Regulatory Affairs Specialist (15-months contract)

Nestlé; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Canada is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Specialist for a 15-month contract in North York, ON. This role focuses on ensuring compliance with regulations for products and communications while supporting innovation projects and market launches. The position involves close collaboration with multiple teams to enhance company standards and compliance visibility.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field (e.g., life sciences, regulatory affairs) preferred.
• Experience in Regulatory Affairs or related role strongly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance for finished products, raw materials, and labeling.
• Collaborate with marketing for market launches and claims.
• Act as Subject Matter Expert on regulatory topics.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Knowledge translation

Project management

Job description

Regulatory Affairs Specialist (15-months contract)

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Position Snapshot

Business area: Nestlé Canada

Job title: Regulatory Affairs Specialist (15-months contract)

Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8; Hybrid

A Little Bit About Us

While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, that take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

What to Expect:

As the Regulatory Affairs Specialist, your role involves ensuring compliance for finished products, raw materials, labelling, and product-related communications. You'll also play a key role in supporting local Innovation and Renovation projects and market launches. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with the marketing team, actively seeking opportunities to use regulations and claims to gain a competitive edge. You'll be an integral part of the Consumer Wellness & Regulatory Team, contributing to various projects and serving as a Subject Matter Expert on relevant topics to enhance our functional deliverables continuously.

A day in the life of a Regulatory Affairs Specialist:

As the Regulatory Affairs Specialist, your role involves ensuring compliance for finished products, raw materials, labeling, and product-related communications. You'll also play a key role in supporting local Innovation and Renovation projects and market launches. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with the marketing team, actively seeking opportunities to use regulations and claims to gain a competitive edge. You'll be an integral part of the Consumer Wellness & Regulatory Team, contributing to various projects and serving as a Subject Matter Expert on relevant topics to enhance our functional deliverables continuously.

You will also:

• Contribute to local Innovation and Renovation (I&R) projects and support Canadian market launches.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of formulations, raw materials and finished products, labelling and any brand communication to consumers and healthcare professionals by working in close collaboration with Marketing, Technical Application Group, Quality, Consumer Wellness, Legal, US and global counterparts.
• Knowledge translation of complex technical, regulatory, and scientific information into simple key messages for internal stakeholders.
• Approve all product related claims and coordinate substantiation dossiers where required. Provide regulatory support and guidance to local and global internal networks.
• Keep abreast of the Canadian regulatory environment and significant international developments from health agencies, scientific authorities and international standard setting organizations, sharing this regulatory knowledge internally.
• Keep abreast and proactively communicate emerging scientific and regulatory trends (products, ingredients, claims) that can unlock growth opportunities and drive competitive advantage.
• Propose and implement validated action plans in response to external regulatory changes and from Nestlé’s global initiatives.
• Participate in industry working groups and discussions with local authorities on specific issues.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert on assigned regulatory topics relevant to the success of the company.
  
  

What You Need To Know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

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