Director, Regulatory Affairs

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants.
Through the revolutionary work of our world-class R&D team, we’re inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish, and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the negative environmental or public health impact.
Our flagship product, Impossible™ Burger, uses 96% less land, 87% less water and generates 89% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional beef from cows. And the burger is just the beginning. We’re working on recreating every animal product, from chicken to fish, with plant-based ingredients that are vastly better for people and the planet. 
Impossible Foods has experienced spectacular growth over the last few years, and we continue to lead all aspects of the plant-based revolution – from discovery and innovation to commercial production and consumer education. We’re building an amazing team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to a better world. Our core values include leading with heart, thinking like scientists, and doing the right thing, and our employees embody these attributes in their work every day. 
Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it). Check out our job opening below:
The Director, Regulatory Affairs will join the Regulatory Affairs team in providing world class Regulatory support to achieve Impossible Foods’ mission and help ensure Impossible Foods has freedom to operate in all identified U.S. and international markets. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment with a broad range of activities.

You Will

• Support and assist the Regulatory/Legal departments to achieve departmental and organizational objectives.
• Act as a regulatory representative on core product development teams, communicate regulatory requirements and impacts of regulations to the development team.
• Provide guidance and expertise for packaging material compliance and claim regulations.
• Evaluate IF product formulas and labels when considering international markets where regulations differ.
• Review product labelling and marketing materials for compliance with international food agency submissions and applicable regulations.
• Support the product release process by reviewing and approving requests for product release.
• Have knowledge of toxicology and experience with US GRAS notifications and other international food safety evaluations.
•  Act as liaison between the company and the various appropriate regulatory agencies, ensuring that communications on both sides are germane, specific, and convey all necessary detail.
•  Maintain ongoing surveillance and analysis of all pertinent domestic and international regulations to ensure submission requirements world-wide are current, up-to-date, and are entered into regulatory submission database and file systems.
• Conduct reviews of product and manufacturing changes for compliance with applicable regulations.
• Ensure that information concerning such regulations and requirements, especially new or modified, are distributed to appropriate personnel.
• Review protocols and reports to support regulatory submissions.
• Support all company initiatives as identified by management and in support of other regulatory requirements.
• Comply with company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned.

You Have

• BA or BS degree in applicable scientific fields such as food product regulatory, food safety, food law and/or toxicology.  MS or PhD degree in applicable field, Regulatory Affairs degree desirable.
•  A minimum of 15 years of technical/regulatory experience in the food industry, with 10 years of food regulatory experience.
• Experience with biotech B2B and B2C biotech food products.
• International food regulatory experience required (US, EU, Canada, Mexico, Asia, ANZ, LA/SA, etc.)
•  Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast paced changing environment. 
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels in the organization.
•  Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in a timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow up skills, as well as attention to detail.
• Ability to travel approximately 10%, including internationally.
• Ability to identify and solve problems and work independently with little oversight.
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(Colorado only*) Minimum salary of  $149,250 + equity + benefits.  
Note: Disclosure as required by sb19-085 of the minimum salary compensation for this role when being hired to work based in Colorado.
At Impossible Foods, safety is our priority. Our obligation to our employees (and their families and communities) includes providing a fully vaccinated workplace. It is widely recognized that vaccination is by far the safest and most effective tool for protecting ourselves and our community against the spread of Covid-19. For the sake of our employees, their families, and communities, Impossible Foods will require vaccination by February 1, 2022 for all US-based employees who are on-site at one of IF’s facilities or co-manufacturing facilities; are in a position that requires them to be in person with co-workers, customers, clients, or contractors; or are traveling on behalf of the Company, including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event.
Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 
Depending on your location, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here: https://impossiblefoods.com/careers/notice. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.