Senior Product Safety Specialist Job at Arkema Inc in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Senior Product Safety Specialist

Situation in organization

Report to Manager, Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs.

Job dimensions

In conjunction with each Business Unit for which the position is responsible, complete activities to assure compliance with legal and corporate product safety and regulatory affairs requirements in a cost effective and efficient manner.

Key Activities and responsibilities

1. Prepare and maintain commercial and R&D composition databases, SDSs and labels, packaging requirements, certificates of compliance (Kosher, FDA, RoHS etc.), product registrations and approvals (including FIFRA, NSF, UL, etc.), for each Business Unit (BU) and otherwise ensure ongoing compliance with international, federal, state, local, and corporate product safety requirements for such BU products. (50%)

2. Counsel and advise each BU in areas of product safety (including TSCA, FIFRA, FDA, OSHA Hazard Communication, Hazardous Materials Transportation), product regulatory affairs, product stewardship, and product risk management as such areas may impact the research, development, manufacture, marketing, sale, handling, transportation and advertising of the BU(s) products. (10%)

3. Propose solutions to solve product safety regulatory issues in a sustainable, sound, safe and cost-effective manner. (5%)

4. Maintain a thorough knowledge of emerging technical and regulatory issues pertaining to each BU and its products. (5%)

5. Support Manager, Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs in efforts to effectively advocate the Company's product safety and product stewardship positions with trade associations, government agencies and non-governmental organizations. (5%)

6. Timely and appropriately respond to product safety and regulatory affairs inquiries from customers, users, and agencies, and others regarding the BU products. (15%)

7. As directed, conduct training for BU research and development, commercial and manufacturing personnel, and customers on product safety and regulatory affairs issues related to the BU products. (5%)

8. Perform all other duties as specified by supervisor. (5%)

Context and environment

• Supports the site HES policy and complies with all regulatory and internal requirements


• Participates in HES activities provided by site management and Arkema Inc. (e.g., Behavioral Base Safety, SafeStart, etc.)


• Supports and promotes the reporting of all health, safety, environmental, near-miss, accident or injury incidents


• Ensuring that the Company's products comply with product safety and regulatory affairs requirements is challenging and complex.


• Compliance with product safety regulations can be difficult since such regulations often differ from state to state and from country to country.


• If product safety regulatory compliance issues are not managed appropriately, the Company can be exposed to excessive expenditures and/or legal liability or be unable to sell its products. To achieve these goals, this position must be able to implement practical technical and strategic approaches that are dynamic and integrated with sound business management principles, fiscal responsibility, risk management techniques, and communications procedures.

Required Education/Qualifications /Work experience

• B.S. Degree in relevant field of study (e.g. environmental science, biology, chemical engineering, chemistry, toxicology) or equivalent and minimum of 5+ years' experience in a product safety/regulatory affairs or related area.


• Knowledge of relevant federal and state laws and regulations governing product safety such as TSCA, FIFRA, FDA, OSHA Hazard Communications, hazardous materials transportation as well as knowledge of product risk management and product stewardship is essential.


• Current proficiency in standard office software (i.e., word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation packages), as well as, the ability to learn specialized applications such as SAP and ARIEL required.

Demonstrated Competencies

• This position must provide these services in the most cost effective means possible to meet key business objectives and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements for protection of human health and the environment.


• Must have good interpersonal and written and oral communication skills, and must be capable of interacting with diverse groups at all technical levels such as customer service, plant personnel, R&D, customers, technical consultants, contractors, etc.


• Must be able to accomplish assignments, goals, objectives and projects in an accurate and timely manner.