regulatory expert in the HC professional claims, including developing claims guidelines with scientific writers, Legal, CTI, GDC/S&T to build substantiation for local markets
• Provides regulatory input to management of globally relevant issues and opportunities
• Leads topics related to HC professional advocacy, inputting into the wider Home Care advocacy plan, and owning topic-specific regulatory plans
• Represents Unilever externally for specific advocacy topics if required
• Monitors external and internal environment to identify threats/opportunities and communicates impacts to stakeholders
• Develops and maintains excellent interfaces with internal and external partners
• Represents RA in other UL functions on relevant topic(s) and has direct contact with external bodies (e.g., trade associations, scientific bodies, key opinion formers)

Minimum: BSc, preferably MSc or PhD in Biological Science, Toxicology, Environmental Science or Chemistry or equivalent

Significant experience of the regulatory requirements governing the Professional Home Care industry, preferably globally, including product development experience. Experience in obtaining product or active substance registrations in one or more regions. Ability to work with external consultants in different markets to deliver regulatory strategies. Proven track record in supporting development, research and regulatory affairs, with experience in external environments such as trade associations or Regulatory Authorities. Extensive stakeholder management and strong written and verbal communication, with strategic influencing skills. Willingness to ongoing development.

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