Regulatory Scientist

Title: Regulatory Scientist, Pet

Location: Lakeville United States

• Post Consumer Brands
• Research & Development
• Lakeville, Minnesota
• Regular Full-Time
• No
• 27770

Job Description:

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook for the latest news.

Brand

At Post Consumer Brands, we’ve spent generations showing up for families, starting with breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Our cereals have become a trusted part of daily routines, helping spark conversations, fuel busy mornings, and create everyday moments that bring families closer together, including their furry four-legged family members, who have recently become a part of our story. As families have evolved, so have we. What began at the breakfast table has expanded into snacks, peanut butter, and, more recently, pet food, because caring for a family means feeding every part of it. With the addition of several iconic pet brands, we’ve extended our purpose: to make high-quality, accessible food for everyone under the same roof.

This phase is still new, and that’s what makes it exciting. As we continue to grow across grocery and pet, we’re looking for people who care about good food, thoughtful work, and the kind of impact that stretches from store shelves to kitchen tables, and food bowls, across the country.

Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. 

Responsibilities

Are you ready to make a real impact in the world of pet nutrition? If you’re passionate about science, love pets, and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is your chance to help shape the future of our beloved pet food brands! 

 

The Regulatory Scientist plays a pivotal role in ensuring pet food products comply with all regulatory standards set by AAFCO, FDA, and FTC. Reporting to the Regulatory Manager, this position requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams such as Legal, Research & Development (R&D), Commercialization, Quality and Food Safety (QFS), Sales, Marketing, Graphics, and Consumer Affairs. The Regulatory Scientist will serve as an expert and knowledge hub for formulations, claim substantiation, and label validation, supporting the brands in maintaining regulatory compliance and excellence.  This position will support our Pet portfolio of brands.

 

 

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Collaborate with Marketing, R&D, and Legal teams to lead the development and management of product claims, including the processes for reviewing and documenting claim validation.
• Educate business partners on current claims and provide guidance on proposed claims
• Create action plans in partnership with R&D, FSQ, Regulatory, Legal, and Commercialization teams to ensure product claims are substantiated through established control schemes, approved analytical protocols, and compliant laboratories and sampling programs.
• Act as a regulatory resource for brand teams, facilitating the commercialization process by reviewing and approving packaging graphics and advertising materials.
• Assist in the development, review, and approval of label and finished product specifications.
• Provide compliance guidance on temporary formula exceptions.
• Review and approve new or modified ingredients.

• Collaborate with Regulatory Manager on department policies, guardrail documents and work instructions
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

LOCATION & FLEXIBILITY:

• Based in Lakeville, MN
• Enjoy a hybrid work schedule.  3 days in-office, 2 days remote.  #LI-hybrid

Qualifications

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Bachelor’s degree (life sciences like nutrition, biology, or food science preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in the food industry (pet food experience is a plus!)
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills
• A detail-oriented, problem-solving mindset
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Tech-savvy with database and documentation tools
• A team player with good interpersonal skills who demonstrates good judgment, initiative, and works with a sense of urgency. 

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE:

• Be part of a passionate team that’s dedicated to pets and their people
• Work on exciting, meaningful projects that make a difference
• Grow your career in a supportive, innovative environment

The pay range for this position is $59,423 - $83,191 per year.

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Offers of employment will be determined by factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, relevant education and/or training and geographical location of the open position.

We offer competitive pay and comprehensive benefit plans and programs to eligible employees, including but not limited to:

• Paid time off
• Health Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Disability coverage
• Employee assistance programs (includes counseling, coaching, online programs, etc.)
• 401(k)

Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.

The requirements shared represent those the applicant must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, we welcome you to confidentially inform us.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)