UNILEVER IS CURRENTLY HIRING A REGULATORY AFFAIRS JUNIOR MANAGER, COSMETICS POLAND.

Function: Research & Development - Regulatory Affairs
Reports to: Personal Care Regulatory Affairs Lead Europe
Scope: Personal Care and Beauty & Wellbeing in Poland and cross-Business Group compliance support for the Europe Business Unit
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Terms & Conditions: Full-time

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum BSc in a relevant subject (Chemistry, Biology, Toxicology, Pharmcology, Environmental Science, Product Science/Technology, Regulatory Affairs)
• Minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience in a European FMCG environment
• Experience in product development or regulatory affairs
• Experience working with cosmetics
• Proven record of working collaboratively at the interface of marketing, regulatory affairs, legal and R&D

SKILLS

• Regulatory understanding, interpretation and compliance; assessment of the impact of regulatory change
• Excellent technical communication skills both written and verbal; ability to clearly and simply explain complex regulatory topics to business partners
• Stakeholder identification and management
• Proactive self-direction with a high level of initiative and persistence; hands-on approach to the delivery of results
• Ability to set priorities and focus on what really counts
• Strategic thinking and influencing; problem solving; attention to detail
• Cross-functional integration, business partnering and team-working
• Fluent in Polish and English

BACKGROUND & JOB PURPOSE

As part of the European Personal Care Regulatory Affairs team you will support the Personal Care and Beauty & Wellbeing businesses in Poland by providing regulatory leadership on compliance, innovation and advocacy activities. You will create significant business impact in Poland by ensuring all innovations have a clear route to compliance in market and you will help create space to launch ground-breaking new innovations and compelling bold claims. You will monitor local regulatory developments to ensure products on the market remain compliant.
You will work closely with the local marketing, market R&D, quality, legal and corporate affairs team in Poland and with the European Regulatory Affairs team to ensure seamless regulatory input into the PC and B&W innovation and advocacy programmes.
In addition you will support EU level cross-Business Group compliance activities.
The role would ideally suit a regulatory affairs assistant looking to further develop their regulatory affairs career or an R&D professional looking to move into regulatory affairs.