Sr Scientist I, SARA, Regulatory Affairs

Sr Scientist I, SARA, Regulatory Affairs Job Description Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. You execute the regulatory affairs strategy for your respective categories and geographical area using your technical and regulatory expertise. You ensure the regulatory and policy compliance of our portfolio and that policies, regulatory programs and requirements are met. How You Will Contribute You will implement the regulatory affairs strategy and work with cross‑functional teams to anticipate regulatory business risks and opportunities. In addition, you will provide regulatory affairs expertise for technical regulatory developments and help with responses to challenges and crisis management. In this role, you will ensure that ingredients, product composition, claims and labelling are in compliance with regulations and company policies, provide guidance to stakeholders on regulatory affairs, propose and implement business solutions in response to regulatory changes, and maintain and develop a strong knowledge of regulatory, scientific and nutrition risks and opportunities in your corresponding market. What You Will Bring Regulatory affairs (industry, governmental, association background). Understanding of the regulatory framework in your geographical area. Building collaborative relationships. Conducting technical assessments and supporting issues management. Thinking creatively. Communicating effectively. Project management. SARA core knowledge topics (e.g. flavors, additives, GMO, organic, dietary or religious suitability, etc.). More About This Role Support for NA Biscuit Regulatory Affairs including leading the day‑to‑day brand RA ownership, business programs across growth, innovation, renovations, productivity and business continuity programs. Responsible for RA brand continuity and leading brand strategy and decision making. Works closely with beloved brands like Ritz and other savory brands, including the Snack on the Go portfolio. Substantiate and navigate through product claims strategies to enable product innovation and renovation leveraging creative solutions that suit the business and consumer needs. Provide technical expertise and leadership support to the NA Biscuit brands for both the US and Canadian business teams, requiring a strong cross‑border NA mindset and knowledge of both US and Canadian regulations. Strong organization and leadership, acting like an owner, proactively collaborating with business partners and regulatory colleagues to develop objectives and recommended action plans to coordinate project deliverables for biscuits business initiatives. Required technical regulatory skills for managing the increased complexities of labeling (reviewing and approving ingredients, creating NA labeling information, reviewing and approving artwork and promotional content for the brands). Ability to handle and assess complexity, navigating technical solutions to allow the business to function optimally. Involved in and make contributions to NA SARA initiatives, actively participating in the community. What Extra Ingredients You Will Bring Technical regulatory skills needed for managing the increased complexities of labeling across borders and complex global supply networks. Technical regulatory skills for managing the increased complexities of formula compliance and labeling across North America. Experience in executing projects, change management and using project management tools and templates. Provides regulatory expertise and guidance to enable the development, manufacture and sale of our products in North America in line with local laws. Education / Certifications Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Food Science or related scientific discipline. Job Specific Requirements 4–6 years of solid and strong experience in Regulatory Affairs in the food industry. Travel Requirements Not required. 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. 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. Job Type Regular – Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs – Product Quality, Safety and Compliance. #J-18808-Ljbffr