Country Regulatory Manager (ANZ)

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives.  With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.  Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

About your role

You will be responsible for the regulatory project leadership for Australia and New Zealand, collaborating within the FMC regulatory community and portfolio to define the most effective regulatory strategy within allocated budget. Aligning registration plans and expectations across ANZ with regular open communication exchanges with ANZ business. Ensuring upkeep of regulatory databases and systems.

Your responsibilities will be

Leadership

• Work to establish, develop and maintain cooperative working relationship with regulatory authorities and other key influential stakeholders.
• Align direction and performance expectations with manager and providing timely feedback on tasks for growth and development path.
• Ensure compliance at all times with the Business Code of Conduct, priorities for product registrations and regulatory affairs activities across Australia.

Management:

• Preparation of product registration and regulatory work plans in alignment with business goals.
• Monitoring applications, provide timely updates to the business.
• Anticipating regulatory challenges, identify data and reports to support timely registration applications.
• Collaborating with development and ensuring alignment in the preparations and implementation of Australian registration trails.
• Support in preparation and management of import permits and export permits/certificate applications.

Operations

• Maintain electronic database on regulatory submissions and data packages.

Product Stewardship

• Promote FMC’s commitment to product stewardship, working with Regional Product Stewardship Lead and other functions to ensure the highest standards of stewardship are upheld.

Compliance

• Keep up to date with changes and developments in regulations, laws, policies and guideline relevant to the business. Advise and recommend actions in Australian policies, practices and procedure as required to ensure compliance.

Budget Management

• Preparation and management of regulatory budgets with manager, providing timely reporting on spending progress and plans to the business as required .

Qualifications, Skills & requirements preference

• Master’s degree or PhD in Agriculture or related Science (preferable)
• Min 5 years professional work experience (regulatory related)
• Background from government, medicine or agriculture related
• Good knowledge of Australian registration procedures and requirements
• Good organizational and planning skills (detail & result oriented)
• Good English communication (writing & spoken)

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department.