Regulatory Affairs Assistant Manager Canada, Wellbeing Collective

About the role

We are the Wellbeing Collective Group at Unilever, focused on building and growing brands in the health and wellness space. Wellbeing is a large and dynamic global category that spans Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements, alongside adjacent areas of functional hydration and nutrition. OUR BUSINESS Unilever's Wellbeing Collective Group brings together a portfolio of high growth health and wellness brands built to help people feel better every day. The group includes a set of category leading brands acquired in the US including OLLY, Liquid I.V., Nutrafol, SmartyPants, Welly and Onnit, as well as Equilibra (Italy). Each brand is distinct in purpose, proposition and culture, yet united by a shared focus on delivering superior consumer experiences across health and wellbeing. We are committed to continuing to grow this strategic business for Unilever by leveraging the full strength of Unilever's capabilities, including expanding the reach of our portfolio internationally. We work in an agile, fast-moving environment, collaboratively within the team and with our Unilever colleagues around the world. We work in a project-based, networked way where everyone needs to be able to take a step back and think strategically, as well as roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty, to be entrepreneurial and experiment, as well as bring in the best of Unilever and work the structures of a large company, and to take charge and lead, as well as follow and support others. ROLE PURPOSE Are you excited to join an expert team to ensure Canadian regulatory compliance for fast-growing market leading US supplement businesses? If so, Regulatory Affairs (RA) Assistant Manager - Canada, part of Unilever Wellbeing Collective (natural health products) could be an ideal role for you! As RA Assistant Manager Canada, you will provide regulatory expertise and assessments for the Canadian Natural Health Products business. This role is focused on compliance to Health Canada's Natural Health Product (NHP) Regulations with end-to-end oversight of the portfolio from product development/formulation, product license applications, product launches to post license changes. You will partner closely with all Unilever stakeholders such as R&D, Quality, Legal, Marketing, Brand Management, Suppliers, Regulatory Authorities and Trade Associations. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in foods/Supplemented foods. WHAT YOU'LL DO (KEY RESPONSIBILITIES) Liaise between business partners and Health Canada to ensure all stakeholders have accurate information and understanding of regulatory requirements for natural health product registrations (product license applications, PLAs). Work proactively with external partners and support cross-functional delivery teams for complex regulatory projects - classification assessment, market entry assessment, regulatory query response, regulatory compliance projects etc. Perform product submission classifications for NHPs (Compendial/Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 submissions) and assess ingredients for acceptability as appropriate to the product monograph or Class 3 (non-monograph) submission evidence. Maintain products through the entire product life cycle, from product development/formulation to post license changes, as applicable to the product classification, while keeping business partners informed of potential impact to product supply/availability. Work closely with Global and Regional R&D to assure all technical and Canadian specific requirements are met for natural health products. Review / Substantiate marketing and scientific claims as appropriate to the product classification and work with R&D for evidence requirements for claims. Defend product and claims with relevant Health Canada authorities. Work with in-house and external legal counsel to resolve labelling conflicts, and/or other issues when ambiguity exists in the NHP regulations by applying risk management principles to ensure consumer and brand protection. Monitor, interp