Senior Product Stewardship Specialist

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Senior product stewardship specialist ensuring Solventum’s European drinking-water filtration products meet safety and regulatory requirements. Managing certifications, risk assessments, and compliance strategies for Solventum.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide leadership for product stewardship within the Drinking Water Filtration business
  • Own a portfolio of Drinking Water Filtration products sold in Europe
  • Ensure products manufactured and/or placed on the European market comply with corporate policies, European regulatory requirements, and customer requirements related to product environmental health and safety
  • Assess and manage product safety risks related to human health and the environment
  • Educate, anticipate, monitor, and influence regulatory developments
  • Lead and execute product stewardship activities supporting business growth, materials compliance, human-health and environmental safety assessments, liability avoidance, and related topics
  • Develop and implement product stewardship strategies for timely introduction of new and modified products
  • Manage third-party certifications and testing for drinking water safety standards and regulations in Europe and the UK
  • Help maintain product sales through changing regulatory requirements
  • Develop, implement, and execute processes guiding development teams toward favorable alternatives
  • Travel up to 10% domestically/internationally

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND 7 years of experience in regulatory affairs, product stewardship, drinking water industry, and/or technical field
  • High School Diploma/GED AND 14 years of experience in product stewardship, biocompatibility, environmental sciences, quality, and/or technical field
  • Fluent in English, both verbal and written
  • Knowledge of drinking water regulations and safety standards in the UK and EU, including required third-party testing certifications
  • Knowledge of EU food contact regulations, including EC 1935/2004, EU 10/2011, and EC 2023/2006
  • Experience supporting regulated products, such as US FDA, US EPA, EU Drinking Water Directive, and/or CE-marked products
  • Experience with electrical or electronic products and applicable safety, EMC, and battery requirements
  • Global regulatory compliance experience in chemical regulations, consumer product safety, hazard communication, labelling and language compliance, legislative tracking, and advocacy
  • Experience in product lifecycle management, product risk assessments, and risk-based decision-making
  • Demonstrated leadership in process development, creative problem solving, project management, or Lean Six Sigma
  • Cross-functional collaboration with laboratory, quality, regulatory, marketing, and manufacturing functions
  • Strong communication and people skills with ability to influence change
  • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change
  • Experience supporting businesses through transitions, mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employment visa sponsorship

Benefits:

  • Solventum offers programs supporting physical and financial well-being
  • Competitive pay and benefits benchmarked against comparable companies