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160128 - Topeka, Kansas, United States

Responsible for ensuring compliance by Hill’s Pet Nutrition with regulations and statutes concerning research and development, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and sales of Hill’s products in the United States and where international regulations and statutes may impact U.S. produced products. Possess technical and regulatory expertise (for North America regulatory system and internal HQ regulatory processes). Oversee and develop an internal regulatory team focusing on market access execution activities including packaging development compliance, domestic product registration and export market product registration support. Work independently and collaboratively in research activities, showing and sharing knowledge of pet food regulations. This position will also serve as the technical and regulatory expert (for packaging compliance and registration management) leading the go-to-market regulatory team. Additionally, this position will lead strategic efforts and execution of Pet Food Label Modernization.

Demonstrate strong knowledge of regulations that impact U.S. products and the global regulatory environment. This individual will also monitor and update the business on relevant changes to regulations, possibly represent Hill’s Pet Nutrition on trade association committees and will ensure new and efficient processes are developed and documented to address future issues and will identify initiatives and efficiencies to drive process improvement. This individual will also have responsibility for managing and developing internal regulatory staff.

Principal responsibilities :

Regulatory Product Lead (Domestic Product Registration) :

• Lead U.S. state registrations to ensure complete, accurate, compliant, and timely submissions;
• Build and leverage relationships with state and federal regulators and lead the creation and response to product challenges.
• Lead creation and review of relevant Standard Operating Procedures / Work Instructions and policy guidelines (update as needed) including Regulatory POVs in order identify opportunities for improvement and streamlining of technical processes.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on regulations and registration actions involving pet food, including state and federal regulatory issues / changes.
• Monitor broader relevant regulatory environment, including proposed changes which may impact Hill’s operations and their products.
• Advise and make recommendations back to the business as to impact.
• Stay abreast of international projects that may impact U.S. regulatory environment or U.S. manufacturing.

Regulatory Packaging Compliance Lead (Global Packaging Compliance)

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Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range $128,000.00 - $150,000.00 USD

Pay is based on multiple non-discriminatory, individualized factors including but not limited to experience, job-related knowledge and education, skills and office / market location. In addition to base salary, salaried employees are eligible for annual discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing and, for Executive-level (salary grade 16 and above) roles only, long-term incentives in the form of Restricted Stock Units and / or Stock Options.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable benefits plans then in effect, all salaried employees are also eligible for a competitive benefits package which includes :