Regulatory Affairs executive (fixed term-18 months)Nestle AG

Job Description
Joining Nestl means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. A Nestle career empowers you to make an impact locally and globally, as you are provided with the opportunity to make a mark and stand out, as long as you seek it. With Nestle, you are enabled and encouraged to grow not only as professionals, but also as people.
Main Purpose of Job
The purpose of the Regulatory Operations Specialist (VMHS) AOA is to coordinate registration activities for new and existing licenses across the AOA region (APAC focus), to ensure that in-country regulatory personnel, distributors and consultants have the information and documents needed to register new products and keep existing registrations up to date. They will play a critical role in supporting VMHS expansion plans across the region, and assist in the development of regional regulatory strategy whilst ensuring regulatory compliance of existing products and supporting regulatory projects. They will monitor new registration(s) changes, review and send the appropriate data/documents required, providing required regulatory feedback, and monitoring and reporting on registration activities for VMHS products across the region, and will act as first point of contact for technical market support requests within the region.
The individual will be expected to quickly develop and be able to work with minimal supervision, applying a thorough knowledge of applicable regulations, guidance and industry best practice. They will be well-supported and guided on priorities and regulatory strategy.
Key Outputs
Support the development & implementation of registration strategy following stakeholder agreement for individual market requests or global projects.
Proactively engaging with distributors or internal regulatory resources across APAC and Oceania to support new or existing VMHS products, align documentation specifics and project timelines & priorities. Anticipate regulatory obstacles and develop solutions
Liaising between internal stakeholders and local teams to align documentation specifics and project timelines & priorities
Coordinates factory regulatory change assessments with the receiving markets and any other investigations of potential regulatory significance, through collection of regulatory assessment and preparation of variation documentation
Track documentation requests & registration status, and follow up as required with manufacturers and internal stakeholders on open activities.
Respond to technical product questions or health authority requests based on priorities.
Collect regulatory feedback as needed to support global projects, product changed management and integration initiatives
Track and monitor license renewals in APAC markets and coordinate documentation requirements ahead of renewal deadlines
Review recipes for regulatory compliance and provide feedback to global team, in liaison with distributors and in-country regulatory contacts
Performs other duties required from time to time, including regulatory projects from local, regional and/or global regulatory affairs with supervision from Senior RA Manager AOA.
Key Experiences
4+ years experience in regulatory affairs or similar role in the pharmaceutical, consumer health or food industry. Food/Health Supplement experience preferred.
Bachelors or Masters Degree in Life Sciences (biology, pharmacy, nutrition, food science preferred), or other degree with relevant experience
Good knowledge and understanding of registration requirements and submission process.
Experience with preparing and reviewing regulatory documentation, and managing submission projects successfully.
Experience working in global or regional (APAC) environment preferred
Experience with reviewing label texts for regulatory compliance, and/or performing regulatory assessments for change control processes
We are Nestl, the largest food and beverage company. We are 308,000 employees strong driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our values are rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for our future. With more than CHF 91.4billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413factories in more than 85countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic inclusive international working environment with many opportunities across different businesses, functions and geographies, working with diverse teams and cultures. Want to learn more Visit us at www.nestle.com.