Material Declaration Specialist

Actalent; Basel; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Material Declaration Specialist in Basel to drive data migration of chemical legislation data and ensure regulatory compliance for diagnostics instruments, consumables, and packaging. You will translate data structures from legacy systems and streamline load-file processes with automation, supporting global product stewardship.

The role emphasizes data integrity, Tableau dashboards in Snowflake, and collaboration with EH&S teams to uphold REACH, RoHS, TSCA, Prop 65, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences, or Data/Information Sciences with chemistry focus.
• Experience managing complex data in medical device or precision/high-tech manufacturing (EH&S data).
• Knowledge of REACH, RoHS, California Proposition 65, TSCA, POP, Conflict Minerals, packaging directives.
• Understanding of material composition in instruments and electronics.
• Experience migrating compliant data with data governance standards.
• Proficiency with Tableau dashboards and Snowflake data pipelines.
• Familiarity with SAP EH&S(M) and SAP GUI scripting; basic AI tools is a plus.
• Excellent English, German is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support global data migration of chemical legislation data sets.
• Modernize chemical data model and transform legacy data for migration.
• Ensure global regulatory compliance for instruments, consumables, and packaging.
• Prepare load files and perform post-load checks with automation tools.
• Drive efficiency by automating tasks and report generation.

Skills

Data governance

Tableau

Snowflake

Regulatory compliance

Data migration

Python

RPA

VBA

SAP GUI Scripting

English proficiency

German (basic)

Education

Engineering/ Natural Sciences degree

Tools

SAP EH&S(M)

SAP S4/HANA

Tableau (tooling)

Python

RPA tooling

Job description

Our client within the life sciences industry is looking for a Material Declaration Specialist to ensure their diagnostics instruments, consumables, and packaging deliver life-saving results while meeting the highest global environmental compliance and sustainability standards.

Responsibilities:

• Support a global data migration project to migrate large sets of chemical legislation data .
• Drive the modernization of a chemical data model by translating and transforming chemical data structures from legacy systems into compatible formats to ensure seamless data migration
• Assure global environmental regulatory compliance and sustainability for our diagnostic instruments, consumables, and packaging. This encompasses adherence to a broad spectrum of global regulations, including e.g. REACH, RoHS, California Proposition 65, TSCA, POP, conflict minerals, and the packaging directive
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity by preparing load files and performing post-load verification checks applying automation and mass load tools
• Drive operational efficiency by simplifying processes, emphasizing the automation of manual tasks and promoting automated report generation.

Requirements:

• Degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences, Material Sciences, Data/Information Sciences, combined with a strong focus on chemistry and data management
• Experience managing complex data in the medical device, or precision/high-tech manufacturing industry in the product safety environment (e.g. EH&S data management, material declaration, product stewardship)
• Relevant knowledge of environmental regulatory frameworks, including global environmental regulations such as REACH, RoHS, California Proposition 65, TSCA, POP, Conflict Minerals, and the Packaging Directive
• Good understanding of the chemical composition of materials used in instruments, electronic devices and packaging
• Expertise in migrating chemical compliance, regulatory, or similar sensitive data while upholding strict data integrity and governance standards
• In-depth experience with interactive, real-time Tableau dashboards and data pipelines in Snowflake
• Material Declaration Data Management Systems for the comprehensive evaluation, maintenance, and verification of large-scale material declaration datasets such as SAP EH&S(M)
• SAP S4/HANA, Python, RPA, VBA, and SAP GUI Scripting and basic and advanced AI tools (e.g ONA)
• Excellent English language skills, German language is a plus

*Please note that we can only consider EU/Schengen applications, or valid Swiss permit.