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Aligned with the strategies, define, propose and implement policies and rules for the development of new products and maintenance of existing ones, manage regulatory actions for registration and renewal of licenses for South America and manage Quality Assurance and Quality Control, contributing to the achievement of objectives and fulfillment of the strategic plan of the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidelines for the R&D, Quality, CLS and Regulatory Affairs teams in Brazil, ensuring the execution of strategic planning for these areas.
• Responsible for preparing and managing the strategic plan for the areas under its responsibility, defining KPIs, aiming at continuous improvement of processes.
• Define the strategy for the development of new products aligned with the corporate and in collaboration with the Sales and Marketing area.
• Contribute to the global corporate strategy in the Registration and Renewal of Licenses, in accordance with the specific legislation in force.
• Manage the development of new products, following and monitoring all phases of the project, ensuring that all stages are carried out.
• Provide management guidelines for the Quality team through participation and development of projects and technical assistance for processes and products.
• Ensure the completion of all processes related to the Quality area, ensuring the release of products in accordance with planning.
• Develop product quality control programs, planning, establishing and/or investigating technical specifications and types of raw materials, in order to ensure the standard determined for production.
• Manage the preparation and finalization of dossiers to obtain Licenses and Renewals.
• Contribute to achieving the best product positioning at competitive levels in collaboration with Marketing for the product development and launch plan.
• Maintain a strong professional relationship with legal authorities in the animal health segment.
• Interact with the Sales and Marketing areas, providing support to resolve doubts and technical problems related to the product.
• Responsible for the development and training of employees in the areas under their responsibility, ensuring that they have the necessary skills and abilities to carry out their activities.
• Prepare and respond to the budget for the Industrial areas, controlling the department's general expenses, promoting cost reduction through process optimization.
• Define and monitor objectives and goals for the entire team, providing real feedback and an action plan to correct inconsistencies.
• Act in accordance with the internal standards and procedures of the department and the company.

Qualifications:

• Experience in filing invention disclosures and working with patent attorneys.
• Experience in establishing external research activities through collaborations at universities of public research institutes. Experience in the nutraceutical and/or vitamin & dietary supplement industries is preferred with a proven track record of accomplishment in product commercialization by developing and taking products based on new technologies successfully to the market.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including forecasting skills, project planning and the development of project timelines.
• Familiarity in meeting regulatory requirements in new product development and commercialization.
• People management.
• Experience in dealing with challenging problems, setting strategies, prioritizing and implementing appropriate research programs.
• Granted patents and/or participated in developing patent disclosures.
• Experience in Latin America region.