Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs Manager

Position Snapshot
Business area: Nestlé Canada Inc.
Job title: Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs Manager
Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8;
Hybrid

A little bit about us
While Nestlé is known for KitKat, Gerber, Nescafe, and Häagen-Dazs, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people-focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,000+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

Position Summary:

The Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs Manager will have oversight of the current Nestle Nutrition Portfolio while supporting the long-term pipeline and strategy. This role will foster out-of-the-box thinking to identify product and communication opportunities built on strong nutritional science to meet the needs of consumers and help the business navigate the Canadian regulatory environment. They will drive growth for the Nutrition Business through strong engagement with key internal cross-functional (local and global) teams and external stakeholders. This role will have one direct report.

A Day in life of a Nutrition & Regulatory Affairs Manager

1. Lead the Nutrition Science & Regulatory Affairs Strategy for the Nutrition Business:
   1. Translate nutrition scientific principles into business opportunities for the category.
   2. Ensure sound nutrition science is embedded into the innovation and renovation pipeline according to Canadian regulatory requirements – both short & long term.
   3. Provide scientific and regulatory substantiation for claims, 3rd party certifications and other product attributes.
   4. Provide oversight to ensure regulatory compliance for our brands.
   5. Identify short- and long-term nutrition and regulatory opportunities and lead the advocacy work for their achievement and removal of regulatory roadblocks as relevant.
2. Lead the Medical Affairs Strategy for the Nutrition Business:
   1. Develop the medical & scientific affairs strategy and activation plan in the medical channel that build brand advocacy and drives brand recommendations from healthcare professionals.
   2. Ensure Nutrition Science is translated into key documents, positions, and materials in the context of the Nutrition Business realities.
   3. Ensure that Medical & Scientific Affairs activities are aligned to business strategy, as well as in compliance with corporate and government policies and regulations.
   4. Core point person, and Subject Matter Expert (SME), for all medical & scientific needs across external and internal stakeholders.
3. Represent the Nutrition Business Externally:
   1. Develop objective-driven and realistic Key Opinion Leader and Stakeholder Engagement strategy and activation plan to reinforce Nestlé Nutrition's scientific leadership and credibility.
   2. Showcase Nestlé Nutrition's external credibility as a science leader amongst healthcare professionals (HCPs), key opinion leaders (KOLs), and stakeholders through a variety of strategic medical & scientific initiatives.
   3. Accountable to develop and facilitate medical education for external stakeholders on key scientific platforms that will drive advocacy across Nestlé Nutrition portfolio.
   4. Responsible for responding to inquiries from HCPs.
   5. Be the external and internal Canadian Medical and Scientific lead during crisis management.

Role Requirements

1. University Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or equivalent experience. Postgraduate experience in nutrition preferred.
2. Minimum of 6 years of experience in industry or a related field, preferably CPG or Consumer Health, Natural Health Products.
3. Previous regulatory experience or demonstrated knowledge of the Canadian regulatory environment.
4. People Management experience preferable.
5. Experience with external stakeholders (KOLs/Academia/Industry Groups).

Preferred Skills

1. Demonstrated business sense, critical thinking, problem-solving skills.
2. Have a curious and continuous growth mindset to push boundaries and drive out-of-the-box thinking.
3. Consistent record of successfully handling and delivering complex projects.
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
5. Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

What you need to know

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.