Senior Product Stewardship Specialist - Remote, UK (m/f/x)*

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3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum , we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that improve customers’ lives. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum , we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Senior Product Stewardship Specialist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

Providing leadership for product stewardship within the Drinking Water Filtration (DWF) business with functional ownership of a portfolio of Drinking Water Filtration products sold in Europe.

Ensure Solventum products manufactured and/or placed on the market in Europe comply with Solventum corporate policies, European regulatory requirements and customer requirements related to product environmental health & safety. Assess and manage product safety risks relative to human health and environment. Educate, anticipate, monitor and influence regulatory developments.

Leading and executing product stewardship activities to enable the business to meet its growth initiatives including driving materials compliance, assessment of safety to human health and the environment, liability avoidance, and other product stewardship topics.

Develop and implement product stewardship strategies that contribute to the 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 and help maintain product sales through changing regulatory requirements.

• Develop, implement, and execute processes to proactively guide development teams toward the use of favorable alternatives.
• Your Skills and Expertise
• To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND 7 years of experience in regulatory affairs, product stewardship, drinking water industry, and/or technical field in a private, public, government, or military environment undefined

High School Diploma/GED AND 14 years of experience in product stewardship, biocompatibility, environmental sciences, quality, and/or technical field in a private, public, government, or military environment

• Fluent in English language both verbal and written.
• Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
• Knowledge of drinking water regulations and safety standards in the UK and EU, and the third-party testing certifications required.
• Knowledge of food contact regulations in the EU, such as EC 1935/2004, EU 10/2011 and EC 2023/2006.
• Experience supporting regulated products, such as those regulated by US FDA, US EPA, EU Drinking Water Directive, and/or CE marked products.
• Experience with Electrical or Electronic products and the applicable regulatory requirements around safety, EMC, and batteries.

Global regulatory compliance experience in one or more of the following areas: regional and global chemical regulations (ex. TSCA/REACH), consumer product safety laws, hazard communication, labelling and language compliance, legislative tracking and advocacy.

• Experience in product life cycle management, product risk assessments, and/or making risk-based decisions.
• Demonstrated leadership in process development, creative problem solving, project management, or lean six sigma experience.
• Expert cross-functional collaboration skills with laboratory, quality, regulatory, marketing, and manufacturing functions and familiarity with their interdependencies.
• High level communication and people skills and the ability to influence to drive positive change.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to change.
• Experience supporting companies or businesses through transitions, mergers, acquisitions or divestitures.
• Work location: Remote - UK
• Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international
• * This role is part of Solventum ’s Drinking Water business, which may be included in a future sale of this business * *
• Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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