Regulatory Science Manager

**Royal Canin**

**Contract**: Ongoing

**Location**: Aimargues (near Montpellier)

Regulatory & Public Affairs maximizes opportunity & minimizes risk by guiding business decisions based on scientific & regulatory insight and provide appropriate governance structure.

**What are we looking for?**
- 5 years, ideally 10y of experience in Scientific environment, Regulatory Affairs, public policy or Trade Association related field.
- Ph.D. or equivalent in a technical area, such as food science, veterinary medicine, food safety, chemistry, toxicology, nutrition, or other biological science.
- Excellent knowledge of nutrition, and a strong scientific background with experience in executing research studies for authorisation dossiers

**What will be your key responsibilities?**

The job holder is responsible for:

- 1. Drive the regulatory & regulatory science studies, including objective definition following end-use recommendation, protocol design, goal animal resources and reporting for regulatory dossiers
- 2. Expertise and monitoring of appropriate guidelines (EFSA, EC, CONSORT)
- 3. Contributes to the regulatory dossiers strategy, in collaboration with R&D and Commercial, to secure RC’s freedom to innovate and operate
- 4. Defines the partnerships with suppliers, consultants, Waltham, as well as associated budgets and resources
- 5. Leads the relationship, schedules and organizes the work, establishes milestones, ensures follow-up and delivery

**What can you expect from Mars?**
- ** At Mars, we believe in a relationship of mutual trust, dignity and respect between our company and Associates that is more meaningful than the standard employer/employee relationship.**
- ** As Associates, we can expect to be respected, supported and valued as individuals, to be treated fairly and equitably.**
- You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and where your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other Associates’ dogs at the office
- You will work in a unique campus, which gathers more than 800 Associates working for: the international HQ, the French subsidiary, two laboratories, a kennel and a cattery with more than 200 cats & dogs, and finally the most important factory of the Royal Canin group
- A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs
- You will evolve in the heart of an innovative production plant that will challenge you, on a daily basis

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