About Us
Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavors, food, nutrition and cosmetic ingredients. Its clients include manufacturers of perfumes, cosmetics, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals and producers of nutritional supplements and pet food.
Its sales of € 4.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year make Symrise a leading global provider. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the Group is represented by more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the United States and Latin America.
The
Naturals business unit, within Food & Beverage, delivers natural ingredients, obtained using various gentle processing technologies. The team of in-house agronomists carefully selects raw materials and applies best-in-class sustainable sourcing practices, to capture the highest natural properties of conventional and organic fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, vanilla, and botanicals. Gentle industrial processes and technological know-how enable us to deliver consumer-friendly label solutions and standardized nutritional actives. Symrise can, in this way, guarantee food safety, highest quality standards, and traceability, ensuring trust all along the value chain.
Symrise – always inspiring more…
Your role
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Innovation Regulatory Specialist interested in further developing and driving our growth of
health active ingredients for dietary supplements and functional food and beverage. The role plays a pivotal role in ensuring compliance of our products, services and innovation efforts with the regulatory framework governing dietary supplements and functional foods and beverages in North America.
This role will be able to work 100 percent remote.
Your primary responsibilities will include educating internal teams and external customers on regulatory requirements, serving as a consultant for customers launching new products, and guiding them through critical phases of our brief to contract process. The role will collaborate closely with the product innovation teams (both regional as well as global), the marketing & sales teams, Business Development and Categories.
- Regulatory Education
- Educate internal teams, including innovation teams, categories, and sales managers, on the regulatory framework for dietary supplements and functional foods in North America.
- Stay current with evolving regulatory guidelines and communicate any changes and updates to the relevant stakeholders within the organization.
- Consultation and Support
- Act as a regulatory consultant for external customers looking to launch new dietary supplements, functional food, and beverages with health benefits.
- Assist customers during key phases of our brief to contract process, including inspiration, brief creation, and ingredient selection, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements.
- Compliance Oversight
- Review and evaluate product concepts and formulations to ensure they comply with relevant regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and our plant in Canada to resolve any regulatory compliance issues and provide solutions to meet regulatory requirements.
- Documentation and Reporting
- Lead and execute regulatory affairs on customer documentation requests.
- Submit approval dossiers for new active ingredients to the FDA to support roll-out of new ingredients developed by our global innovation team.
- Quality Assurance
- Work closely with quality assurance teams to ensure products meet quality and safety (including Toxicology) standards in addition to regulatory compliance.
About You
Knowledge and Experience Requirements:
- BS in Chemistry, Food Science or related field or BA in business, MBA a plus
- In-depth knowledge of the regulatory framework for dietary supplements and functional foods in North America, including FDA regulations and labeling requirements
- 5 year prior experience in regulatory affairs within the dietary supplements or food industry, especially experience with an ingredient supplier is highly preferred.
- Strong understanding of product development processes and the ability to apply regulatory knowledge to product design and formulation.
Skills & Abilities:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively educate and advise both internal and external stakeholders.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess product formulations and resolve regulatory challenges.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills to manage and maintain regulatory documentation.
- Proactive and self-motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to adapt to changing regulatory requirements and industry trends.
- Strong commercial acumen, with a start-up mindset of taking risks and failing fast. Resilient and result driven.
- Skills and proficient in the use of information sharing platforms and tools (SAP, Microsoft Office suite of products, Project Management tools,..).
- Able to prioritize, plan, organize and follow through on projects.
Our offer
Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.
Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.
If you feel that you fit the above criteria, then please apply by using our online application system. Your application will be treated confidentially.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 
