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Head of Regulatory Affairs (Food Supplement)
Company Overview:Rubicon Bridge is a fast-growing SaaS provider to the consumer healthcare and wellness industry. We are building the compliance infrastructure that helps some of the world’s largest brands, retailers and marketplaces launch and sell regulated products globally.Our technology helps businesses understand whether products can be sold in a market, assess ingredients and formulations, create compliant labelling, monitor regulatory change and manage ecommerce compliance at scale. Rather than operating as another regulatory consultancy, we take deep human regulatory expertise and turn it into global compliance infrastructure.Food supplements are at the heart of where we started. As we continue to scale internationally, we are seeking an exceptional Head of Food Supplement Regulatory Affairs to lead this area of expertise. This is not a back‑office role. The right person’s judgement will shape decisions made across thousands of products and multiple international markets.
Responsibilities
- Act as the senior food supplement regulatory authority within Rubicon Bridge.
- Interpret complex regulatory questions and make clear, defensible, risk‑based decisions.
- Support major customer decisions, explaining complicated regulatory issues clearly and simply.
- Develop and own Rubicon Bridge’s regulatory positions on food supplements.
- Ensure the regulatory knowledge embedded within our technology is robust and defensible.
- Work closely with Product and Technology teams to turn regulatory expertise into scalable software.
- Collaborate with Commercial, Customer Success and Data teams, and work directly with customers.
- Anticipate regulatory developments and translate them into practical implications for customers, the platform and the product roadmap.
- Help determine how Rubicon Bridge approaches food supplement compliance globally as we expand into new markets.
- Represent Rubicon Bridge as an authority in the sector through industry events, training and thought leadership.
Requirements and Skills
- Typically 12+ years’ experience in food supplement regulatory affairs, ideally within a major supplement brand, consumer health business, multinational, retailer, manufacturer or similarly sophisticated regulatory environment. Exceptional candidates with less experience who have already operated at a senior level will be considered.
- Hands‑on experience across EU and international markets is a key differentiator for this role. Candidates who have managed market access, formulation and labelling decisions across multiple jurisdictions, including EU Member States and markets beyond Europe, will stand out.
- Proven responsibility for making regulatory decisions, rather than simply following established processes.
- Strong knowledge of food supplement formulation and ingredients, including botanicals and novel foods.
- Expertise in labelling and mandatory particulars.
- In‑depth understanding of nutrition and health claims, including advertising and promotional claims.
- Knowledge of maximum levels and market‑specific requirements.
- Experience of ecommerce and marketplace compliance.
- Experience of regulatory change and interpretation.
- Ability to interpret legislation and guidance, research unfamiliar issues, weigh evidence and reach sensible, risk‑based conclusions.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex matters simply and defend your thinking when challenged.
- Comfortable being the expert in the room with customers and senior stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration with cross‑functional internal teams, and a genuine enjoyment of working with people and customers.
- Commercial thinking and the ambition to build something, not simply fill a vacancy.
The Rewards
- Competitive salary £75,000 – £85,000 depending on experience
- Investment in building your profile as a recognised global expert in food supplement regulation
- Pension scheme
- Private healthcare
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements (UK based)
- Death in service benefits
- Employee discount scheme
- Employer‑supported volunteering days
Why leading brands choose Rubicon Bridge.
Sean Carey BScTechnical Director
Nutrition Group PLC
Nutrition Group has been working with Rubicon for over 10 years with various projects and for regulatory affairs work on our product and manufacturing licences.
Sharmeen MiahRegulatory Affairs Officer
Natures Aid
Rubicon Bridge has transformed how we manage compliance. What once took hours of manual checks now takes minutes. It’s fast, clear, and gives us total confidence in every formulation we submit. A game‑changer for regulatory teams
Maarten van deursen – Head of technical development & NPD
Healthspan
Working with Rubicon Bridge has significantly amplified our Technical team. The ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, commercially sound actions has saved us time, cost, and internal bandwidth. It’s a genuine force multiplier for Healthspan!
Meg NangleHead of Research & Development
INW Bee Health
Rubicon Bridge is an easy‑to‑use compliance tool that can be positioned into any technical or regulatory job role as the go to regulatory platform.
Annemarie Wessels – International Regulatory Affairs
Better Being
Using Rubicon Bridge significantly speeds up our review process, we especially value that the system reports maximum allowed values, required country specific warnings and ‘claims on hold’ options for botanicals all in one go.
Grace Carter
Ethical Nutrition
Set‑up was simple and the support team is amazing. There were a couple of ingredient related queries we had which were resolved within minutes.
Jim GardenerManaging Director
RedeMed Ltd
Rubicon exclusively provided all regulatory compliance support for our health care product brands. Their pragmatic and customer‑focused approach is second to none
Chris KeebleCEO
Pharma Medico
The amount of time it saves is incredible and also that it has a proven record for its quality and accuracy when launching new products and entering new European markets.
Contact us: +44 (0)1482 690516info@rubicon-bridge.com
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