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Senior Regulatory Affairs Scientist

At Covance, you can make a difference by helping to deliver life-saving and life-enhancing medicines to people around the world. Our commitment to this mission has resulted in Covance’s impressive history of company stability and growth. We’ve achieved these results by fostering a work environment that encourages, develops and leverages our team’s capabilities.

In our Environmental Sciences Department in Harrogate we are currently recruiting a Senior Regulatory Affairs Scientist.

As a Senior Regulatory Affairs Scientist you will prepare regulatory submissions for chemical and agrochemical approval in Europe and you will provide high quality supporting information in a timely manner. You will be responsible for client management and retention with an ability to provide regulatory advice and contribute to submission strategy. You may act as scientific mentor to provide regulatory advice and input into study design to other members of staff including Study Directors. Other duties and responsibilities are:

• To be familiar with current EU Regulations and guidance relating to chemicals (including REACH), biocide, agrochemical and pharmaceutical registration in Europe.
• To prepare agreed sections of chemical, agrochemical and biocide submissions for approval to meet regulatory and client requirements.
• To attend client meetings to discuss study requirements or strategy for obtaining regulatory approval.
• To develop working relationships with EU officials, particularly in the ECHA and the Chemicals Regulation Directorate.
• To assist in developing business for Environmental Sciences by representing the company at meetings/conferences, presenting scientific papers, and involvement in the general promotion of company capabilities.

The skills and educational/experience-related criteria associated with this position are as follows:

• Typically be educated to honours degree qualification in Biology, Chemistry or other related science subject.
• You will have excellent written communications skills and strong planning/organisational skills are fundamental to the role, as well as skills in data interpretation.
• Environmental Fate modelling experience is particularly desirable but not essential.
• Must have prior experience of a technical role in the European plant protection/chemicals or other related industry.
• Some prior experience of regulatory/registration experience would be preferable.

At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career.

Covance is committed to diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. (M/F/D/V). Your confidentiality and privacy are important to us.