Regulatory Affairs Manager (Chemicals / Analytical Reagents)
- Location:
- Warwickshire jobs
- Salary:
- £60K - £70K + Car (or £6,000 Car Allowance) + 10% Bonus (OTE £77K)
- Company:
- TRS Consulting
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 04/11/2009 23:58
- Job id:
- 45850293
- Contact:
- Richard Hardinge
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/RAHC
Regulatory Affairs Manager (Hazardous Chemicals / Analytical Reagents) Healthcare, Medical Device, Laboratory Instrumentation and Life Sciences
£60-£70K + Car or Car Allowance (£6,000) + 10% Bonus (OTE £77K) + Excellent Benefits Package and Opportunities for career progression
** An excellent opportunity for a Regulatory Affairs Specialist with a background in chemicals to join a market leading laboratory systems organisation**
Based in Cornwall or Leicestershire
The Company
My client is a worldwide leader in healthcare, life sciences instrumentation and a wide portfolio of laboratory equipment. This organisations impressive portfolio of laboratory systems and industrial electronics include microscopy, chromatography, mass spectrometry, laboratory automation and a comprehensive range of consumables trusted by healthcare and laboratory professionals around the world. This division is an integral part of this global technology group, employing over 32,000 employees in over 120 countries worldwide. Offering 'best in class' solutions across a wide range of equipment modalities, their success is based upon a commitment to world leading manufacturing facilities, outstanding product innovation, excellent customer care and the recruitment and development of good people.
The Role
Following expansion, they now seek to recruit an experienced Regulatory Affairs Manager, responsible for the development of effective regulatory strategies within their specialist chemicals and analytical reagents division. This is a new position that will be the regulatory lead for Global Chemicals in Europe. The successful candidate will be the key person in Global Chemicals business responsible for driving the compliance of the Global Chemicals business unit to meet all European regulatory requirements and regulations.
Essential Job Functions and Accountabilities:
- To develop and manage programs and initiatives to ensure compliance with all applicable International, European, Federal and Local legislations for the Global Chemicals business unit in Europe.
- Implementation of critical regulatory projects to ensure Global Chemicals is compliant, including areas of REACH, CLP/GHS/SDS content, and the implementation of the WERCs in GC in Europe.
- Manage transport classification for new and existing products, in compliance with IATA/ICAO/IMDG, ADR DGR’s, keeping in mind area regulations such as US DOT’s 49 CFR. This includes monitoring of regulations and the communication to various Global Chemicals sites the changes.
- Ensuring compliance with all EU trade regulations, import/export compliance, and compliance with excise, mineral oils and bonded warehousing.
- Management and development of the Regulatory Affairs Department and personnel in a matrix managed organization, developing procedures, providing work instruction and managing performance/.
- Knowledge of existing best practices is needed, while constantly seeking new/innovative work processes, systems, measurement and analysis tools from both internal and external sources to further improve performance.
Your Background
To be considered for this post, you must be able to demonstrate experience in dealing with legislation and regulations dealing with classification, labelling, handling and shipment of hazardous products, particularly REACH, CLP/GHS, and transport classification according to EU and international regulations, with knowledge of US transport regulations desirable). Experience in a leadership position within a global matrixed organization in chemicals is preferred, with history of successfully driving teams and processes for improved performance. You will ideally have a university degree in a chemical discipline and current knowledge of REACH and / or GLP/GHS.
The Benefits
In return, my client is offering excellent benefits and the opportunity to progress within a truly global organisation operating at the cutting edge of medical and laboratory technical and innovation. For instant consideration, please forward your CV to the contact below. Interviews will take place during late November 2009.
richard.hardinge@trsconsulting.co.uk
Keywords: Regulatory Affairs Manager, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Healthcare, Product Manager, Research and Development, Hazardous Chemicals Specialist, Cornwall, Devon, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicester, Derby, Nottingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Coventry, Northampton
This vacancy is being advertised by TRS Consulting (UK) Limited. The services advertised by TRS Consulting (UK) Limited are those of an employment agency and / or employment business.
