Global Regulatory Affairs Specialist for Sustainability

MKS Instruments; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MKS Instruments in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Specialist Regulatory Affairs to manage global regulatory activities for chemical registrations and compliance. You will interact with R&D, procurement, HSE and operations, and work with national and international authorities to implement regulatory changes.

You will monitor evolving regulations, support the sustainability roadmap for MKS Atotech, and train stakeholders on new requirements, ensuring timely declarations and registrations across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, toxicology or similar.
• Working experience in Regulatory Affairs in an international environment in chemical/pharmaceutical industry.
• Advanced knowledge of global chemicals legislation.
• Initial experience in substance-specific risk assessment.
• Strong user knowledge of SAP and IUCLID, plus MS Office (PowerPoint).
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Accurate, responsible work style with high diligence and reliability.
• Desire for research.

Responsibilities

• Monitor regulations, standards, government policies globally and determine applicability to MKS products.
• Exchange with associations, consultants and authorities to define requirements and follow up activities.
• Support sustainability roadmap for MKS Atotech.
• Coordinate product declarations (Conflict Minerals, inventory status, restrictions).
• Coordinate new chemical substance registrations globally (REACH, K-REACH, KKDIK, TSCA).
• Perform raw material compliance checks.
• Coach and train local/global stakeholders on new regulations.
• Read, understand, and evaluate impacts of new regulations.

Skills

Regulatory Affairs

Global chemicals legislation

SAP

IUCLID

MS Office

English language

Risk assessment

Attention to detail

Research

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemistry

Toxicology or related field

Job description

MKS Instruments in Penang, Malaysia seeks a Specialist Regulatory Affairs to manage global regulatory activities for chemical registrations and compliance. You will interact with R&D, procurement, HSE and operations, and work with national and international authorities to implement regulatory changes.

You will monitor evolving regulations, support the sustainability roadmap for MKS Atotech, and train stakeholders on new requirements, ensuring timely declarations and registrations across regions.