SDS Specialist

Neogen Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one benefits

401(k) match

PTO

Career development

Global impact

Meaningful work

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Neogen is seeking an SDS Specialist to support the creation, maintenance, and distribution of Safety Data Sheets for our product portfolio. You will gather and validate data, maintain records, and work with Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, and Logistics to ensure compliant product changes and readiness for new launches.

This early-career role emphasizes applying foundational technical knowledge, following procedures, and delivering accurate deliverables within established systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, toxicology, environmental health and safety, regulatory affairs, product stewardship, biology, chemical engineering, or a related scientific or technical field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Zero to two years of relevant professional, internship, laboratory, quality, regulatory, EHS, chemical-data, or product-stewardship experience.
• Exposure to Safety Data Sheets, Globally Harmonized System hazard communication, chemical nomenclature, or regulatory databases is preferred.
• Experience with SDS authoring software or enterprise product-data systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create, revise, publish, and maintain accurate Safety Data Sheets using approved tools, templates, and procedures.
• Collect and validate formulation, raw-material, supplier, product, and regulatory data; identify gaps and elevate complex classifications or interpretations.
• Maintain product-to-SDS mappings, revision history, source documentation, and related records in approved systems.
• Coordinate SDS updates resulting from product, formulation, supplier, labeling, or regulatory changes and communicate impacts to affected teams.
• Support routine requests, new-product readiness, audits, data cleanup, metrics, training, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, Dangerous Goods, Logistics, Operations, and Commercial teams to resolve assigned issues.
• Complete defined work under general supervision, make routine decisions within documented procedures, and own the accuracy and timeliness of assigned deliverables.
• Follow applicable quality, document-control, record-retention, confidentiality, and safety requirements.

Skills

SDS knowledge

Regulatory basics

Data integrity

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science

Tools

SDS authoring software

Product-data systems

Job description

Come Be Part Of A Mission that Matters! From inside the farm gate to our dinner plates, Neogen protects the world’s food supply. Through a variety of animal healthcare products, to food safety solutions for dangerous bacteria, allergens, toxins, drug residues and much more, Neogen is there — and you can be too.

The Oppritunity

The SDS Specialist supports the creation, maintenance, and distribution of accurate Safety Data Sheets and related product-stewardship records for Neogen products. Working within established procedures and under general guidance, this role gathers and validates product, formulation, supplier, and regulatory information; maintains records in approved systems; and partners with Product Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, Dangerous Goods, Logistics, and other stakeholders to support compliant product changes and new-product readiness. This role is designed for an early-career professional who performs defined assignments, applies foundational technical knowledge, escalates complex issues, and builds proficiency in global hazard communication and SDS processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, revise, publish, and maintain accurate Safety Data Sheets using approved tools, templates, and procedures.
• Collect and validate formulation, raw-material, supplier, product, and regulatory data; identify gaps and elevate complex classifications or interpretations.
• Maintain product-to-SDS mappings, revision history, source documentation, and related records in approved systems.
• Coordinate SDS updates resulting from product, formulation, supplier, labeling, or regulatory changes and communicate impacts to affected teams.
• Support routine requests, new-product readiness, audits, data cleanup, metrics, training, and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Quality, Regulatory, EHS, Dangerous Goods, Logistics, Operations, and Commercial teams to resolve assigned issues.
• Complete defined work under general supervision, make routine decisions within documented procedures, and own the accuracy and timeliness of assigned deliverables.
• Follow applicable quality, document-control, record-retention, confidentiality, and safety requirements.

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, toxicology, environmental health and safety, regulatory affairs, product stewardship, biology, chemical engineering, or a related scientific or technical field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Zero to two years of relevant professional, internship, laboratory, quality, regulatory, EHS, chemical-data, or product-stewardship experience.
• Exposure to Safety Data Sheets, Globally Harmonized System hazard communication, chemical nomenclature, or regulatory databases is preferred.
• Experience with SDS authoring software or enterprise product-data systems is preferred.

Why Neogen Benefits Include

• Benefits Starting on Day One – Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on your first day of employment.
• 401(k) with Company Match – Build toward your future with retirement savings and company contributions.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Take time to rest, recharge, and spend time with those who matter most.
• Career Growth & Development – Continue building your expertise through challenging projects, professional development, and opportunities to grow within the organization.
• Global Impact – Partner with colleagues across Neogen's worldwide operations and help shape improvements that extend beyond a single site or function.
• Meaningful Work – Contribute to an organization focused on protecting the world's food supply.
• Collaborative Culture – Work alongside teams that value innovation, respect, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

How We Work at Neogen

Our Neogen DNA is reflected in how we work with customers and with one another. We cultivate belonging, inspire and innovate, act with integrity, deliver on our promises, and foster optimism. Those values matter whether the work happens on a production line, in a lab, with a customer, or in an executive leadership meeting.

A Fair Opportunity to Contribute

If this work matches your skills and the contribution you want to make, we encourage you to apply even if your background does not follow a traditional path. We value relevant capability, learning, and experience gained in different ways.

Neogen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Employment decisions are made without regard to legally protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Reasonable accommodations may be available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Employment with Neogen is contingent upon the successful completion of all applicable pre-employment requirements, which may include a background check and drug screening, as permitted by law.

All employees must also provide documentation establishing identity and authorization to work in the United States and complete Form I-9 in accordance with federal law.

At Neogen, we are extremely proud of our record of sustained growth, as well as our development and acquisition of advanced technology since our founding in 1982. Neogen has thrived — and will continue to thrive — because our employees thrive here.