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Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You execute the scientific affairs strategy for your respective categories and geographical area using your scientific and regulatory expertise. You advocate for Mondelēz’s regulatory and scientific positions to promote the removal of technical barriers and to enable our “Snacking Made Right” strategy. In addition, you build, maintain and leverage your established relationships with leading trade associations, government agencies and academia and guide the execution of policies and scientific and regulatory programs.

How you will contribute

You will implement the scientific affairs strategy, ensuring it is aligned with business needs and strategies, and work with cross-functional teams to anticipate business risks and opportunities. In addition, you will educate others on the implications of science affairs issues and develop plans to mitigate risks. You will influence external discussions for company priority issues, provide scientific affairs leadership with technical regulatory developments, and help with responses to challenges and crisis management. In this role, you will also provide guidance, direction and potential growth opportunities in scientific affairs that will support strategic growth initiatives and propose and implement business solutions to external regulatory changes.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and purpose, accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Scientific affairs, regulatory affairs (industry, governmental, association background)

• Understanding of the regulatory framework in your geographical

• Building collaborative relationships and networks to influence outcomes

• Leading technical assessments, issues management

• Thinking creatively

• Communicating and influencing

• Project management

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

This position leads the Scientific Affairs team for the expanded MEU region (UK, EU, Ukraine, Turkey, Eurasia) within the Global Scientific and Regulatory Affairs department for Mondelēz International. The Scientific Affairs (SA) function is responsible for the strategic development and advancement of science-based issues management to drive growth, protect the business and position Mondelez as a credible advocate in the external environment.

The individual in this position will lead a team of 4-5 colleagues based in various countries across the MEU region to proactively manage scientific, regulatory and nutrition issues . This includes anticipating potential threats, risks, opportunties and emerging issues and scanning the horizon for future issues. The leader and team members engage actively in trade association and scientific organizations to influence scientific and regulatory direction and decisions and to drive the Mondelez agenda. The person in this role must be able to influence external dialogue for priority issues in pursuit of practical approaches and solutions. Delivery of globally relevant risk assessments and facilitation of issue resolution in ways which are beneficial or non-disruptive to the business is a requirement. The individual will leverage their scientific and regulatory knowledge to develop robust positions and policies for the region and theglobal company. Communication regarding new regulatory requirements and helping to support their strategic implementation with business and R&D partners is part of the scope of the role.

This role will also act as the leader of the Global Scientific Affairs Community of Practice to lead the discussion of issues and priorities, to align on common issues management and policies across Mondelez regions and to develop global influencing strategies. This position will be responsible for setting up, expanding and maintaining global collaborative networks with the objective of driving information transfer and global consistency in the scientific affairs space.

This team works collaboratively with Corporate and Government Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Food Safety, R&D, Nutrition, Wellbeing and the business for the successful identification and management of issues and mitigation strategies which protect and drive business growth. Engagement on critical issues is with senior management of the company.

The individual will need to be highly competent in food science, have an expert understanding of regulatory and scientific matters in the food area, be a strong talent developer, act as a relationship builder both internally with business partners and externally with scientific, trade and government agencies and have the ability to effectively manage issues and identify opportunities for the enterprise.

This role is a direct report to the Director of Scientific Affairs MEU.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the MEU Scientific Affairs team to proactively identify and manage scientific, regulatory and nutrition issues in a manner which avoids potential business disruption and ensures appropriate corporate compliance and advocacy. (30%)

• Develop the appropriate relationships with external trade associations, scientific organizations and regulatory authorities to drive the MEU SA agenda.

• Actively participate on committees and working groups where engagement, leadership and influencing is required. (30%)

• Communicate on a regular basis with key internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of strategies, priorities and activities.

• Drive execution of regulatory and issues management strategies in partnership with business partners. (20%)

• Lead global Mondelez Scientific Affairs Community of Practice to facilitate technical information sharing for key issues, priority setting and management strategies with colleagues in each region and develop common ways of working (15%)

• Develop, coach and teach SA associates to enable a talent pipeline that will secure functional execution of SA responsibilities (5%)

• Ability to drive SA strategy and deliverables across the large and diverse expanded MEU region with both developed and developing markets.

• Ability to effectively collaborate and influence multiple stakeholders, both internally and externally, on issues management positions and strategies to create new business opportunities while mitigating potential reputational issues.

• Ability to lead the global Community of Practice to align on priorities, strategies, development of positions, consistency of practices and information management

• Manage a team of 4-5 individuals

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Extensive Scientific /Regulatory Affairs experience primarily with a large corporation

• Minimum of graduate degree in food science, food engineering, nutrition or similar scientific discipline

• Strong ability to build collaborative relationships and network with industry peers to influence outcomes

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical assessments, issues management and strategy development in the scientific affairs space

• Strong understanding of scientific, regulatory and nutrition issues in the food space and actions/interests of NGOs and governments related to these issues

• Able to think creatively in the science/regulatory/nutrition space while remaining within regulatory boundaries

• Strong ability to drive the scientific affairs agenda with internal business partners and external associations, organizations and governments

• Ability to learn or have had exposure to multiple markets, including Emerging Markets, and the science, regulatory and nutrition agendas in those markets

• Ability to use negotiation skills effectively to achieve positive scientifically-based results for the business

• Demonstrated ability to lead an engaged team and develop talent

• Strong communication, influencing and external presence skills

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland .

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Scientific Affairs & Regulatory Affairs

Product Quality, Safety and Compliance

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.