Full Job Description
The product stewardship and regulatory affairs specialist will support the Company's needs for compliance within the Americas region. The position is part of a global highly interactive, diverse, and supportive team and will manage product stewardship activities to enable sales of new products and maintain the right to operate with existing products.
Essential Functions:
• Supports new product registrations for Americas region, e.g., TSCA PMN/LVE/Polymer Exemptions, and Canadian DSL/NDSL notifications in close collaboration with R&D and global product stewardship teams. Coordinate TSCA 8c and 8e reviews.
• Works closely with technology, manufacturing, commercial, and procurement functions to ensure product stewardship reviews are conducted for raw material and product introduction within the region.
• Engages with overseas Product Stewardship colleagues and legal to address Customer declaration requests within agreed business deadlines.
• Manages the SDS system with EHS manager and generate SDS' for the Americas region, in collaboration with Japan, for commercial and R&D products.
• Manages the FDA food contact product portfolio and support new Food Contact Notification FCN submissions.
• Supports the Product Stewardship Manager in efforts to effectively advocate the Company's product safety and product stewardship positions with trade associations, government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
• Supports the supply chain department with Export control clearance and TSCA export notification.
• Supports the procurement department with TSCA import clearance.
• Monitors regulatory changes and assess and communicate their impact to the business based on an expert understanding of international Federal and state laws.
• Responds to complex internal and external customers Product stewardship requests. Must be able to escalate to a more knowledgeable and experienced member of the team.
• Conducts training for company research and development, commercial, customer service, manufacturing personnel, and customers on regulatory affairs and product safety topics related to the company products' compliance.
• Supplies necessary support to the legal team when necessary.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.
Qualification and Skills:
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, materials science or related disciplines Master’s degree preferred.
• Five to seven years working knowledge in regulatory Affairs and Product Safety TSCA, FDA, etc.
• Strong chemistry background. Experience with polymer chemistry is needed. Organofluorine chemistry knowledge/experience desired.
• Proficient in standard office software and ERP systems.
• Willing to travel up to 15% (domestic and international).
Physical Requirements:
Physical Requirements:
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access office machinery, accomplish tasks, or travel from one worksite to another.
• Constantly operates a computer, keyboard, copier, printer, and other office productivity machinery.
• No adverse environmental conditions expected.