Compliance Specialist

General Description:

Join a dynamic, vibrant team and take your career to the next level! We are a rapidly growing, forward thinking global business at the forefront of the beauty industry.

In this role you will work on regulatory compliance for products on a domestic and international level ensuring compliance for our brands across a variety of categories, including sunless tanning, hair care, skincare, body care, and OTC drug products.

You’ll be working alongside our creative R&D, NPD, Sales, Marketing, and Design teams to ensure that the product development process meets all applicable regulatory requirements - here in the USA and around the world.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and interface with R&D, NPD, Marketing, and Design departments regarding all regulatory requirements, issues and updates.
• Review and approve conformity of ingredients, formulas and product profiles for compliance with regional (U.S., CA & EU) cosmetic and OTC drug regulations.
• Provide accurate and timely review of cosmetic and OTC drug labeling and packaging artwork, ingredient lists, and QQ formulations per regional regulations.
• Assist with regulatory compliance inquiries under global cosmetic and OTC drug standards.
• Create qualitative and quantitative INCI ingredient lists for all formularies.
• Submit and maintain cosmetic and OTC product notifications/registrations for CPNP (EU), OPSS (UK), U.S. FDA, Health Canada, and other U.S. state-specific agencies.
• Facilitate foreign market product registration by coordinating and managing Product Information Files (PIFs), technical documents, safety assessments, and claim-support documents.
• Submit and maintain product registrations in UL-WERCSmart retail supply chain program.
• Maintain FDA OTC product and facility registrations.
• Manage global product and tool registrations, testing and release requirements.
• Responsible for providing subject matter guidance on cosmetic and OTC drug regulations (U.S & EU, CA, as applicable); become a subject matter expert (SME) on the U.S. FDA Modernization of Cosmetics, Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA), including compilation and implementation of internal SOPs for oversight and management of new U.S. FDA cosmetic regulations.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in related scientific field.
• 2-5 years experience in cosmetic/ skincare/ haircare/ fragrance and/or OTC drug industry, preferably in compliance and/or regulatory affairs.
• Working knowledge of FDA, EPA, and State-specific regulations for cosmetic and OTC drugs preferred.
• Experience with regulatory submissions and/or registrations strongly preferred.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Responsible and extremely resourceful in finding answers and solutions when information and data is not readily available.
• Must have the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team and influence decision making in complex situations.
• Able to fulfill several project requests simultaneously while managing and meeting tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365
• On-task, expedient, results-oriented and a proven problem solver.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

MARQ Labs offers a robust benefits suite with most premiums funded by the employer!

Marq Labs is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the Marq Labs' community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included, and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.

Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome.