Land O'Lakes

Senior Registration and Global Regulatory Specialist

Arden Hills, MN (USA) Full time
Senior Registration and Global Regulatory Specialist

The key responsibilities of this role will be to:

  • Provide Regulatory insights, strategic direction and document support to achieve international market access of animal foods, including but not limited to: supporting facility international regulatory compliance, main point of contact for resolving disputes and facilitating export procedures with domestic and international entities to support international product market entry, designing and implementing standards, documents, and procedures to ensure an efficient & effective animal feed regulatory & registration management system, represents business needs and interests in front of government entities such as USDA-APHIS and trade associations like AFIA.

  • Management of international and domestic animal food registrations, including but not limited to: managing third-party registration companies, new product registration submissions, EPA registration submissions, animal health supplement registrations, point of contact for states with registration concerns, providing subject matter expertise to internal and external business partners on matters pertaining to animal food registration requirements and product permissibility.

Required Education/Experience:

  • 4-year Bachelor’s degree in regulatory, nutrition, food science, animal science or similar.

  • 3+ years experience working in regulatory or international business. 

  • Ability to work well under pressure.

  • Self-motivated and able to work independently.

  • Demonstrated ability to direct workflow of projects.

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Attention to detail, high level of accuracy. Intermediate computer skills, Word, Excel, Outlook. ​

Preferred Education/Experience:

  • Masters degree in regulatory or related field

  • Bilingual in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Polish and/or Mandarin.

  • Related feed regulatory, food regulatory, international or registration experience.

  • Experience working with FDA, EPA or State regulators.  

  • Experience working on trade association committees.

  • Experience with international regulatory requirements.

  • System experience including: SharePoint, Power Apps, Sales Force, SAP, JD Edwards.

Salary Range: $93,360 - $140,040. In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges. 

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.


Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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