Regulatory Claims Substantiation Specialist

Responsibilities

• Review of in-depth scientific evidence of the biological effects of ingredients used in Nordic Naturals products
• Partner with research & regulatory functions to ensure compliance to appropriate regulatory
• Propose revisions to claims substantiations documents to better support a specific health claim within DSHEA and FDA/FTC guidelines
• Identify and propose revisions to high-risk claims and/or language within internal claims documents
• Develop expertise in the terminology, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, pharmacology and clinical outcomes associated with individual dietary ingredients and associated structure function claims
• Review, summarize and/or substantiate the mechanistic and clinical evidence supporting product claims
• Communicates and collaborates with team members to plan, develop, and produce high-quality communication products in a dynamic environment
• Manages projects in a timely fashion and adheres to project schedules and deadlines
• Works simultaneously on multiple projects, independently setting work priorities to meet changing deadlines and scope-of-work definitions
• Performs substantive edits, correcting grammar, technical usage, content, and organizational problems
• Adjusts processes to accommodate changes and resolve issues
• Collaborate with the PD Team to assess regulatory risk of formulas and improve existing formulas as necessary
• Support the regulatory department with review of marketing, product, and education content
• Achieve an understanding of current Nordic Naturals regulatory risk tolerance and cross functional alignment (marketing, legal, research, etc.) on substantiation standards
• Complete product claims substantiation review for the Nordic Naturals product portfolio
• Develop understanding of current product and regulatory data and contribute to the improvement of overall knowledge management practices for regulatory content

Preferred

• Prefer familiarity with EndNote

Benefits

• Remote position for those who live outside of 40 miles from Nordic Naturals headquarters in Watsonville, CA; team members who live inside of the 40-mile radius are expected to be onsite occasionally.
• Omega-3 fish oil and nutritional supplements.
• Watsonville, California, USA
• https://www.nordic.com
• Growth Stage
• Leadership Team
• Jason Puett
• Chief Financial Officer
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Qualifications

• D., Master of Science, or a Bachelor of Science degree in biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology, or other life sciences
• At least three years of regulatory experience related to claims substantiation for finished products in the dietary supplement industry
• Must possess knowledge pertaining to the nutraceutical industry and must be well versed in a variety of ingredients, their usage, forms, activities and all other relevant characteristics
• Knowledge and applied experience of food or supplement regulations (including DSHEA, FD&C Act Section 21 CFR 101 and 111) is required
• Experience with reading and understanding all sections of scientific and/or clinical research studies
• Must be receptive to constructive criticism and accept disagreement in a professional manner
• Familiarity with statistics, clinical trials design, experimental design / hypothesis testing, and interpretation of laboratory and clinical research data
• Must be able to read and interpret documents such as standard operating procedures, and regulations
• Must be honest and demonstrate integrity. Scientific integrity and care for the well-being and trust of our customers is paramount
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, meet deadlines, be detail-oriented, perform and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks. Organizational, and interpersonal skills are key
• Excellent fluency in spoken and written English
• Skilled in scientific writing, comprehension, and presentation of technical information to technical and non-technical audiences
• Must be able to work cross functionally with many different departments and various skill levels
• Positive - Ability to view all situations with a positive attitude
• Accountable – takes ownership for responsibilities, acknowledges and learns from mistakes
• Innovative - Ability to look beyond the standard solutions and "think outside the box"
• Independent – Must be self-motivated and able to manage obligations without direct supervision
• Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea
• Communication - Ability to communicate effectively with others using spoken and written word clearly and concisely
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers' needs while following company procedures
• Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one's ability using his or her own drive or initiative
• Macintosh OS X environment
• Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Word, and PPT, adobe Acrobat
• Google suite
• Prefer familiarity with EndNote
• At least three years of regulatory experience related to claims substantiation for finished products in the dietary supplement industry.

Required skills

• Adobe Acrobat, Clinical Trial Design, DSHEA, Dietary Supplement Claims Substantiation, EndNote, Experimental Design and Hypothesis Testing, FD&C Act Section 21 CFR 101 and 111, Google Workspace, Macintosh OS X, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Microsoft Office Word, Nutraceutical Ingredients, Scientific Writing, Scientific and Clinical Research Interpretation, Statistics

Preferred skills

• Prefer familiarity with EndNote

Experience

• 3+ years