Manager - Scientific Policy and Intelligence

Manager - Scientific Policy and Intelligence

Location: London, GB, SW11 7BW (or Morristown)

At Perrigo, we are driven by our mission to Make Lives Better Through Trusted Health and Wellness Solutions, Accessible to All.

Description Overview

We are recruiting a Manager to join our newly established Scientific Policy & Intelligence (SPI) team. This role can be based in either London or Morristown. The role will provide leadership in advancing Perrigo's scientific policy and intelligence agenda across the breadth of the portfolio.

Scope of the Role

• Lead policy and intelligence oversight within the assigned regional or topic remit, with a critical focus on interpretation and business impact assessment of emerging scientific, regulatory and policy developments.
• Support the development of global scientific and regulatory policy positions on key topics in collaboration with internal subject matter experts.
• Interpret, assess and contextualise regulatory and policy developments relevant to Perrigo's current and future portfolio, undertake trend analysis, landscape mapping, author internal positions, consultation responses and briefing materials to support robust industry input and ensure alignment on priorities and context, particularly on complex material scrutiny related topics.
• Contribute to cross functional advocacy strategies by connecting scientific policy and intelligence insights with Government Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Medical, Commercial and Communications priorities.
• Lead the dissemination of critical information on key policy topics to relevant stakeholders, ensuring awareness, understanding and enabling organisational readiness.

External Engagement & Trade Association Leadership

• Represent Perrigo, where aligned to expertise, in key regional industry associations and external policy forums.
• Maximise Perrigo's impact in regional associations by leadership or oversight of internal inputs and outputs to key trade association organisations through engagement with relevant subject matter experts and committee representatives.
• Provide high quality input into senior and board level briefings ahead of key association meetings, translating complex external developments into clear implications, options and recommended actions.

Governance, Forums

• Lead key Perrigo scientific and regulatory policy forums, ensuring effective governance, alignment and consistent decision making across assigned topics and stakeholders.
• Lead the development and delivery of advocacy training to build internal capability and consistency across the enterprise.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of structured outputs from policy forums, ensuring clear documentation of discussions, positions and agreed actions.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Act as a trusted partner to subject matter experts and leaders across Regulatory Affairs, R&D, Medical, Legal, Government Affairs, Commercial, Quality and other relevant functions on policy and intelligence topics within remit.
• Facilitate cross functional alignment on emerging risks, policy developments and external trends, ensuring implications are understood and appropriately actioned.
• Support horizontal topics that span multiple regions, categories or subject areas, ensuring relevant input is gathered and translated into coherent insight.
• Ensure clear handover and follow up where intelligence or policy outputs require action by accountable execution teams.
• Act as a senior expert advisor on strategic and complex policy or intelligence topics, providing clear analysis, options and recommendations.

Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Regulatory Affairs or a related field; significant experience in regulatory affairs, regulatory intelligence, scientific policy or related roles within the consumer health industry.
• Strong experience across relevant consumer health classifications, including medicines, medical devices, biocides, food supplements and cosmetics, ideally within a global, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated experience in external regulatory monitoring, industry association engagement, regulatory advocacy or consultation response development.
• A solid understanding of global regulatory frameworks, ingredient and material safety standards, policy development processes, external stakeholder environments and the business implications of regulatory change.
• Proven ability to translate raw intelligence into clear, prioritised and actionable insights, helping stakeholders understand what has changed, why it matters and what action may be required.
• Strong scientific and critical judgement, with the ability to assess emerging risks and opportunities and make risk based recommendations that balance regulatory requirements, consumer safety, business continuity, policy direction and portfolio impact.
• Ability to identify, escalade and document emerging risks that may impact compliance, supply continuity, product strategy or reputation, ensuring clear follow up with accountable functions.
• Strong communication and senior level briefing skills, with the ability to distil complex scientific, regulatory and policy topics into concise, decision ready messages for senior stakeholders, board level materials and external engagement.
• A digital and data driven mindset, using structured frameworks, digital tools, dashboards and data visualisation to track trends, assess impact and support evidence based prioritisation.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to build capability through coaching, prioritisation, feedback and effective matrix leadership across subject matter experts and cross functional teams.

Benefits

We believe our people are our greatest asset. Alongside competitive compensation, we offer benefits tailored to supporting you and your family, as well as career development opportunities to ensure you feel valued and supported, both professionally and personally.

Hybrid Working Approach

We love our offices and the setting they provide for in person collaboration and celebration. We also appreciate the opportunity to work remotely, so we promote flexibility with the ability to work two days a week from home in many roles.

We are proud to be included in the Forbes list of America's Best Employers by State 2024.

Applicants please note: To apply to this position please click the APPLY button at the bottom of the application. All application materials, including resumes and CVs, must be submitted in English.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by law.