Specialist, Global Regulatory Affairs

Specialist, Global Regulatory Affairs|The Wonderful Company# Specialist, Global Regulatory Affairs The Wonderful Company | Los Angeles, CA | Legal | Associate | Full-time | Job e
* Email## Company Description The Wonderful Company is committed to offering high-quality, healthy, and iconic brands such as Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, FIJI Water, and POM Wonderful. We’re looking to make the world a healthier place through an uncompromising commitment to the well-being of our employees and their families. We foster a collaborative workforce that encourages an entrepreneurial spirit and openness to change.

The
** Global Regulatory Affairs Specialist
** plays a vital role in ensuring compliance across the innovation, production, marketing, and sale of food, beverage, wine, and agricultural products worldwide. The Regulatory Team is part of the Wonderful legal team, a full-service law group with approximately 100 individuals that includes real estate, employment, intellectual property, transactional, education, and government affairs teams.

This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a vibrant and entrepreneurial company and work closely with in-house attorneys and partners across The Wonderful Company organization on meaningful projects that directly contribute to our businesses’ success. The Specialist will navigate complex domestic and international regulatory frameworks and help shape regulatory strategy in product development, labeling, advertising, claim substantiation, food safety, and more.

We work on sophisticated and novel issues and are looking for someone interested in developing their regulatory expertise with exciting opportunities to grow their career. The Regulatory team is highly regarded across our businesses as go-to thought partners and problem solvers.
** This position will be based at our West Los Angeles, CA office. We work a hybrid schedule with an in-office requirement Monday-Wednesday and the option to work remotely on Thursday and Friday.**##

Job Description
* Interface with our Brand and Innovation Teams on new product development initiatives, particularly as it relates to label claims, product names, nutrition information, and ingredient formulations.
* Review product labels (including ingredient statements, nutrition facts, nutrient content claims, health claims, romance copy, and related substantiation) for U.S. (FDA) and international regulatory compliance from concept through final package development.
* Assess regulatory requirements for product innovations and entry into new international markets. Coordinate with cross-functional partners to ensure accurate and timely execution.
* Interpret and synthesize U.S. and international regulations and guidance documents related to labeling, nutrition, and claims for internal and external partners, with opportunities to deliver presentations and lead discussions on key regulatory topics.
* Research, analyze, and summarize documents published by government agencies to support industry initiatives, comment submissions, and other regulatory strategies.
* Review product inquiries and draft responses to customers and regulatory officials.
* Maintain and organize substantiation and documentation to support label and product claims.
* Develop and maintain compliance tools and resources (
* e.g.,
* claim trackers, internal reference documents, ingredient spreadsheets, and checklists) by reviewing content and compiling data.
* Maintain and update nutrition and ingredient information for U.S. and international products, such as confirming appropriate nutrient calculation methods by country and reviewing ingredient specification details against the relevant rules and regulations.
* Collaborate with our Government Affairs Team on reviewing pending legislation and emerging government and health policy issues and their potential impact to the business.
* Gain project management experience and support continuous improvement and data management initiatives within the Regulatory team and greater organization, including the development and maintenance of new processes to enhance efficiency, labeling checklists, brand reference guides,…