Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Johnson Matthey; King's Lynn; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable technology company seeks a Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor to ensure compliance with global regulations and support product safety initiatives. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, relevant educational qualifications, and expertise in chemical hazard communication systems. This role offers flexible working and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Retirement savings

Life and disability insurance

Medical plans

Fitness discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in regulatory affairs or product safety function.
• Expert knowledge in chemical hazard communication systems.
• Familiarity with global chemicals control regimes.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialist in hazard communication and regulatory affairs.
• Create and maintain regulatory hazard communication info.
• Provide regulatory support for new product introduction.

Skills

Toxicology knowledge

Chemistry expertise

Environmental sciences

Regulatory affairs experience

Chemical hazard communication

Education

Master's and/or bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

Job title: Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor

Location: Global Flexible

World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey. With more than 200 years history, join us and help to accelerate the transition to net-zero! As a Regulatory Affairs Advisor, you’ll contribute to JM’s mission as a world leader in sustainable technology, transforming energy and reducing carbon emissions for a cleaner, brighter future.

The role

As a Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor, you will help drive our goals by:

• Acting as the lead specialist in hazard communication and regulatory affairs to ensure the regulatory requirements of Catalyst Technologies are delivered in line with business needs and to assure continued business license to operate.
• Create, maintain and update specialist regulatory hazard communication information (safety data sheets and product labels) to ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements.
• Provide regulatory support to technical, commercial, and manufacturing functions to ensure the timely and compliant introduction of New Products, thus enable sustainable business growth.
• Provide regulatory support to technical, commercial, and manufacturing functions to ensure timely and compliant updates to existing products, thus maintaining supply.
• Support the corporate legal compliance function with product information to enable correct assignment of HS tariff codes for existing and new products.
• Review and interpret regulatory information from registration dossiers/Chemical Safety Reports, and ensure relevant data is entered into the JM safety data sheet system and communicated via SDS.
• Review US product manufacturing and import data to collate, advise and/or and submit notifications to ensure compliance with US TSCA Regulations.

Key skills and qualifications

• Master’s and/or bachelor’s degree qualification in one or more of these disciplines: toxicology, chemistry, environmental sciences, biomedical sciences, biological chemistry or a related subject
• Relevant experience (5+ years) in a regulatory affairs and/or product safety function, gained in a chemical, metal and pharmaceutical industry, or an equivalent background, e.g. regulatory agency or contract research organisation.
• Expert knowledge and proficiency in chemical hazard communication systems (e.g. classification and labelling, safety datasheets, etc.).
• Experience of other product safety regulations (e.g. poison centres, food contact, medical devices, biocides, RoHS etc.)
• Knowledge / experience of global chemicals control regimes (e.g. EU-REACH, TSCA, Asia-Pacific equivalents), and associated IT systems

Even if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!

What we offer

We make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. We are also supportive of hybrid and flexible working and where applicable, offer life, medical and other benefits that support our employees’ financial and physical wellbeing, such as:

• Retirement savings
• Saving accounts
• Life and disability insurance
• Commuter allowances and loans
• Medical plans / health assessments
• Fitness discounts

Ready to make a meaningful impact on your career and the environment? Join us and help shape a sustainable future while advancing your career!

At JM, inclusivity is central to our values. We create an environment where everyone can thrive, embracing diverse perspectives to tackle challenges and ensure all colleagues feel valued and connected.

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Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised.

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