Scientific Affairs Lead, Middle East & North Africa

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondel ēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You execute the regulatory affairs strategy for your respective category or
categories and geographical area and are responsible for the regulatory and
policy compliance of our portfolio. You advocate for our regulatory positions
to promote the removal of technical barriers and to enable our "Snacking Made
Right" strategy. You leverage your established relationships with leading
trade associations and government agencies to communicate our interests, and
execute policies, regulatory programs and requirements.
How you will contribute
You will support on the regulatory affairs strategy and compliance agenda and
work with cross-functional stakeholders to assess business risks and
opportunities. You will provide your expertise for technical regulatory
developments and help in responses to challenges and crisis management. In
this role, you will ensure that ingredients, product composition, claims and
labelling compliance are within applicable regulations and company policies.
In addition, you will provide guidance and direction on potential
opportunities to support strategic growth initiatives and propose and
implement business solutions to external regulatory agencies. You will lead
and develop strong and high-performing regulatory team.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and purpose, accelerate your career and the
following experience and knowledge:
* Regulatory affairs (senior level, industry, governmental, association background) and leading teams
* Regulatory framework in geographical area of scope
* Building collaborative relationships and networks to influence outcomes - communicating and influencing skills
* Leading technical assessments
* Issues management
* Thinking creatively
* Leading teams and developing talent
* Project management skills
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
* Manage Scientific & Regulatory affairs SARA team.
* Support Implementation of snacking made right initiatives.
* Acts as MENA Scientific Affair Leader when providing input to the development of project strategy and objectives.
* Conduct Horizon Scanning for new regulation across the MENA region and compile report to business stakeholders.
* Lead Regulatory Affairs input to the development of project strategy and objectives.
* Champion Issue Management in the MEA region chartering the course of action and driving solutions.
* Provide regulatory direction and insight to cross-functional teams to drive implementation of regulatory changes.
* Advance brand initiatives by conducting situational analysis to provide credible SARA recommendations.
* Collaborate with the Nutrition Strategy and Communications staff to achieve business objectives.
* Executes against the project strategy and objectives by autonomously creating appropriate action plans to meet those objectives, leveraging prior experiences to create robust action plans. Analyzes results, makes recommendations and provides appropriate follow-up actions.
* Lead new ingredient and formula assessment for compliance with Nutrition Charter and other claims.
* Leads legal/brand discussions on regulatory aspects of claim substantiation.
* Leverage global tools and lead regulatory assessment to provide required substantiation for MEA business objectives.
* Provide regulation interpretation ensuring regulatory compliance and technical accuracy.
* Ensure proper resources management & reporting.
Education / Certifications:
Bachelor's in Pharmacy, Sciences, or Chemical Engineering
Job specific requirements:
Minimum ‎10 years of experience in scientific and regulatory affairs in food
sector
Work schedule: Full time

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

**Mondel ēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan

serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand,
the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than ‎2600
employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make,
bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key
snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury
Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang
powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy. **
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular
Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs
Product Quality, Safety and Compliance