Sr. Regulatory & Compliance Specialist - GNC

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The Regulatory Documentation Specialist is responsible for evaluation and support of registration requirements for global product registration.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage product registration globally via various activities including but not limited to requesting, procuring, processing and preparing appropriate documentation, documenting and tracking progress of new registrations and re-registrations in each market
  • Ensure that progress is in line with the company’s targets
  • Collect and maintain files necessary to define product registration, re-registration and import processes
• Timely distribution of latest revision level documentation to all appropriate users
• Maintain a computer database of all filed documentation that ensures fast retrieval of documents
• Strong organizational skills to organize documentation needs for regulatory requests.
• Identify regulatory requirements for potential new markets and stay current with regulatory requirements for existing markets and assess the impact of such requirements on manufacturing, product development and the business
  • Alert upper management and relevant partners to the impact
  • Anticipate future regulatory challenges with similar impact
• Identity regulatory challenges that may arise as a result of new initiatives and new product launches by the company
  • Propose approaches to successfully work through these challenges to ensure the company goals are met
• Build and foster strong working relationships with departments within and outside GNC including franchisees, government agencies (USDA, South Carolina Department of Agriculture, Department of State, etc.,) and manufacturing partners
• Facilitate the exchange of documents and technical conversations to support registration
• Keep ahead of regulatory changes or proposed changes that may impact product formulation, product manufacture and/or product registration
• Provide franchisees the necessary support to interact with local authorities in order to support or defend against proposed regulations
• Create and manage monthly registration reports with global franchisees to ensure reports are transmitted to GNC (i.e. registrations, re-registrations & regulations)
• Represent GNC at regulatory meetings/conferences as needed
• Additional duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

PHYSICAL ASPECTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands or fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low/moderate.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

• • Bachelor’s degree in science related field, (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nutrition, Biology) or related field.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in regulatory Affairs.
  • Ability to understand product registration documentation
  • High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications
  • Strong self-starter with interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning)
  • Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts
  • Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients
  • Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
  • Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management
  • Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting General Nutrition Centers International is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

GNC Holdings LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer