Senior Director - Scientific Affairs, North America & Latam
Core
Senior toxicology expert leading scientific affairs and advocacy strategies for North America and LATAM, ensuring ingredient, packaging, and product safety while enabling innovation.
Role type
Senior Director, Scientific Affairs (Toxicology)
Builds
Pre-market pathways for new ingredients and technologies; defensible toxicological risk assessment positions.
Domain
Food & Beverage / Toxicology / Regulatory Science
Required skills
toxicological risk assessment, weight-of-evidence approaches, exposure assessment, external stakeholder advocacy, regulatory framework understanding, horizon scanning, team mentorship
Preferred skills
PhD in Toxicology, experience in food/beverage/flavor industry, international regulatory experience
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide authoritative guidance on ingredient, packaging, contaminant, pesticide, and product safety; lead external scientific affairs and advocacy strategies; develop scientific strategies for innovation and regulatory readiness; deliver post-market support for safety issues; shape global scientific affairs strategy; coach and mentor the team.
Seniority
Senior Director, strategic leadership & mentorship