Global Innovation Regulatory Compliance Senior Manager M/F/X

Global Innovation Regulatory Compliance Senior Manager M/F/X Join to apply for the Global Innovation Regulatory Compliance Senior Manager M/F/X role at Mars Contract Type: Permanent Location and Segment Location: Aimargues, Segment: Royal Canin The Royal Canin Regulatory Affairs function is pivotal in ensuring our health‑through‑nutrition solutions are accessible worldwide. We achieve this by embedding compliance into innovation from the outset, maintaining ongoing product conformity, advocating for science‑based regulatory frameworks, and safeguarding the reputation of Royal Canin and its customers. Job Description As the Global Innovation Regulatory Compliance Senior Manager, you will serve as the primary Regulatory Affairs representative within global innovation projects. You will proactively collaborate with regional Regulatory teams to anticipate and integrate regulatory requirements and market access conditions during the early design phase of new products and solutions. By staying ahead of regulatory trends and policy developments, you will ensure that innovation pipelines remain compliant and future‑ready. This role is a key partner to R&D, Demand, and Commercial teams, ensuring that innovation at Royal Canin is not only pioneering but also compliant, sustainable, and trusted by customers and regulators worldwide. Qualifications M.S. or equivalent in life sciences. Qualification in Project Management is a plus. 8+ years of professional experience, including a minimum of 3 years in Regulatory Affairs (or hands‑on regulatory collaboration) in the life‑sciences industry. Excellent communication skills; fluent in English is mandatory. Key Responsibilities Strategic Regulatory Leadership – Act as the regulatory lead for innovation projects, ensuring all new product concepts and developments are designed with compliance at their core, enabling seamless global market access. Regulatory Innovation Deliverables & Continuous Improvements – Own the description of regulatory deliverables to innovation processes and ensure regular review for improvements, leveraging learnings from previous projects and insights from other Mars divisions. Cross‑Functional Collaboration – Partner closely with R&D, Demand, and Commercial Prospection teams to embed regulatory insights into design, project & budget planning, risk assessment, and go‑to‑market strategies. Regulatory Intelligence – Own the global regulatory intelligence process and ensure it is leveraged in innovation programmes and projects. Regulatory Foresight – Leverage the output of the Horizon Scanning process to communicate evolving regulatory landscapes, providing actionable guidance to innovation project teams. Risk & Opportunity Management – Identify, assess, and articulate regulatory‑driven risks and opportunities throughout the innovation lifecycle. Develop and recommend robust strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities. Regulatory Compliance – Facilitate the execution of compliance processes when creating and transferring new innovation solutions to production & promotion. Serve as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for guiding users and removing roadblocks within these processes. Advocacy – Identify advocacy opportunities to create a more favourable science‑based regulatory environment for innovative solutions and hand them over to the advocacy process owner. Excellence in Execution – Own and continuously improve ways of working within the regulatory function on innovation compliance (knowledge management, governance, RACI, processes, communication flows). Chair the community of practice on innovation compliance and share best practices between Royal Canin and other Mars divisions. What to Expect from Mars You will work in a multicultural environment (more than 40 nationalities) and your dog will be welcomed by more than 100 other associates’ dogs at the office. You will work in a unique campus that 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 the most important factory of the Royal Canin group. Since 2017, Royal Canin has supported the K‑DOG programme of the Curie Institute, which trains dogs to detect breast cancer via olfaction. A unique and ideal work environment to become the leader in health through nutrition for cats and dogs. Royal Canin's CSR Commitments Since 2015, no waste to landfill is made by the 16 Royal Canin factories worldwide. All Royal Canin products manufactured in Europe are ISO 14001 certified from design to factory gate. Since 2017, Royal Canin has supported the K‑DOG programme of the Curie Institute, which trains dogs to detect breast cancer via olfaction. Additional Details Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Finance and Sales Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing #J-18808-Ljbffr