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Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Specialist

R&D Masai Full-time Malaysia

Job Description

Key Responsibilities/ Key Activities:

  • Regularly prepares, approves and issues labelling specifications to meet business needs and timelines for the local and foreign markets by following and using effectively JDE & SARA agreed processes and tools.
  • Conducts accurate label compliance reviews, such as proposing legal designations and acceptable claims wording, considering local Business requests and legal feedback.
  • Provides legal and accurate ingredients line and nutrition data for food product labels.
  • Assures implementation of correct graphic design, and able to advise and guide team members on artwork design elements.
  • Assures implementation of correct techno-legal label information and JDE standards, e.g. allergen labelling and claims.
  • Provides regulatory guidance on compositional requirements to R&D, e.g. checks for acceptable ingredients and their legal limits in recipes.
  • Timely reviews and approves new raw materials and product specifications for regulatory compliance in local and other countries, including checking product recipes, nutrition data and allergens information.
  • Create and review product specifications based on internal specification guidelines.
  • Represents JDE as an expert on local industry associations, scientific institutions and governmental bodies in collaboration with SARA team leads and/or R&D Lead. Identifies, Head of Department and stays abreast of emerging scientific issues and legislation changes.
  • Interacts regularly with the other R&D team members, and in particular functional manager, on weekly deliverables.

Qualifications

Are you bursting with fresh ideas and a hunger for learning? We want you!  

Here's what we're looking for: 

  • Academic Program: Degree or Master in Nutrition, Food Chemistry, Food Technology, Food Science or equivalent.
  • Experienced: Minimum at 3 to 5 years’ experience in related field.
  • Skillset: Possess Knowledge of (EU) food legislation, understanding of nutrition science and food safety, product development, ingredients, manufacturing and business processes.
  • Personal traits: You have a structured approach, a driven and energetic personality, excellent communication and people skills, and the ability to work both in a team and independently.

Additional Information

Are you ready to Unleash Your Possibility within JDE Peet's?  

Here's how to apply: 

  • Upload your resume (in English) using our LinkedIn or career site application form 
  • After applying, we'll reach out within three weeks to let you know what's next. 
  • During the application process, you'll be asked to do an online assessment and at least one interview at our Johor office. 

Would you like to join at a Coffee & Tea company that values your future success and prioritizes your passion for positive change? 

Here’s why you should apply:

  1. Passionate, energetic & innovative work culture
  2. Outstanding Career Development Opportunities
  3. Exciting allowances to perk up your day
  4. Meal subsidies (because great coffee needs great snacks!)
  5. Sports perks to keep you energized
  6. The best coffee and tea served all day in our office – or be your own Barista!

Company Description

For more than 265 years, JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE) is inspired by its belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee or tea. We are fuelled by our purpose of unleashing the possibilities of coffee and tea to create a better future. Today, our coffee & tea portfolio is available in more than 100 developed and emerging markets, through a portfolio of over 50 brands that collectively cover the entire category landscape led by leading household names such as L’OR, Jacobs, Senseo, Tassimo, Douwe Egberts, Old Town, Super, Pickwick and Moccona. 

JDE is part of JDE Peet’s, the world’s largest pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in The Netherlands.

What’s it like to work at JDE?

We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup.

At JDE, we're Made to Stand Out. Every day we are progressive in outlook, ambitious in nature, resourceful in action and decisive in approach, bringing coffee and tea moments to everyone around the world.

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