Regulatory Specialist at Bayer East Africa

Role Purpose

• Support and implement regulatory activities of Crop Protection and Seed portfolios in East Africa Country Group by effectively following the local regulation.
• Carry out activities related to registration, maintenance, defense, and re-registration of Bayer Crop Science portfolio in relevant countries.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Generate and submit regulatory dossiers and information ensuring that all legally prescribed quality and content requirements are met (respecting the deadlines in order to obtain and maintain the desired products portfolio) with moderate foresight from regulatory manager(s).
• Support country regulatory manager(s) in their communication internally providing updates on key product milestones and answering registration-related or legislation-related questions.
• Maintain repository of all required information including specific portfolio databases and follow workflow systems and processes. Responsible for the timely completeness and accuracy of the information across relevant databases.
• Follow up of payment processes for registration fees in East Africa Countries (where appropriate) to secure timely registration and allow entry and maintenance on the market of BCS portfolio according to business plans.
• Ensure regulatory compliance throughout the life cycle of Bayer’s products by taking role in stewardship activities on a project/need basis

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies

• A life Sciences degree in plant science, food science, environmental science, agronomy, biotechnology, toxicology or other, related field
• 2-3 years’ experience in the Agricultural industry is an advantage  
• Basic level of knowledge and understanding in agronomic industry business and competitive landscape is an asset.
• Being able to operate with moderate direction from management
• Well-organized, able to work to deadlines
• Eye for detail
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Strong IT (data management) skills
• Fluent in English