Regulatory Affairs - Product Manager
Publication date:
15 August 2024Workload:
100%- Place of work:Mumbai Corporate Office
Stellenbeschreibung
Regulatory Affairs – Product Manager
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.
In this role, you will:
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Provide Regulatory Affairs leadership in the development and implementation of regulatory strategies to support the achievement of business objective for India and Global Consumer and Professional Businesses units, while ensuring compliance with domestic and international Medical Device, Cosmetic and Consumer Product regulations.
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Facilitate the preparation, collation and submission of documents related to the registration / import of new products and changes to existing products in India.
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Provide regulatory training and strategic assessments to the R&E/MKT/Quality team in support of new regulations and new technology development that is cognizant of product testing.
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Products include but not limited: Baby Child Care, Fem & Adult Care, Family Care, Professional products etc.
About Us
Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You
You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our Regulatory Affairs roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
General Expectations and Accountabilities:
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Development and improvement regulatory affairs programs and/or projects involving department or cross-functional teams
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Communicate appropriately with all customers, conducting all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity and honesty so as to build an unimpeachable business reputation.
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Initiates, develops and implements new regulatory affairs concepts, tools and strategies to improve business practices, and assure business, facility and corporate objectives are met.
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Provides technical leadership and expertise to support teams in manufacturing and marketing full ranges of products worldwide.
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Manage self in accordance with the expected behaviors of the Leadership Qualities.
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Ensure that all elements of the corporate Human Resources Development and Diversity policy are fully supported.
Position Specific Accountabilities:
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Provide functional leadership, expertise and counsel to develop product regulatory market entry strategies and determine regulatory documentation requirements for KC products in India and communicate these requirements to project teams.
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Provide interpretation, direction and advice on relevant new and existing regulations and legislation and guidance to support compliance with all relevant laws and regulations which affect the organization’s activities.
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Communicate KC regulatory policy as well as India regulations related to product safety with R&E and MKT team to make sure the product and ingredients design compliance with KC requirement and local regulations.
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Review and approve together with legal team for all kinds of claims related to the products.
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Ensure that regulatory submissions and notifications are prepared and submitted accurately, completely and in a timely manner to meet business objectives
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Continues monitoring regulation change and trend within India and conduct compliance assessment based on country selling product category.
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Recommend, develop and support implementation of regulatory affairs policies and procedures.
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Ensure that all matters within the incumbent's area of responsibility which could adversely impact the business of the organization or the Corporation are communicated in a timely manner. Communicate with senior management and others, who need to know, in a timely, complete and clear manner.
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Responsible for dealing post-marketing surveillance issues with government agencies and customers through proposing specific solutions and implementing them to minimize losses to the business
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Represent Kimberly-Clark’s interests at Trade Associations, in order to gain knowledge and influence regulations and standards by collaborating with other similar companies.
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Execute global regulatory initiatives to align with global strategies.
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Perform other tasks and activities as directed by the Reporting Manager.
Scope:
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Incumbent reports to Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager - ASEAN.
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He/she provides strategic leadership, direction, advice and assistance to the organization’s facilities, business sectors and team members on regulatory compliance and knowledge management.
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Enables market access for K-C products throughout India by developing knowledge of the country regulations / import restrictions and developing and implementing strategies and processes for getting products to market in a timely and cost-effective manner.
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This position also provides support for global and APAC projects.
Qualifications/Education/Experience Required:
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Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Science, Engineer or Legal discipline and at least 5 years broad managerial experience in a Research, Manufacturing, Supply, Quality, Product Safety, Regulatory Affairs or Legal function. An advanced degree is desirable.
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An in-depth knowledge of India regulations with a principle focus on cosmetics and Hygienic Products is preferred.
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Experience should include close working relationships with Business, Marketing, Manufacturing and Research functions and excellent communication skills are essential.
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It required demonstrated evidence of a solid background of technical knowledge and experience combined with the proven ability to successfully direct projects and influence people at all organizational levels.
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Fluent in English Speaking and native language are very important for this position.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
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Standort
Mumbai Corporate Office
Additional Locations
Worker Type
Angestellt
Worker Sub-Type
Normaler Beschäftigter