Regulatory Scientist

**Requisition ID** 47646
**Position Type** FT Permanent
**Recruiter **#LI-SS1
**Posting Type** LI

**About Kerry**:
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

**About the role**:
Work Location: 1 Powerhouse, Selangor Malaysia
Reporting To: Regulatory Manager

To work in partnership with Kerry Regulatory & Scientific Affairs team to provide regulatory information in a fast, accurate, consistent, and efficient manner while engaging with internal and external stakeholders to support the business.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Ensure product and material compliance to local APMEA regulations and Kerry policies.
- Supports internal / external stakeholders across the region by providing standard technical information.
- Create and maintain regulatory documents.
- Liaise with RD&A, QA and Operations counterparts for technical documentation reviews.
- Engage with customers to facilitate business process and enhance customer experience.
- Business partner with RDA on new developments / innovation.
- Develop and maintain a strong knowledge of food regulations across APMEA region.
- Keep abreast with regulation updates, review draft regulations, and engage with government/regulatory trade associations as required.
- Understand & share best practice / trends / regulation changes & insights internally (i.e. knowledge sharing across the business).
- Manage emerging issues (i.e. be the point of contact to internal stakeholders as required).
- Provide support when required during external audits (e.g. contact suppliers / liaise with relevant bodies).
- To perform any duties assigned from time to time by superior e.g. Queries, Projects, Audit support
- Responsible for some projects and able to provide input to more complex projects.

**Qualifications and skills**:

- Degree holder in Food Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology or equivalent.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Regulatory, QA or RD&A within Food Industry or Flavour House.
- Executes against functional initiatives.
- Developing regulatory knowledge associated with food industry.
- Greatly beneficial if one possesses the ability to read and write in Chinese, especially for interpreting regulations from China and Taiwan.