Global Head / VP - Regulatory & Scientific Affairs - Kennesaw, GA

Summary :

The Global Head RSA H&W is the senior Regulatory & Scientific Affairs (RSA) role responsible for the ADM Health and Wellness Portfolio.

This role sits on the Global ADM RSA team, as well as the H&W Leadership Team and plays a vital role in shaping the strategy and direction of the business.

ADM’s H&W business offers a robust portfolio of ingredient opportunities for humans and animals, including pre-pro-post biotics, botanicals and naturally based ingredients.

These include microbiome solutions and specialty health products and ingredients such as prebiotic dietary fibers, plant- and nutritional oils, mixed tocopherols and vitamin E, sterols, sterol esters, isoflavones and natural preservation systems.

This role leads the Regulatory & Scientific Affairs functional interface with the business, helps set functional priorities internally as well as externally through advocacy.

This role maximizes the internal regulatory network within ADM globally with shared functional resources, and works to direct the RSA approach globally for H&W.

This role is to engage with external partners to represent the company and defend its interests.

Job Responsibilities :

• Supporting the business requires;
• Oversight of functional team and direct according to business priorities for product stewardship, market entry, claims, and maintenance of the regulatory aspects of the portfolio.
• The role is the strategic regulatory & scientific strategy lead for Global H&W business.
• The position works closely with the RSA corporate functional community to lead function-to-business partnership in terms of division RSA organizational design and resourcing.
• It requires the leveraging cross-division functional responses and conduit to commercial strategies.
• The role works closely with the Regulatory Compliance and Performance team to develop and evaluate the business metrics as well as the KPI’s for the division.
• It is positioned to work with H&W Leadership and the function to align on the divisional RSA budget.
• A successful candidate will support due diligence required for M&A and JV activities as identified and requested by RSA and Business leadership, ensure that the RSA H&W teams are maintaining the regulatory database(s) for business partners (Operations, Marketing, Products Development and Applications, Research and Innovation), advise and support quality, marketing and product management departments in ensuring regulatory compliance of products and marketing tools, check regulatory status of new ingredients and new products versus regulation applicable in the region and liaise with global regulatory network for other regions, advise quality department for products labelling, MSDS and quality / regulatory statements following ADM standards.
• The role makes sure to reply to regulatory enquiries on ADM’s products, contribute to ADM’s working groups on regulatory topics

Ensuring market authorization for ingredients and finished products requires :

• Actively participate (, IPA) in consortia that advance harmonization, and market access for the ADM portfolio
• Support the preparation of authorization and renewal dossiers in partnership with Science & Technology and Marketing and Product Management.
• Define regulatory strategy to accelerate market launch of new specialty offerings, ingredients and finished products in collaboration with regional teams and external consultants.

Lobbying within Professional Associations network requires the candidate to

• Engage with external partners (regulatory bodies, trade associations) in coordination with the global and regional H&W leadership to represent the company and defend ADM’s aligned interests (, IPA)
• Provide advice and act proactively to anticipate any regulatory change impacting

Required Skills :

• Global Regulatory Affairs experience
• Leadership and team management experience
• Ability to work in a team environment and having a cross-cultural approach.
• Strong, independent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills and a very good command of both written and spoken English.
• Computer Skills and excellent user knowledge in business relevant software (SAP, Microsoft Office Package).
• Business Acumen
• Recognized by peers as source of knowledge.
• Attention to detail

Education Requirements :

The position requires a university degree in relevant scientific or regulatory area (, Chemistry, Nutrition), graduate degree preferred or equivalent experience

Desired Experience :

Preferred more than 15 years of experience working with

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REF : 84908BR

Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including :

• Physical wellness medical / Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).

Additional benefits include :

• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.
• Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.

IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career.

We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed : people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities.

For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here :

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow.

We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company.

Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more.

From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at

Req / Job ID

84908BR

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LI-LR2