Global Regulatory Affairs Specialist: Submissions & Access

Mara; Dartmouth; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plan

Employee Assistance Program

RRSP matching program

Health care spending account

Wellness Reimbursement Plan

Job summary

Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara) is seeking a Senior Specialist, Global Regulatory Affairs to support regulatory activity across human food, dietary ingredients, and animal nutrition. The role emphasizes submissions, market access, and regulatory operations within a lean global function.

The successful candidate will collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Commercial teams to translate regulatory requirements into actionable steps, enabling product programs and market expansion while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, health sciences, food science, nutrition, regulatory affairs, animal science, veterinary science, toxicology, biotechnology, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of progressive regulatory affairs or relevant submission-based market access experience.
• Experience supporting or managing regulatory dossiers, registrations, approvals, notifications, renewals, or compliance activities.
• Ability to research, interpret, map, and apply regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions or product categories.
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities, demonstrate strong attention to detail, and recognize when escalation is required.
• Collaborative, practical, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Research, interpret, and map regulatory requirements, pathways, evidence needs, application steps, and expected timing for market entry across assigned jurisdictions.
• Support the preparation, coordination, and review of human-food scientific and regulatory submissions in coordination with external experts, where applicable.
• Support animal feed and pet food regulatory activities, including pathway assessments, submissions, registrations, renewals, authority responses, documentation, claims, and label development.
• Manage assigned submissions, registrations, notifications, renewals, and pre-market regulatory activities from planning through completion.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs, consultant deliverables, authority questions, response packages, and project timelines.
• Communicate directly with regulatory authorities on routine assigned matters and participate in regulatory meetings with functional leadership.
• Coordinate regulatory documentation for product registrations including health or sanitary certificates, compliance attestations, and apply document legalization as needed.
• Maintain regulatory trackers, databases, submission files, document repositories, and project-status tools.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

Project management

Regulatory submissions

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related

Advanced degree in a relevant discipline (preferred)

Job description

Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara) is seeking a Senior Specialist, Global Regulatory Affairs to support regulatory activity across human food, dietary ingredients, and animal nutrition. The role emphasizes submissions, market access, and regulatory operations within a lean global function.

The successful candidate will collaborate with R&D, Quality, Operations, and Commercial teams to translate regulatory requirements into actionable steps, enabling product programs and market expansion while