Job Description:
Segment : Royal Canin
Contract : Permanent/CDI
Location : Aimargues, near to Montpellier
The Royal Canin Regulatory Affairs function is pivotal in ensuring our health-through-nutrition solutions are accessible worldwide. We achieve this by embedding compliance into innovation from the outset, maintaining ongoing product conformity, advocating for science-based regulatory frameworks, and safeguarding the reputation of Royal Canin and
its customers.
As the Global Innovation Regulatory Compliance Manager, you will serve as the primary Regulatory Affairs representative within global renovation & compliance projects. You will proactively collaborate with regional Regulatory teams to anticipate and integrate regulatory requirements and market access conditions during the early design phase of new products and solutions. By staying ahead of regulatory trends and policy developments, in collaboration with your team, you will ensure that innovation pipelines remain compliant and future-ready.
What are we looking for?
M.S. or equivalent in life sciences.
6+ years of professional experience with a minimum of 3 years in Regulatory Affairs.
Hands-on professional experience in product law.
Excellent communication skills, fluent in English is mandatory.
What will be your key responsibilities
Act as the regulatory lead for renovation and compliance projects, ensuring that all new or updated product concepts and developments are designed with compliance at their core.
Partner closely with R&D, Demand, and Commercial Prospection teams to offer options to maximize opportunities to differentiate Royal Canin products while ensuring our ability to defend their compliance.
Identify, assess, and articulate regulatory-driven risks and opportunities throughout the innovation lifecycle.
Lead or contribute to the continuous improvement and total quality management initiatives of the team.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Skills Required
- M.S. degree or equivalent in life sciences
- At least 6 years of professional experience
- At least 3 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs
- Hands-on professional experience in product law
- Fluent English and excellent communication skills
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
