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Company Overview 

Brookside Flavor & Ingredients LLC (“BFI”) is a diversified developer, manufacturer, and marketer of food flavorings and ingredient serving both sweet and savory end markets. BFI is headquartered in Addison, IL with another facility in Branchburg, NJ. BFI is a fast-paced company expanding through de novo initiatives, organic growth, and continued acquisition of flavor companies and technologies. 

Position Summary: The Senior Regulatory Specialist will provide support to internal and external customers in order to ensure that all domestic and global regulatory requirements and compliance needs are fulfilled according to legal and corporate guidelines. The ideal candidate is a detail oriented and highly organized individual who is comfortable working in a fast paced, high-energy environment with changing priorities. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Gather and analyze the necessary data to ensure compliance with domestic (FEMA GRAS, FDA) and international (Health Canada, JECFA, GCC, Mercosur) regulatory requirements for flavors and finished goods.
• Review Nutrition Facts Panels, Supplement Facts Panels, Product Data Sheets, production labels and ingredient declaration for flavors and finished goods.
• Review and analyze data provided by suppliers of new and existing raw materials; ensure that data entered in internal formulation software is accurate.
• Stay up to date on regulatory changes and understand the implications to the business related to these changes
• Ability to interpret rules set by governments and certifying organizations including, but not limited to GMO, Bioengineering, Kosher, Allergens, Halal, Prop 65, Organic.
• Identify regulatory challenges relevant to commercial opportunities and serve as a subject matter expert by collaborating cross-functionally to solve them.
• Provide regulatory support to the internal R&D team and external customers.
• Assist in the development of marketing claims for new product concepts.
• Assist with regulatory audits.
• Develop and maintain company SOPs.
• Actively participate in FEMA meetings and subcommittees.
• Operate in a leadership capacity as needed, including providing coverage for the manager during absences.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, food science, nutrition or other related field. 
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a regulatory role in the flavor industry. 
• Experience with savory flavors is a plus. 
• Experience with alcoholic beverages and TTB submission is strongly preferred.
• Excellent understanding of 21CFR101.22 and 7CFR205/206.
• Familiarity with toxicology testing requirements is a plus, but not required.
• Working knowledge of US, Canadian and EU flavor regulations is strongly preferred.
• Ability to make educated judgements on authenticity, accuracy, and appropriateness of information.
• Must be able to prioritize and provide input on regulatory aspects.
• Must continually demonstrate a very strong attention to detail, careful execution of tasks, and regularly check own work before any submission.
• Flexibility, methodical and rigorous spirit. Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills  

Physical Demands:

• Ability to sit, stand and walk during various times of the work day.
• Ability to use a computer during the work day.

Disclaimer:
This job description is not intended, and should not be construed to be, an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job.  It is intended, however, to be an accurate reflection of those principal job elements essential for making decisions related to job performance, employee development and compensation.  As such, the incumbent may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.