Product Compliance Officer

A great opportunity for professional from a product regulatory compliance background with scientific understanding to join a successful technical department in a thriving international science and technology company. The company provides infection prevention and control solutions to the healthcare sector with a focus on environmental hygiene and hazardous waste management products. Products include disinfectants, cleaners, decontamination systems, waste bags and protective clothing.

This role offers unique opportunities for professional development and career advancement to build a highly transferable skill set across a diverse range of products. The company has quickly grown over the last 30 years, providing key support to the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic and released various groundbreaking technologies since. The regulatory landscape in the healthcare sector is quickly evolving due to changes in sustainability and global supply chains, creating the ideal space for an individual seeking an exciting new challenge and accelerated career path.

The product compliance officer does not have any direct reports and does not report to a regulatory professional. Given the nature of this role, the following abilities are viewed as essential:

i. Ability to work independently, manage projects and critically review own work with minimal oversight, requiring significant attention to detail.

ii. Proactively engage with and maintain ongoing visibility across all business functions relevant to product regulatory compliance, whilst maintaining acute awareness of wider business priorities. This requires frequent engagement with colleagues across all departments, requiring the ability to initiate and maintain multiple internal communication channels, dependant on good interpersonal skills. This requires the product compliance officer to be a ‘visual presence’ within the organisation by working amongst different teams in different locations and managing their schedule accordingly.

iii. Taking an informed, considered and constructive approach towards collaboration with colleagues. Demonstrate sensitivity when balancing regulatory expectations against the capabilities and responsibilities of colleagues, establishing clear goals with realistic timelines.

• Taking full ownership of product regulatory compliance, establishing, monitoring and adhering to product regulations.
• Official company representative for product regulatory compliance, declaring and evidencing product compliance with necessary regulations to external parties.
• Advising on product related activities including sourcing and development such as composition, packaging, labelling and marketing.
• Horizon scanning for impending changes to product regulations and creating action plans accordingly.
• Assisting with domestic and European product registrations.
• Setting up and running safety data sheet software to support current products and new product development.

• Authoring external documents and communications.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with external consultants and regulators.
• Internal training.
• Maintaining a detailed understanding of GV Health’s products to aid compliance work.
• Developing and maintaining understanding on regulations relating to all products in the company’s portfolio, including but not limited to REACH, CLP, BPR, PPE, Medical Devices, CE/UKCA markings, ADR, UN certifications, kite marking, poison centre notifications, UFI numbers and product standards (ENs, ISOs, ASTMs etc.)
• Collection, centralisation, and management of regulatory documentation.
• Maintaining a high level of external visibility on regulations by establishing a network of contacts, regularly…