Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager Food and Food Contact Materials (FFCM) (m/f/d)

Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager Food and Food Contact Materials (FFCM)

Join us as a Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager in the Food and Food Contact Materials (FFCM) division at Knoell.

Knoell is a leading global service provider in regulatory registration, clinical development, and product development support. As a family‑owned business, we take pride in our commitment to the highest standards and believe that people are at the heart of our success.

Your Role

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the registration and authorization process for novel foods, food enzymes, food additives, and/or dietary supplements in accordance with national and international regulatory requirements. Apply up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant regulations, processes, costs, and timelines across key global markets (e.g., EU and its Member States, UK, US, Canada, MERCOSUR/LATAM, Switzerland, China, South Korea, Japan, India, etc.).
• Conduct global regulatory compliance assessments by interpreting existing food regulations, including food product formula assessments, ingredient statement reviews, and flavoring compliance checks.
• Develop regulatory strategies to achieve compliance by interpreting existing regulations and identifying the information required to complete global food product or food contact assessments.
• Communicate directly with Authorities in the jurisdictions where regulatory submissions are made.
• Manage projects from dossier creation and submission through to interactions with Authorities, applying strong communication, organizational, and regulatory expertise while collaborating with other colleagues within the FFCM Division.
• Ensure that project‑related work complies with current regulations and internal project standards. Follow project management rules at Knoell and utilize dedicated project management tools.
• Author compliance reports, third‑party certification letters for regulatory compliance, statements of safe use, and submissions to Competent Authorities. Review and provide feedback on peer‑authored reports as needed.
• Participate in initial calls with new clients to provide regulatory and technical support for FFCM‑related projects.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in dedicated regulatory areas of FFCM. Build, maintain, and share practical knowledge within a collaborative, team‑oriented environment by contributing to discussions and meetings across Knoell’s communication channels.

Additional Responsibilities

• Liaise with internal toxicologists to complete compliance projects.
• Collaborate with external analytical laboratories to advance compliance and authorization/notification projects.
• Conduct dietary exposure calculations.
• Deliver projects within agreed timelines.
• Stay current with evolving food and food contact regulations through seminars and external networking events.
• Participate in conference calls and web meetings with clients to understand their needs.
• Provide technical input for the preparation of client proposals based on project requirements.

Your Profile

• Minimum BSc/MSc degree (advanced degree preferred) in a scientific discipline—preferably Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Polymer Science.
• At least 5 years of experience in Food and/or Food Contact Regulatory Affairs, including conducting regulatory compliance reviews for food and/or food contact materials.
• Experience in preparing and authoring submissions (authorization dossiers) for the clearance of Novel Foods, New Enzymes, Food Additives, and/or Dietary Supplements.
• Proven experience communicating with various global Competent Authorities (CAs).
• Strong understanding of analytical chemistry and/or polymer chemistry.
• Excellent project management skills.

What We Offer

• Work in a dynamic family‑owned business environment with an international team in which new ideas, creative approaches, and collaboration are valued.
• Opportunity to work with market leaders in our industry.
• Development is core, and at Knoell we offer various opportunities to support your personal, leadership and technical development, including English language courses to help you effectively communicate in our business language.
• Knoell offers a flexible working policy and is a remote‑first company, where you can work from home, at our headquarters in Mannheim or at one of our local offices based on your location.
• Part‑time work options are generally supported on request subject to meeting business requirements.
• We celebrate the work‑life balance of our colleagues.
• We have a global employee referral program as part of the recruitment process where you can actively participate and get rewarded for referring talent to Knoell.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at application@knoell.com.

Position Details

• Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment Type: Part‑time
• Job Function: Legal