Senior Manager of Product Stewardship

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Job Description

Albemarle is hiring a Senior Manager, Product Stewardship - Americas. This position is hybrid and based in Charlotte, NC or Washington, DC. The Senior Manager, Product Stewardship - Americas will be responsible for the management, professional development, and technical leadership of an America based team of Product Stewards, Regulatory, Hazard Communication and Toxicology staff. This leader will ensure regulatory compliance, and the safety of the products placed into the Americas markets. This person will be the Regulatory expert for all current and emerging regulations impacting Albemarle in the Americas, additionally this person will be responsible for mentoring and growing the Americas based product stewards, regulatory, hazard communications, and toxicology staff.

Key Responsibilities:

This person will be critical in the development and implementation of Americas-based policies and procedures and will be instrumental in the management of the new product development efforts for Albemarle.  Another critical role is the development of professional staff.

The role will assist in the development and implementation of product stewardship and product regulatory affairs related policies, plans, programs and processes. The Senior Manager will proactively seek to understand corporate and regional business objectives and collaborate with the designated Business Partners to enable attainment of business objectives while also mitigating product stewardship and regulatory related business risks.

The incumbent will also be required to personally provide relevant subject matter expertise on such issues as: hazard identification, exposure characterization, safety assessment and product safety testing guidance to project teams and senior management. This detailed technical work will enable new product development, mergers and acquisitions, and promote product stewardship in support of all of Albemarle’s business ventures.

What you will do:

• Enable growth initiatives and implement programs and processes to address specific global regulations that impact company products, with a keen focus on those related to chemistries that are at the core of Albemarle’s value propositions.
• Develop, train and hire talent for the Americas while developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure safe and compliant products in the Americas marketplace in a proactive manner.
• Work proactively and cross functionally (e.g., R & D, Manufacturing, Commercial and Supply Chain and others as required) to promote responsible product stewardship programs including information disclosure, packaging, distribution, use, and ultimate disposal or disposition of products globally but concentration on the Americas.
• Assist in the development and implementation of product stewardship related processes and tools, develop and/or add technical and regulatory capabilities where and when warranted.
• Ensure that NPD and business teams understand the need and expected timeframes to secure and maintain the requisite authorizations under Americas chemical control regulations (e.g., TSCA, FIFRA, FDA, etc.) before and while doing business in markets where such programs apply.
• Work collaboratively with all relevant internal Albemarle functions such as: Product Management, R & D, Legal, Communications, Operations, etc. to enable the rapid and cost-efficient introduction of new products and formulations.
• Manage ongoing compliance with all applicable product regulatory programs, such as: Canada, Mexico SA, TSCA, FDA, EPA, Hazard Communication and their analogues on a country-by-country basis for the Americas marketplaces.
• Assist operating sites and other functions in the development, implementation and integration of processes, procedures, and tools needed to ensure ongoing product regulatory compliance and product risk management.
• Collaborate as requested and/or directed with Americas based Albemarle External Affairs personnel to effectively interface with legislative committees and governmental agencies, and/or regulatory organizations.
• Provide effective team leadership and collaboration within multi-functional teams, and communicate toxicology, and safety information, technical position papers and risk assessments to internal and external technical experts as well as program and business sector leaders.
• Participate in the life-cycle management of Albemarle products, which may result in the incumbent developing responses to safety-related internal or external customer inquiries and the development of safety-related statements, policies, or other documentation for internal or external distribution.
• Manage self and team in accordance with expected Albemarle leadership behaviors and with a focus on building talent by enhancing their and team member’s technical, professional, leadership and communication skills through constructive coaching, continuing education and professional development courses, attendance and participation in scientific conferences and meetings, publication of appropriate work in peer-reviewed journals, and other aspects of capability development and team leadership.
• Take a leadership role in the management of the Albemarle Product Stewardship Policy and Procedure; and develop and maintain a real time Product Stewardship compliance plan using appropriate inputs such as incident metrics, self-assessment results and trends, audit results, and other feedback to guide prioritization of key focus areas & opportunities for improvement.
• Help with and conduct self-assessments to periodically review Product Stewardship processes, procedures, and tools; use the results to drive continuous improvement; and ensure that compliance best practices are identified, communicated, and implemented effectively across operating sites for all product lines.

What You Bring

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in toxicology, chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, environmental science, biomedical, public health or related field of relevant product stewardship expertise with a minimum of 10-years of experience, or master’s degree with 8-+ years of relevant experience, or Ph.D. with 5+ years of relevant experience.

• Must be knowledgeable in global product safety: risk assessment, hazard assessment, hazard communication requirements, and establishing current and future global product stewardship strategy based on current affairs and informed expectations of future impacts.

• Specific working knowledge and experience in the registration and introduction of products globally, especially in the Americas, with some knowledge of other global regions.

• Chemical or similar process industry experience required​.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, manage and develop a team of professionals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and must be able to develop and maintain productive relationships with customers, business leaders and colleague and regulators.

• Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to influence at all levels in an organization. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required, including public speaking and training.

• Must be action oriented, demonstrate high energy for accepting related business challenges, and possess strong initiative and drive toward continuous improvement.

• Proven collaboration & consensus building skills.

• Demonstrated analytical & problem-solving skills with strong ability to synthesize data and information from multiple sources into coherent business impact analyses.

• Strong sense of urgency and follow through.

• Strong ability to shape/influence business and regulatory bodies.

• Skilled in working across internal business and operating units to maximize opportunities and deliver results through external coalitions.

Preferred:

• An MBA is a plus.

• Specialty chemical experience preferred.

• Certification by the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) or other equivalent scientific, medical and/or professional certification globally preferred. #LI-JH3

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

• Competitive compensation

• Comprehensive benefits package

• A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves, our teams, and our communities. When you join Albemarle, you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future, build with purpose and grow together.