QRC Specialist - Innovation

QRC Specialist - Innovation

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. 

As the QRC Specialist – Innovation, you will assist with the implementation of global regulatory strategies to ensure global management of enterprise or innovation level regulatory compliance.  You will strategize and communicate with the business and functional partners on anticipated and existing regulation and legislation in support of product development and regulatory compliance during life cycle management of the K-C product portfolio.

In this role, you will:


* Execute all regulatory activities in accordance with corporate policies and practices, protection of proprietary information, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.


* Act as the primary interface to the global regulatory affairs teams.


* Develop and execute global, innovative regulatory strategies that ensure compliance with global regulations, with a strong focus on North America US FDA and USDA regulations.


* Advise on regulatory intelligence, governance, best practices, and process improvements.

Support product development activities in accordance with enterprise or business launch plans.


* Assist in preparing regulatory submissions for the introduction of novel products in accordance with global regulatory requirements.


* Establish and maintain positive customer rapport while driving solutions to meet business needs.

Develop and maintain a strong spirit of partnership.


* Support the interpretation of existing regulations and those under development relative to the diverse K-C product range.

Subsequently, identify and advise on communicating the impact of these regulations to the relevant K-C stakeholders.


* Assist with advisement on the applicability of new or proposed legislation changes on marketed products and the innovation pipeline, communicating these developments to senior Innovation, functional, or business leaders.


* Assist with conducting due diligence for partnerships, mergers, acquisitions, licensees, etc., as requested.


* Serve as an agency and topic area expert level SME internally with responsibility for external opportunities with agencies, Industry Associations, and/or working groups.


* Support challenging communication situations internally or with external agencies/regulators to ensure business outcomes.


* Maintain and demonstrate a working level knowledge and skill in products, quality systems, processes, and regulations.


* Up to 10% travel to other Kimberly-C...