A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

 

Regulatory Affairs Analyst

 

Job Purpose / Overview

 

The Job owner is member of the SRA Team and responsible for:

1. Maximize opportunity & minimize risk by guiding business decisions based on scientific & regulatory insight and provide appropriate governance structure.
2. Ensure regulatory compliance of ingredients, products, packaging and claims in all the markets where we commercialize the products, protecting our freedom to operate.
3. Prepare, submit and follow up of product registration and renewals following our business needs, aligned with the timetable agreed.
4. Provide information related to local import and export requirements and timings, among others.
5. Frequent contact with sanitary authorities and distributors

What are we looking for?

 

Knowledge/Experience

 

• Newly graduated vet or vet student.
• English is a must
• Knowledge in petfood, small animal clinic and/or nutrition.
• Understanding of pet food law and regulatory frameworks
• Understanding of scientific dossiers and key messages from scientific information.
• Ability to work in multicultural teams and with people coming from different discipline and business areas.
• Ability to communicate and transfer knowledge to others in various forms (presentations, reports, training…)
• Intermediate / advanced English communication skills
• Office knowledge (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point, Adobe)

 

 

What would be your key responsibilities?

 

• Prepare dossiers for products or raw material registration / renewal following timings agreed. Direct interaction with distributors and regulatory authorities to reach submission approval.
• Assist with label development and review for compliance before release.
• Review the arts text (labeling), promotional and non-promotional material.
• Ensure keeping updated regional and local databases in relation to registered products.
• Interpret local and global regulations to ensure compliance of products, processes, practices and procedures. Strong support to ensure compliance with local, imported or exported products-related regulation, including but not limited to: Ingredients, labeling, claims product registration & packaging information.
• Deal with issues affecting import and export processes of our products.
• Support other business segments. providing regulatory advice and guidance when needed.
• Support the audit process.
• Coordinate translations when needed.
• Coordinate product sampling required by SAG Chile
• Coordinate shipment of samples to other business units and distributors when needed
• Follow up of innovation projects.
• Identify improvement opportunities and initiatives.
• Usage of systems, for example: SAP, Nexus, Veritas.

 

What can you expect from Mars?

 

Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world, we want tomorrow, today.

Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

 

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.