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Regulatory & Scientfic Affairs Specialist - Vitaflo

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Location: Cairo - Egypt

Company: Nestlé            

Full-time

POSITION SUMMARY

Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage company in the world. At our very core, we are a human company driven by our purpose to improve the quality of life and contribute to a healthier future.

Vitaflo RSA Specialist contributes to compliant labelling and product related communications, gives input to business & technical in Local I&R projects and builds relations with authorities and associations, to support Vitaflo portfolios
(Vitaflo, Comidamed & Mevalia) across MENA Market.                                                                                                  

A DAY IN THE LIFE …

"Regulatory & Compliance

• Registrations / Renewal / Variation Requests.
• Product Compliance Check: Internal versus Nestle GI’s and External compliance to make sure that the product is in harmony with the vertical and horizontal regulations (Validation#3 review and approval).
• RSA risk assessment at early stages of I&R pipeline in coordination with Global R&D & RA.
• Quality Support: Local and limit confirmation, Halal Compliance (Nestle Halal GI, Local Halal Certification body. verification), Shelf life and stability study verification versus local requirements. And mange shelf-life change request. (extension/reduction) and manage its implication on registration.
• Supply Chain Support: Shipping documents verification, technical shipping requirements (data loggers, cold chain). "                                              

"Labelling

• Label (EML or finished) Validation (Content / Claims) and Country-Specific info e.g. Reg. # or Importer details - (in coordination with Comm. Ops).
• Label Adaptation in coordination with T&D, marketing and agencies.
• Harmonization of labels across multiple countries & regions (in coordination with Global RA, T&D, Comm. Ops & Quality) to help in TDC reduction.
• Implementation of the new Vitaflo local overlabelling policy."                                                     

"Advocacy and Lobbying

• Proactive engagement with regulatory authorities & decision-makers to harmonize / challenge standards & new regulations in MENA. and simplification of registration process.
• Active participation in industry associations and horizon scanning for potential changes to regulations in the region for early notification to Vitaflo Global RA team.
• Monitor, analyze & report new / change of local regulations across the 19 countries of MENA. and strategy to cope with the changes (specifically against pain points in collaboration with the Vitaflo Global RA team.
• • Risk Management: Develop a comprehensive risk management framework to identify, assess, and mitigate regulatory risks."                                                                             

What will make you successful…

• Minimum 2 years Nestlé experience in a regulatory team or in close contact with regulatory environment or equivalent experience outside Nestlé in a regulatory team ( food association, industry or governmental authorities).                                                                                        
• Applied knowledge in at least one of the regulatory related topics such as food safety, consumer information, nutrition & health, additives, or quality.
• Knowledge and experience in nutrition, science, raw material and finished products applied to regulatory environment.
• Successful completion of the functional RSA curriculum up to the specialist level and proven implementation of learning through on-the-job application."