Senior Analyst, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance

This position is a subject matter expert that makes strategic/functional decisions and takes appropriate actions to ensure compliant filing of regulatory documents. It leads the development and execution of regulatory strategies. This person understands how to interact effectively across a wide variety of federal and state regulatory cultures and proactively leverages expertise and relationships with regulatory agencies on registration policy, projects, or issues to provide a competitive advantage for Scotts Miracle-Gro. The position is able to translate complex regulatory information to provide clear and direct communication to appropriate levels of management across business teams supported and Scotts R&D.

In this role you will:

• Makes strategic/functional decisions and takes appropriate actions to ensure compliant filing of regulatory documents to support new product launches and/or product maintenance activities.

• Provides impact assessments on emerging regulations, communicates impact analysis to appropriate internal personnel and contributes to the organizational response.

• Build sustainable relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders through open and interactive communication.

• Proactively leverages expertise and relationships with regulatory agencies on registration policy reform, projects or issues to achieve a competitive advantage.

• Reviews and approves labels and labeling in accordance with applicable laws and regulations

• Champions policies and procedures that support consistency across the registration function.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Bachelor's Degree, Biology, chemistry, engineering, toxicology, crop science, etc

• Required: Minimum of 8 years of experience in a regulatory leadership role with a focus on product registration, project management and/or process improvement. Must have demonstrated success in building external and internal relationships that support product registration.
• Desired: Specific experience registering lawn and garden pesticides, fertilizers and fertilizer/pesticide combination products. Experience with APHIS, OMRI or other lawn and garden regulations is a plus.

• Subject matter expert in regulations critical to SMG portfolio (FIFRA, fertilizer registration, etc.). Awareness of other related regulations (e.g., DOT, Prop 65, etc.).
• Ability to read and interpret regulations as well as predict impact to SMG and lawn and garden industry.
• Demonstrated success in translating complex regulatory topics to a wide variety of audiences

The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $91,100.00 - $107,200.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location.In addition to the determined base salary, this role is also incentive eligible under our corporate bonus programs.For remote roles where the final candidate resides in Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon or Washington, state required pay thresholds will be factored into base salary.

Here at ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe providing an enriching and engaging employee experience is what sets us apart from other organizations. We recognize our employees are so much more than just their job title so we offer programs and benefits that support them in all aspects of their lives. Wondering how we do it? Below is a glimpse of our highlight reel…

• Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs.  Selections range from medical, dental and visioncoverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%)as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more

• We know ourtalent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization’s success now and in the future.  Career growth at our company is not always a ladder.  It’s much more like a rock climbing adventure.  Grow through exploration and experiences rather than a predictable linear path.

• We value the importance of family. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy.

• Be part of something bigger by joining one of our Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability: Scotts Women’s Network, Scotts Black Employees’ Network, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Young Professionals, Scotts Pride Network (GroPride), Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), Scotts Family TREE and our Associate Boards.

• Join a company with a strong belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work.  We have a shared passion for service and volunteerism and believe participating in community service benefits our communities and strengthens our team. 

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