Regulatory Affairs Associate

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Research & Development​

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

Join a Regulatory Affairs & Safety team that sits at the heart of innovation, compliance, and commercial decision-making across Northern Europe (UK & Ireland). In this role, you will lead regulatory activities that support the successful delivery of new products, product changes, and business-critical projects, while ensuring compliance with local regulations and Reckitt internal processes.

Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, you will drive innovation and compliance initiatives from concept to execution, influencing project direction and enabling successful business outcomes. You will have the opportunity to independently manage stakeholder relationships, provide solution-focused regulatory guidance, and play a key role in supporting both business growth and consumer trust.

Role Impact

• Shape regulatory strategies that influence product development and commercial success.
• Independently lead complex regulatory projects and compliance initiatives.
• Enable compliant delivery of innovation and support sustainable business growth.
• Act as a trusted regulatory adviser across cross-functional teams.

Your responsibilities

• Lead regulatory support for product innovation, lifecycle management and compliance activities.
• Develop and execute regulatory strategies for new products, renewals, variations and market expansion activities.
• Prepare and manage submissions, registrations and regulatory approvals with relevant authorities.
• Provide expert guidance on medicines, biocides, detergents and other regulated product requirements as applicable.
• Review artwork, labelling and product communications for compliance.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, Supply, Safety and Commercial teams to deliver projects and mitigate risk.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate legislative requirements into business actions.

The experience we're looking for

• Degree in a scientific discipline.
• Regulatory Affairs experience in medicines, consumer healthcare, biocides, detergents, chemicals or similar regulated sectors.
• Strong understanding of UK, Irish and European regulatory frameworks.
• Experience managing submissions, registrations and product lifecycle activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management capabilities.

The skills for success

Regulatory, Makes strategic Business Decisions, Business accumen, Commercial Awareness, Objective Setting, Accountability, Consumer Insight, Creative Direction, R&D, Change Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, Intellectual Property, Business Partnership, Collaboration and partnership building, Relationship Management, Adapt to changes in technological development plans, Ability to challenge the status quo and propose improvement, Innovation Processes, Digital transformation for R&D, Quality and Manufacturing.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.