Global Regulatory Policy Manager

Location

Zwijnaarde

Working hours

Full-time

Contract Type

Permanent

Working area

Licence to Operate (LTO)

Join the team

Agriculture plays a fundamental role in fulfilling many of humanity’s basic needs: food, feed, energy. To support growers and those who take care of our environment, BASF develops innovative solutions for farming, pest-, disease- and weed control so that we can effectively contribute to improving people’s lives and business’ demands. This position is open to candidates worldwide. Come join us on our journey to create solutions for sustainable agriculture.

As a Global Regulatory Policy Manager, you join our global team that provides regulatory policy know-how and contributes to the development of regulatory strategies in the Seeds and Traits (S&T) area to enable License to Operate (LTO) for existing products and new technologies. In addition, you will be involved in steering the development of BASF positions, their internal communication, and external advocacy for science-based and proportionate regulations.

Responsibilities

Leveraging your education in a life science-related discipline and experience in regulatory systems and frameworks, you will monitor relevant policy developments globally, establish priorities, and strategically engage according to potential impact on the S&T portfolio. You will contribute to the development and dissemination of BASF positions, to shape aligned industry positions, and identifying opportunities for engagement with relevant regulatory bodies.
Your ability to develop collaborative relationships based on trust and accountability will be essential as you will manage and/or contribute to policy projects by collaborating with internal and external experts across different fields of regulatory affairs and regulatory sciences. You will also support executive-level engagement and demonstrate leadership with key external stakeholders.
Your strong communications skills, both verbal and written, will be a valued asset as you will ensure clear internal understanding of policy developments and emerging trends, and their implications. You will develop technical content, examine preferred outcomes, and provide strategic direction towards achieving science-based and proportionate policy outcomes.
Your strong strategic mindset and ability to manage ambiguity will enable you to develop regulatory policy scenarios and implement actionable plans that increase our ability to act on emerging challenges and opportunities, including (but not limited to) actors that influence decision making processes.
Your ability to embrace change and work in an international and multicultural environment will serve you well as you will be highly visible inside and outside the company to proactively shape the regulatory environment, and you will act as an ambassador for BASF in the agricultural, sustainability and food systems policy area.
Applying your understanding of different regulatory systems and frameworks, globally, including knowledge of plant biotechnology regulations will be critical as you will advocate for the development of international biotech regulatory policy and law with the objective of promoting science-based regulation commensurate with risk.
Your customer focus, expertise and track record of success in working with internal and external stakeholders will be necessary as you will collaborate across global R&D and business functions on regulatory policy topics and contribute to decision making processes and engage policy makers to advocate for science-based regulations.

Qualifications

Ph.D. or equivalent in plant sciences or agriculture field (or related scientific discipline) plus 5 years of experience in Regulatory affairs and/or regulatory policy.
Knowledge of global regulatory policy developments and issues, and good understanding of scientific as well as political dimensions of the international regulatory arena in biotechnology.
Understanding of the biotech seeds and traits business and strategy.
Strong organization & planning skills; excellent written and oral communication abilities, and ability to simplify complex issues.
Creative/technical problem-solving abilities.
Proven ability to work in a cross-cultural environment and as part of a global team.
Adaptable to a constantly evolving highly complex regulatory environment.
The position requires patience, ability to work with complexity, diplomacy, ability to negotiate, optimism, pragmatic and practical solution-finding, and persistence to deal effectively with sometimes lengthy processes, diversity of personalities, potentially conflicting government mandates, and cultural differences amongst team members.

Benefits

A permanent contract within an attractive working environment in a professional and motivated team.
A role with challenging assignments and responsibilities.
An attractive total reward package that goes way beyond a paycheck.
Interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job.
A good work-life balance.

Come join us in bringing the lab to the field

About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division

Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. We invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2023, our division generated sales of €10.1 billion.

For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.

Application process

1. Application

You found the job you like on our website. Time to hit that ‘apply’-button and let us know who you are through the application form.

2. First encounter

We are intrigued by your application and call you immediately. At this point you can expect questions like: What motivates you? And what are your skills?

3. Interview

The call went great! So here you are, ready for your interview with HR and a hiring manager. We want to know more of your story and of course, you can ask about our story as well.

4. Contract

Welcome to our team. When can you start? So we can everything ready for your first day. You know, computer, paperwork, cake, balloons …

5. Onboarding

We welcome you with open arms and get you up and running. Including our eye-opening bootscamp, from the lab to the field.