Key Accountabilities:
1. Regulatory Strategy & Portfolio Management
- Develop and execute regulatory registration strategies for new products, reformulations, manufacturing changes, technology transfers, and lifecycle management by evaluating regulatory pathways, regulatory risks, business priorities, and market-specific requirements.
- Lead regulatory planning activities to support commercialization timelines, portfolio optimization, and long-term business objectives across Malaysia and Brunei.
- Provide strategic regulatory recommendations to cross-functional teams to facilitate informed business decisions while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Identify regulatory risks that may impact product launches, business continuity, or portfolio sustainability and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Ensure regulatory strategies remain aligned with regional and global regulatory objectives.
2. Product Registration & Lifecycle Management
- Lead regulatory activities for product registrations, renewals, variations, notifications, product classifications, and maintenance of marketing authorizations across assigned markets.
- Establish regulatory submission plans and priorities to support business needs and ensure timely product launches.
- Oversee preparation, review, and submission of regulatory dossiers, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Ensure regulatory approvals, licenses, certificates, and product registrations are maintained throughout the product lifecycle to support uninterrupted product supply.
- Monitor registration progress and proactively resolve regulatory issues that may impact project timelines.
3. Regulatory Intelligence & Risk Management
- Monitor, interpret, and assess emerging regulatory developments, legislation, and industry trends across assigned markets.
- Evaluate the business impact of regulatory changes and communicate opportunities and risks to internal stakeholders.
- Develop regulatory risk assessment and mitigation plans to ensure ongoing compliance while supporting commercial objectives.
- Provide regulatory intelligence and strategic advice to regional and global stakeholders to support business planning and innovation initiatives.
4. Regulatory Advocacy & Government Affairs
- Build and maintain effective relationships with regulatory authorities, government agencies, industry associations, and key external stakeholders.
- Represent the company in regulatory consultations, industry working groups, and professional organizations to strengthen Amway's credibility and influence regulatory policy development.
- Lead or support regulatory advocacy initiatives that protect existing business, facilitate market access, and enable future innovation.
- Coordinate responses to government inquiries, inspections, and regulatory communications.
5. Scientific & Technical Consultation
- Serve as the primary regulatory and scientific advisor to Marketing, Business Development, Product Development, Supply Chain, Quality, Legal, and other cross-functional teams.
- Provide strategic guidance on product classification, formulation, ingredient compliance, labeling, claims, advertising, packaging, and technical documentation.
- Review and approve regulatory aspects of product labels, promotional materials, and technical communications to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Support investigation and resolution of complex regulatory, technical, and product-related issues.
6. Cross-functional Leadership & Project Management
- Lead regulatory workstreams for cross-functional business initiatives to ensure regulatory requirements are integrated into project planning and execution.
- Collaborate closely with Regional and Global Regulatory Affairs teams to align local regulatory strategies with broader business objectives.
- Influence project teams and business stakeholders by providing regulatory expertise throughout the product development and commercialization process.
- Manage external regulatory consultants and service providers to ensure quality, efficiency, and timely delivery of regulatory activities.
7. Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
- Drive continuous improvement of regulatory processes, systems, and documentation to enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance.
- Develop, implement, and maintain regulatory procedures, standards, and best practices.
- Ensure regulatory information management systems and databases remain accurate, complete, and current.
- Identify opportunities to leverage digital tools and process improvements to strengthen regulatory operations.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Nutrition, or related scientific discipline.
- Registered Pharmacist (preferred where applicable).
- Minimum 8–10 years of Regulatory Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare, Health Supplement and Traditional Medicine. TM and HS product registration experience is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience developing regulatory strategies and leading product registrations across multiple product categories.
- Experience engaging with regulatory authorities, government agencies, and industry associations.
- Strong project management, stakeholder management, and communication capabilities.