Global Regulatory Compliance Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity to join our award-winning company as Regulatory Compliance Specialist in our Global Regulatory & Validation Services (GRV) team. This is a global role with a primary focus on providing compliance expertise and support and helping to shape the future of the company with respect to the evolving compliance requirements for our products.

Reporting to the Global Regulatory Compliance Manager, this is a key role within the Global Regulatory Compliance team and is part of the growing Strategic Business Development Function for Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS). The Regulatory Compliance Specialist will be responsible for supporting the compliance of products and services within the company, with an initial focus on WML branded pumps products ensuring it is both current and comprehensive.

They will take a lead role in the design, development, implementation and maintenance of a Global Compliance Framework which will define all relevant regulations, directives and standards required for each WMFTS product. Another key role for this position is to work closely with the Global Engineering team to ensure we are achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is an SSE PLC Group company (https://www.spiraxsarcoengineering.com/). SSE (London Stock Exchange - FTSE 50) is a manufacturer of engineered solutions, employing 8500 people across 130+ operating units globally. We offer a range of fluid handling solutions across the biotech and industrial markets.

This role will focus on:

• Providing our Cardrew Innovation centre based NPI teams with compliance support to allow them to successfully deliver new products, with a clear focus initially on WML branded products.


• Develop as a subject matter expert for key sales territories' compliance requirements for products covered by the WML brand, for example UKCA, CE (Machinery directive, EMC, ATEX), UL, CSA, WEEE, REACH, RoHS etc.


• Proactively monitoring updates to key compliance regulations and their associated harmonised and/or non-harmonised standards, and developing strategies and overseeing action plans to ensure continued compliance.


• Working with the NPI delivery teams to coordinate certification with external bodies such as TUV, gathering technical data, physical samples and ensuring that the certification body has all that is required to complete their certification activities.


• Working with our Engineering Subject Matter Experts (SME) and legal team develop standard compliance-based phrases and statements, to support the development of a standardised WMFTS approach to global compliance communications both internally and externally.


• Working with Global Engineering, Global Regulatory & Validation Services (GRV) and across Strategic Business Development, (SBD) to develop, introduce and maintain the SBD Global Compliance Framework.


• Collaborating with Global Engineering and GRV to ensure regulatory claims can be substantiated for all products.


• Working with Global Engineering, GRV and across SBD to ensure WMFTS products and processes comply with industry specifications, standards, regulations and directives as required.


• Collaborating with Global Engineering and GRV to develop and maintain appropriate processes and policies that aid effective and efficient delivery and maintenance of compliant products and services.


• Developing and refining our regulatory processes through the WMFTS continuous improvement programme.


• Following all the relevant policies and processes required to deliver on the purpose of the job.
  
  A degree in a Scientific or Engineering subject, or equivalent experience in a Scientific/Engineering background.


• Considerable experience of Regulatory Compliance


• Strong IT skills including experience of working with complex databases.Proficiency with SQL and MS Power Apps preferable.


• Excellent customer relationship skills and the ability to build good business relationships across a wide variety of cultures.


• Experience in taking complex data or information and clearly communicating this information simply for stakeholders.


• A can-do attitude with a focus on delivery and the ability to meet tight deadlines.


• Curiosity, problem solving skills and a desire to learn.


• To be able to live our Core Values in every activity and interaction.
  
  As a growing and ambitious organisation with a presence in over 60 global locations and across multiple markets, we can offer you the working environment and support needed to be successful. We are committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.


About Watson-Marlow

Every day, we help companies across the globe to be more efficient and sustainable. Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions (WMFTS) is the world leader in niche peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies. Comprising ten established brands, each with their area of expertise, but together offering our customers unrivalled solutions for their pumping and fluid transfer applications. Together with our colleagues across Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc, we are proud to be a FTSE 50 company.