Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, EU

Great science counts for nothing until it's registered.

A proven active ingredient. A strong formulation. A market ready for it. None of it reaches a grower until a dossier has been written, defended and approved, one Member State at a time. In crop protection, regulatory isn't the last step before launch. It decides whether there is a launch at all.

Life Scientific operates in a $250 billion global crop protection market. We reverse-engineer off-patent products with real scientific rigour and bring them back to market with precision and speed. Backed by InVivo, Europe's largest agricultural co-operative, we're scaling fast across Europe and North America.

Our R&D team brings laboratory and regulatory scientists together as one integrated team, with a single goal: registering our products in the shortest possible timeframes. Regulatory Affairs here isn't a compliance function. It sits at the heart of how we bring products to market, from early development through registration, renewal and launch.

We combine the pace of a start-up with the discipline of a scale-up. No politics. No passengers.

We're looking for someone to take ownership of our EU regulatory agenda across multiple Member States and a growing, increasingly sophisticated portfolio. Someone who has written dRRs themselves and defended them in front of competent authorities. Someone who sees a renewal problem coming a year before it lands. Someone who directs consultants rather than relies on them, and who can tell Commercial what a regulation actually means for the business, not just what it says.

This is a senior, hands-on role. The thinking stays with you.

Sound like you?

What you'll be doing

Regulatory Strategy & Authority Engagement

• Owning registration and renewal outcomes for a portfolio of plant protection products across a number of EU Member States

• Developing and executing strategies for new registrations, renewals, amendments and complex or non-standard submissions under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

• Building strong, long-term relationships with national competent authorities across the Northern, Central and Southern zones

• Owning responses to regulatory queries, coordinating internal experts and external partners to answer them thoroughly and on time

Dossier Preparation & Technical Excellence

• Personally authoring and reviewing regulatory dossiers, including draft Registration Reports (dRRs) covering efficacy, physical-chemical properties, toxicology, residues, environmental fate and ecotoxicology

• Building clear, concise scientific and regulatory arguments, and defending them with authorities

• Directing and quality-checking the work of consultants, CROs, task forces and test facilities: setting the strategy and owning the science, not outsourcing the thinking

• Making sure every submission is scientifically robust, strategically positioned and consistently high quality

Lifecycle Management & Regulatory Intelligence

• Managing lifecycle activity, including renewals, label amendments, MRL setting and post-approval commitments

• Staying ahead of changing EU and Member State requirements, guidance documents, AIR renewal programmes and review timelines

• Building forward-looking intelligence on key active substances and upcoming reviews, and using it to shape portfolio and commercial strategy early

Commercial Impact & Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partnering with Commercial and Portfolio teams to align regulatory direction with business goals and market opportunity

• Turning regulatory complexity into clear, actionable business insight, including guidance on launch timing, readiness and risk

• Managing project costs and timelines, delivering on time and within budget, and reporting clearly on progress

• Representing Regulatory Affairs in new product introduction and cross-functional forums

Partnerships & Network

• Building strong working partnerships inside the business and with authorities, consultants, CROs, task forces and test facilities

• Growing a network across the European agrochemical and regulatory landscape

What we're looking for

• Six or more years registering plant protection products in the EU

• Hands-on experience preparing and authoring dossiers and dRRs yourself

• Deep knowledge of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the zonal evaluation system and related guidance

• Regulatory experience across a number of EU Member States, and an understanding of their national specificities

• A relevant scientific degree (e.g. chemistry, biology, toxicology, agronomy or a related discipline); an MSc in life sciences, chemistry or a related field is preferred

• A commercial mindset: the ability to connect regulatory decisions to business outcomes

• Strong project management skills, and the ability to juggle shifting priorities without losing sight of the detail

• English to a very high standard, written and spoken (C2 on the CEFR), and the confidence to liaise with authorities and senior stakeholders

• Someone who builds trust easily, influences without authority, and is comfortable working where guidance is still evolving

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

The details

• Location: Home-based anywhere in the EU, with regular travel to our Dublin HQ

Our commitment to inclusive hiring

At Life Scientific, we're committed to building diverse and inclusive teams. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. What matters most is expertise, drive and the desire to do great work.