Sr Specialist, Regulatory - Fertilizer & Plant Nutrition
NutrienAbout the role
Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.
Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.
This individual contributor role will ensure that regulatory registration activities for agricultural fertilizer and nutrition products are completed proficiently under limited supervision. The successful candidate will leverage their experience with US state agencies by managing a variety of routine and non-routine agricultural registrations.
What You'll Do:
- State Registrations: Initiate state registration tasks for designated product portfolios, ensuring compliance with state-specific regulatory requirements, including California, Washington, and Oregon regulations
- Label Review: Participate in label reviews to ensure correct label versions are registered with the states and meet applicable requirements
- Regulatory Compliance: Monitor state-specific regulatory changes, assess impacts to Nutrien products, and proactively communicate and implement necessary changes to maintain compliance
- Relationship Building: Maintain positive, professional relationships with state regulatory authorities, serving as a primary point of contact for state registration matters
- State Registration Database: Maintain a comprehensive database of all state registrations, including renewal dates, submission deadlines, and other relevant information. Manage state electronic submission processes via individual state websites
- Renewals and New Submissions: Oversee renewal processes and ensure timely submission of documentation and payments; prepare and submit new registrations as needed
- Regulatory Updates: Evaluate changes in regulatory requirements and implement necessary modifications to registration documentation and labeling
- Telus: Maintain accurate product information and registration statuses in Telus
- State Inquiries: Respond to inquiries, questions, and requests for information regarding product registrations, label updates, or other regulatory matters
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Regulatory Affairs, Product Development, Legal, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Sales, and Marketing to align and complete registration activities. Participate in product/formulation launch teams and assist with product life cycle management
- Industry Association Participation: Maintain awareness of regulatory changes through limited participation in relevant industry associations (AAPFCO, TFI, etc.) and share applicable insights internally
- Knowledge Retention & Process Documentation: Collaborate with regulatory leadership to ensure documentation of team and cross-functional processes, retention of institutional knowledge, and regular updates to SOPs, templates, and guidance documents
- Training and Education: Stay current on industry trends, attend relevant training sessions, and share knowledge with the team to foster regulatory expertise and a culture of compliance
- Process Improvement: Maintain accurate and thorough trackers and databases; make recommendations to simplify processes and improve workflows
- Safety: Model our core value of safety by enabling a culture in which you are actively contributing to a safe work environment
- Other Duties as Needed: Perform additional regulatory or compliance responsibilities as assigned
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Product Stewardship or related field is required
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in registration of fertilizer, bio stimulant, or soil amendment products in a US agricultural work setting
- Comprehensive understanding of state fertilizer regulations and AAPFCO requirements
- High degree of effectiveness in communicating, both written and verbally
- Skilled in interacting collaboratively across technical and business functions
- Proven ability to manage complex registration portfolios
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