Regulatory Associate Label Specialist (French bilingual)

Bayer AG; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global research company in Ottawa is seeking a Regulatory Associate Label Specialist to manage the labeling process for products. This role demands fluency in both French and English along with a background in Science. You will ensure label compliance, support regulatory submissions, and facilitate collaboration across teams. The position offers flexibility with hybrid working arrangements and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and rewards package

Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture

Work-life flexibility programs

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of regulatory or farm experience is required.
• Studies/experiences in Chemistry, Regulatory Science or Agronomy/Pharma preferred.
• Understanding of scientific and technical components of registration data packages for biological products is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Manage label requests and support Regulatory Managers with draft labels.
• Provide the Product Supply Graphics teams with updated label.
• Ensure that label templates are updated as per latest regulatory requirements.
• Drive the Regulatory Science Digital label initiative.

Skills

Fluent in both French and English

Excellent organization skills

Strong collaboration communication skills

Sound understanding of data hygiene best practices

Demonstrated knowledge of MS tools

Education

Completed Post Secondary Education in Science

Job description

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At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Regulatory Associate Label Specialist (French bilingual)

The Label Specialist works with regulatory managers to create the label text files for new and existing products; maintain current product label text for all Canadian products to ensure that final labels are correct and meet production timelines; manage quality assurance for Bayer CropScience product label artwork files ensuring compliance with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) regulatory/legal requirements and Global branding and packaging standards; and distribute PMRA registered label text to third parties and the Bayer Crop Science (BCS) web site.

Bayer is committed to a flexible hybrid working environment. This is a 12-month term position which can be a Development Assignment or a Contract position, based out of Ottawa, Ontario.

What you will do:

• Manage label requests and support Regulatory Managers with draft labels for amendments to existing registrations and submission of new registrations, in preparation for review by various stakeholders (biology, marketing, etc.), then finalize edits and prepare label documents for submission.
• Manage the label design process, composition and legal elements, of federally approved text on all BCS Canada products.
• Provide the Product Supply Graphics teams with updated label and organize Quality Assurance review with external contractors to ensure the product label artwork file matches the regulatory approved text label.
• Ensure that label templates are updated as per latest regulatory requirements, Bayer global branding and packaging standards, and Canada Trademark laws.
• Manage label databases for all products; maintain current and historical registered label archives (Bridg).
• Update the global database with latest Canadian use registrations.
• Manage label distribution to internal and external stakeholders either on demand or automatically for label updates on BCS website.
• Drive the Regulatory Science Digital label initiative such as reliable electronic document comparison/review and progressing from text-based label documents to electronic documents (XML or HTML).

Who you are:

• Fluent in both French and English;
• Completed Post Secondary Education in Science and at least 1 year of regulatory or farm experience;
• Studies/experiences in either one or multiple of the following fields are preferred: Chemistry, Regulatory Science or Agronomy/Pharma;
• Understand the scientific and technical components of registration data packages for biological products is ideal;
• Sound understanding of data hygiene best practices;
• Excellent organization skills and time management skills;
• Demonstrated knowledge of MS tools;
• Excellent attention to details with strong collaboration communication skills; and
• Skilled at developing training materials and conducting training.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards package
• Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
• Career development and global opportunities
• Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose.

All referral candidates must first be submitted via our internal referral system by a current Bayer employee in order to participate in the referral program. Once a Bayer employee has successfully referred you in our system, you will receive an automated email with instructions on how to complete your application.

This posting will be available for application until December 4, 2025.

Bayer welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Candidates participating in our selection process requiring accommodation due to a disability or medical need are encouraged to notify the Bayer representative that they will be meeting with to ensure appropriate arrangements can be made.