Global Regulatory Manager

Our client provides innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, and is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

Our client is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets.

Global Regulatory Manager, based in Philadelphia, PA or Newark, DE. Strategic mindset and collaborative behavior are key. Join a dedicated team of professionals!

In this role you will be responsible for the implementation of the global regulatory strategy for key active Ingredients working in collaboration with senior regulators, project managers, regulatory scientists and country/regional regulatory affairs managers.

This position offers the opportunity for you to further develop a career in the regulation of crop protection chemicals. The position requires initiative in regulatory management of projects directly linked to the success of the business in the areas of product line expansion, growth, defense, sourcing, off-patent strategy, trade and competitive intelligence, in all geographies and across all product lines.

Moreover, your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Implement global plans and timelines for defense and registration of key assigned active ingredients

  • Lead Product Registration Teams – PRT – coordinating and identify data and studies required to support registrations

  • Work with country/regional regulatory affairs managers to develop and implement global regulatory strategy, to meet submission deadlines and ensure timely publication of product authorization

  • Determine requirements for, and implications of, new or changing regulatory schemes

  • Strategic management – maintain external focus relating to opportunities and threats to key active ingredients

  • Meet with regulatory authorities globally together with regional managers as required

  • Understand the legislative and regulatory initiatives that shape the regulatory environment for the industry and recommend change in advance of competitive pressure.

You’re a strategic thinker who drives results through operational excellence, communication and networking

You must have (3+ years) experience in a regulatory related role in chemical or plant protection industry with a global focus and demonstrated ability to apply scientific knowledge to regulatory related solutions. MS degree (Ph.D. preferred) preferably in a regulatory science or related discipline (chemistry, toxicology, eco-toxicology, biochemistry or environmental science)

You will be driving results through a wide range of people in a global, matrix organization, so great stakeholder management skills will be critical to this role.

We also imagine that you have:

  • Experience dealing with regulatory authorities and policymakers

  • Ability to effectively monitor industry and regulatory activities and assess impact on key compounds, preparing risk assessments

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize data and develop recommendations

  • Sound judgment, planning, project management and organizational skills

  • Basic knowledge of crop protection industry: technical, commercial, farming techniques, crop specific issues, etc. is preferred

Travel is anticipated to be no more than 10-15%.

Additional Information & Application

Full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment. Full vaccination means that two weeks have passed since the second dose of a two-dose vaccine (i.e., Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks after a single dose of a one-dose vaccine (i.e., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen). All applicants will be required to show proof of their vaccination status upon receipt of an offer of employment. Exemptions will be granted only to those applicants who are unable to take the vaccine due to medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief. The organization will work with those who apply for and are granted exemptions in an effort to identify reasonable accommodations which will permit those individuals to fulfill the responsibilities of their positions.

TO APPLY - Please forward resume along with compensation requirements to Amanda Sonus at asonus@pailingroup.com

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