Regulatory Manager, International

Indigo is a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. With a vision of creating a world where farming is an economically desirable and accessible profession, Indigo works alongside its growers to apply natural approaches, conserve resources for future generations, and grow healthy food for all. Indigo’s Biological Products, Marketplace, and Carbon offerings improve grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health. Indigo Marketplace is a platform connecting growers with a network of buyers to secure optimal prices for their crops and offers hands-on control of a grower’s business through a range of pricing tools, real-time national bid discovery, and automated grain sales. Indigo Carbon, is a platform paying growers for increases in soil carbon content and decreases in greenhouse gas emissions. It helps growers realize additional revenue, healthier soils, and a more resilient farm by participation in a market of high-quality carbon credits – supported by rigorous quantification standards. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN, Research Triangle Park, NC, Basel, Switzerland, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil.

Indigo’s Biological Products organization develops products based upon our deep understanding of the plant microbiome. The company has commercialized such products for cotton, wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, and rice in North America, Latin America, and Europe under the biotrinsic™ brand. Our R&D and product development teams are working to continue to develop products that address the growing number of abiotic and biotic stresses that crops experience worldwide.

The role of Regulatory Manager, International is responsible for supporting the management, coordination, and completion of government, regulatory and compliance documents as they relate to biological agricultural products in countries of Indigo’s business interest.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate, manage, and maintain dossier data generation and communication used for Federal, State and Provincial registrations of Indigo biological products globally.
• Maintain close communication with “on the ground” regulatory colleagues, experts, and consultants to track convey global regulatory timelines to internal stakeholders
• Identify and implement efficiencies with global regulatory dossier data development and communication.
• As per regulatory requirements and guidelines, initiate and oversee the appropriate support projects with contract laboratories or research organizations ensure the fitness, quality and timeliness of the data that gets developed for registrations.
• Leverage the studies and data from Indigo as a global organization for efficiencies and for timely regulatory submissions and outcomes. Avoid duplication.
• Remain educated and informed on biological products regulatory matters and industry affairs worldwide.

Competencies:

• Passion for Agriculture and Sustainable solutions 
• Ability to identify pain points and propose potential solutions to internal stakeholders
• Ability to iterate, learn, and adapt quickly as the regulatory and technology landscapes evolve
• Great working relationships with government agencies who oversee risk assessments during registrations
• Strong and creative strategic thinking and technical writing skills
• Solutions oriented with strong, proactive, problem-solving skills
• Strong record keeping, organizing, and multitasking skills
• Well-structured communication skills with team-oriented style and strong work ethic
• High standards for self and the team around with an appropriate balance of confidence and humility
• Strong EQ (interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills)
• Ability to operate in a multicultural and diverse environment

Qualifications:

• BS/MS degree with emphasis on agronomy, biology, environmental sciences, or related fields
• Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience working within current agricultural biological regulations
• Minimum of 3-5 years of hands-on expertise working with current agricultural biological regulations especially human health & ecological risk assessments, globally
• Great working relationships with government agencies who oversee risk assessments during registrations

Indigo is committed to living our values, specifically “creating a work environment where everyone feels respected, connected, and has opportunities to learn and grow.” As part of living our values, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels they can be themselves and has an equal opportunity of succeeding.