Regulatory Affairs Specialist

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #169413 - Del.Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

Job Summary:
This position is responsible for ensuring product compliance throughout the entire product life-cycle for any product category, with a regional focus on LATAM. The role will deliver and maintain core regulatory dossiers, primarily for Cosmetics and Household Products, and support the timely registration, renewal, and maintenance of product licenses. This is a hybrid role with both strategic and operational responsibilities, requiring interaction with cross-functional and multicultural teams across the region.       Key Responsibilities:

• Compile documents and information required for high-quality, successful submissions, license renewals, annual registrations, and maintenance of product registration dossiers for relevant authorities.
• Assist in the preparation of product dossiers regionally; ensure accurate archiving of all submitted and received documents, maintain regulatory databases and tools, and ensure timely data updates for compliance.
• Maintain and update registration and ingredient archives, databases, and tracking tools.
• Monitor regulations and requirements for Mexico and LATAM; provide guidance to business teams on regulatory strategy and participate in process improvement initiatives within Regulatory Operations.
• Notify the Regional Regulatory Affairs Manager of upcoming renewals and regulatory commitments in a timely manner.
• Report regularly to the Regional Regulatory Affairs Department with KPIs, highlighting dossier preparation, supportive data status, and timelines.
• Track outstanding documentation, notify and advise management as needed.
• Collaborate with other regions to collect relevant documents and information for dossiers.
• Assist in creating and updating Regulatory Standard Operating Procedures and managing their revision dates.
• Support regulatory submissions in other countries when products are cross-border sourced.
• Assist in creating ingredient listings for product labeling and support artwork review/approval processes.
• Monitor and interpret relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards to ensure compliance with local and corporate requirements (for medicinal products, medical devices, cosmetics, biocides, detergents, and consumer goods).
• Ensure the content, organization, and quality of all regulatory documents meet local/regional requirements and corporate standards.
• Actively participate in regulatory advocacy and engage with external associations on regulatory matters.

    Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemical Pharmaceutical, or any related area.
• 3/4+ years of confirmed experience in regulatory affairs, managing formulated products, quality or product development in the pharmaceutical, medical devices or similar industries.
• Advanced English proficiency (spoken and written).
• Strong proficiency in MS Office and Google applications/tools.

    Desired Qualifications:

• Good command of Portuguese language is a plus.
• Experience with regulatory platforms and tools such as Veeva, ZenGRC, and SAP.
• Prior exposure to LATAM regulatory processes for Cosmetics and Household Products.
• Experience in digital transformation or process improvement initiatives in Regulatory Affairs.
• Problem-solving and creative thinking skills for regulatory challenges and digitalization initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, multicultural teams.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

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