Regulatory Relations Specialist jobs in Newark, OH

At Bath & Body Works, everyone belongs. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture focused on delivering exceptional fragrances and experiences to our customers. We focus on recruiting, retaining, and advancing diverse talent where our associate population is as diverse as the communities we serve, live and work. In addition, we work to improve our communities and our planet in a way that will make us proud for years to come because we believe the world is a brighter, happier place when everyone has access to the things that make them happy. 

As an individual contributor you will be responsible for providing day-to-day global regulatory support, execution and advisement for the successful launch and lifecycle of amenable formulated and hardline/softline consumer products such as home fragrance, personal care, OTC drugs and accessories. Key duties include concept review, ingredient/formula evaluation, label approval, claims, product registrations/notifications, and post-market support with a strong focus on engaging and supporting global franchise partners around the world to ensure product compliance.

Responsibilities:

Product Compliance Management:

• Accountable to understand and apply global regulations to ensure amenable products.
• Communicate product and ingredient/formula requirements to appropriate partners (internal and external).
• Evaluate and resolve product compliance issues with cross functional partners.
• Perform reviews to confirm ingredient, formula, and product acceptability.
• Evaluate and raise major issues to manager/supervisor.

Product Research and Evaluation:

• Perform research on regulatory related topics appropriate to areas of accountability.
• Provide recommendations and information to supervisor and regulatory teams.
• Continue to learn and apply regulations and support with issues management.
• Develop an understanding of market positioning and ingredient/technology acceptability. 

Submission and Reporting Management:

• Assist and be responsible for the design and maintenance of regulatory recordkeeping systems.
• Organize information, documentation, and databases to ensure completeness and ease of use.
• Assist with data analysis and report development.
• Provide metric data for areas of responsibility and tasks.
• Responsible for identifying and developing SOPs associated to areas of accountability.

Emerging Issues Mgmt. / External Monitoring:

• Awareness and understanding of regulations, industry, and technical issues.
• Responsible for understanding emerging technical issues and identifying impacts through functional support of sub-brand projects.
• Responsible for communicating information to regulatory, technical teams and cross functional partners.
• External monitoring: Federal & State EPAs, FTC, FDA, Federal Register, Health Canada, EU European Commission, and International regulations and emerging issues. 

Government Agency and Trade Association Management:

• Participate in trade association activities as identified by supervisor.
• Supervise government/regulations applicable to their area of accountability.
• Communicate emerging trade association activities and/or governmental monitoring to regulatory team applicable to their area of accountability.
• Participate and organize educational and development activities such as webinars as needed.

Talent Management:

• Assist in onboarding new associates and training cross functional partners.