Regulatory Affairs Advocacy Lead

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You execute the regulatory affairs strategy across the entire Mondelēz brand portfolio and geographical area and are responsible for the regulatory and policy compliance to deliver Scientific Affairs mandates. You advocate for our regulatory positions and processes to promote the removal of external barriers and to enable our “Snacking Made Right” strategy. You leverage your technical knowledge and regulatory experience to advance our growth strategy, support global initiatives and enable freedom to operate. This position exists to facilitate strong external presence and influence in the trade associations, governmental bodies, and scientific organizations in which Mondelez is involved in North America.

How You Will Contribute

You will support the NA regulatory affairs strategy and compliance agenda and work with cross-functional stakeholders to assess business risks and opportunities. You will leverage your expertise to analyze technical regulatory developments in the external environment and monitor regulatory activity and issues impacting the Mondelēz business strategy and product portfolio. In this role, you will ensure the regulatory intel gathered from your participation in trade associations, scientific organizations and other external forums is captured and organized in manner that facilitates robust impact analysis and timely socialization to stakeholders.

You will lead the identification and integration of new horizon scanning tools within the Scientific Affairs function to enable accelerated issue mapping and predictive forecasting of threats and challenges in the external environment. As a functional expert, you will build strong business relationships with internal stakeholders, local and global colleagues, and external organizations/agencies to make an impact. In addition, you will help bring to life global tools, position papers and provide inputs to broader scientific affairs strategy in matters within your scope.

What You Will Bring

A desire to drive your future and purpose and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Communicates to stakeholders developments in Scientific and Regulatory Affairs to provide guidance
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical assessments in view of evolving regulatory issues
• Maintain and develop strong knowledge and understanding of regulatory, scientific and nutrition risks and opportunities in corresponding market. Apply interpretation to company
• Established professional network with hands on experience and skills interacting with food industry groups; preferred
• Strong analytical mindset and ability to interpret and communicate the impact of regulatory developments from a commercial and strategic perspective
• Passion to build collaborative relationships and networks to influence outcomes
• Regulatory depth in geographic area of scope – North America

More About This Role

What you need to know about this position:

Contribute to the development and execution of the Scientific and Regulatory Affairs strategy within the NA BU, including all categories (Biscuit, Chocolate, Gum & Candy).

Develop and maintain an up-to-date understanding of the North American and broader global regulatory landscape applicable to Mondelez product portfolio and strategic plans.

Maintain strong knowledge and awareness of, and provide inputs on scientific affairs topics, supporting impact assessments, horizon scanning of the changing regulatory landscape and guidance development to ensure readiness for the future.

Supports horizon scanning and issue monitoring to inform NA advocacy strategy and support communication of scientific and regulatory positions to ensure freedom to operate for Mondelēz products.

Provides Scientific and Regulatory affairs expertise for technical regulatory developments and supports responses and challenges to crisis management.

Attend key external meetings, conferences and events as assigned; capturing regulatory news, insights and trends; brining the outside in.

Manage the collation and maintenance of regulatory policy and intelligence materials and document repository.

Ensure collaboration, partnership, and execution of key topics across internal and external partners: Business, Corporate Affairs, Government Affairs, Legal, R&D, Trade Associations, Regulatory Agencies.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Strong attention to detail with a passion to advance regulatory compliance technical skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical, project management, and communication skills

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in food science, Food Engineering, Nutrition or similar scientific discipline

Job specific requirements:

• Expertise in SARA core knowledges topics (flavors, food additives, GMO, organic, dietary requirements)
• 6-10 years of Regulatory Affairs experience (senior level, strong compliance background)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills utilizing a variety of presentation mediums
• Language skills for markets of geographic oversight for communication and correct interpretation of laws and regulations

Travel requirements:

Minimal

Work schedule:

On-site hybrid role based in Toronto, Canada or East Hanover, NJ

Relocation support offered within the Canada or US

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

Regular

Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs

Product Quality, Safety and Compliance