Regulatory Specialist

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you? 

Regulatory Specialist

About the job:

Nouryon’s Chicago location is looking for top candidates to fill the key role of Regulatory Specialist. This position is essential to:

Experience in Regulatory Compliance matters including but not limited to:

• Label and SDS authoring or Regulatory Notifications and Reporting.
• TSCA Regulatory Compliance and relevant understanding of US EPA TSCA requirements.
• Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) New Substance Notification requirements and regulatory submissions via ECCC Single Window (SWIM).
• Managing US/CAN regulatory restrictions
• Direct experience in executing notifications and submitting required documentation to US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) for purpose of US Import/Export Compliance.

At Nouryon, our global team of Changemakers takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.
 
We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?  

In Your Future Role as a Regulatory Specialist, You Will Be:

• Responsible for maintaining chemical regulatory compliance in Canada and USA.
• Lead the maintenance and functional operation of essential Regulatory tools and resources.
• PSRA Solutions Tools administrator.
• Owner of Regulatory Blocks process.
• Digital File Room management.
• Personal Care Toxicology Document owner.
• PRID Team Leader.
• SCII DocOwner.
• HPC SharePoint PSRA Information Management and Tox Summary management.
• Supporting regulatory reporting requirements in designated Americas (e.g. US TSCA and Canadian Environmental Protection Act).
• Authorized Official role in EPA CDX and ECCC SWIM.
• Supporting other colleagues in the global team to meet local regulatory compliance requirements.
• Tracking regulatory changes, conduct impact analyses, and develop compliance strategies (i.e. MOCRA, TSCA, and CEPA).
• Managing substance/product registration and compliance for new product development activities, including country-specific substance notifications. (i.e. US TSCA PMNs, LVEs, CEPA NSNs).
• Engagement and resolution of internal business and external customer enquiries.
• Support business goals by proactively providing regulatory advice and information to the business.

Proactive Monitoring of Chemical Regulation Developments/Trends

• Monitor and interpret (existing and developing) chemical regulations and assess impact on business to provide proactive and timely advice/guidance.
• Represent Nouryon in industry associations and consortia technical/regulatory committees.
• Proactively monitor relevant regulatory developments/trends and communicate their implications and evaluate business impact for Nouryon businesses.

Ensure Substance Registration

• Supports or leads registration / notification processes on a regional (global) level in a timely and cost-efficient way.

Provide Strategic Customer Support

• Leads business support by responding to strategic customer’s enquires related to regulatory information.
• Develops and maintains regulatory statements.

Provide R&D Support

• Responsible for performing regulatory reviews and providing regulatory documentation to support R&D projects and business needs.
• Deliver regulatory advice/guidance for the development and launch of new offerings into applicable regional markets.
• Prepare all necessary PSRA information/documentation for the launch of a new or changed product or import of new product to the region and sign off in Material Lifecycle Management process or New Product Evaluation forms.

We Believe You Bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree or 15+ years of industry experience and minimum 10+ years in regulatory affairs.
• Clear understanding in regulatory affairs information management, document retention, and regulatory system maintenance.
• Capable to deliver support on business goals by providing product regulatory advice/guidance and/or management of emerging regulations.
• Lead or participate in projects in the PSRA function.
• Responsible for following the Nouryon Business Principles and Code of Conduct with an obligation to report deviations in legal compliance to responsible manager.
• Strives to identify improvements and implement them.
• Responsible for (initiating and) setting up harmonized processes within own area of responsibility in Nouryon concerning business processes and change management.
• Obligation to maintain/archive product data, documents, decisions and assessments in accordance with legislation and other internal requirements.
• Develop a strong working relationship with business.
• Develop a strong working relationship with global team members, driving success with personal development and strong understanding of how to win together.

Great if you have:

• Acts independently and pro-actively with integrity.
• High competence at understanding and interpreting complex information and distilling down to communicate solutions to business.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office Applications – especially for data analysis.
• Desired experience in SAP/EHS.
• Ability to influence and build up a network being service oriented, organized, flexible and reliable.
• Communicates effectively.
• Displays technical experience.
• Acts with integrity.
• Knowledge of products and processes.
• Can create and maintain networks.
• Drives projects to completion.

Good to know:
 

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Vice President, Product Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs, PSRA Global based in the Netherlands.

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  

We look forward to receiving your application! 

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.  
  

About Nouryon

 
We’re looking for tomorrow’s Changemakers, today.
 
If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.
 
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