We are seeking a Senior Chemist – Product Stewardship (Food Contact Regulatory Affairs) to join our Product Stewardship team in Asturias, Spain or Forli, Italy. The successful candidate will proactively and independently monitor and interpret evolving regulatory requirements, assess product compliance, and manage food contact regulatory portfolios across Celanese's business lines. This position is responsible for ensuring that food contact compliance is established, maintained, and continuously evaluated in line with regulatory developments and business needs. The role will provide strategic regulatory guidance to internal cross‐functional stakeholders, enabling business growth while ensuring compliance with applicable food contact legislation and customer requirements.
Assess raw materials, additives, formulations, and finished products for compliance with applicable food contact requirements.
Maintain and manage the food contact product portfolio, ensuring regulatory assessments and compliance determinations remain current and aligned with evolving legislation.




Conduct product risk assessments and risk management activities in close collaboration with toxicologists to evaluate substance status, migration considerations, and food contact compliance.
Lead the assessment of complex food contact compliance questions, providing regulatory expertise to support customer requirements, business decisions, and commercialization activities.
Define and oversee external testing strategies, including collaboration with accredited laboratories and test institutes, as needed to support food contact compliance assessments.
Partner with manufacturing, quality, procurement, legal, and technology teams to ensure compliance throughout the product life‐cycle.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of product stewardship processes, regulatory databases, and compliance management systems.
Develop and provide food contact regulatory guidance, knowledge‐sharing, and training initiatives

📌 Senior Chemist (Oviedo)
🏢 Celanese
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