[Hiring] Product Steward @Avantor

Role Description

The Product Steward is responsible for ensuring that the organization’s products are developed, manufactured, marketed, and distributed in compliance with applicable global chemical, environmental, health, and safety regulations. This role serves as a key partner to R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Operations, and Commercial teams to assess product-related regulatory requirements and proactively manage risks across the product lifecycle. The Product Steward will leverage SAP Product Compliance to maintain accurate product regulatory data, classifications, and documentation and to enable compliant sales and distribution globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, Toxicology, or a related scientific discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 3–7+ years of experience in product stewardship, regulatory affairs, or chemical compliance, ideally within manufacturing, life sciences, distribution, or specialty chemicals.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Product Compliance is required (e.g., PC—Basic, Dangerous Goods, Safety Data Sheet Management, Marketability, Environmental Compliance, Global Label Management).
• Strong understanding of global chemical regulations and product compliance frameworks (e.g., REACH, GHS/CLP, TSCA, K-REACH, food contact, etc.).
• Ability to analyze product composition and regulatory data to determine compliance status.
• Familiarity with SDS authoring, hazard classification, and chemical labeling requirements.
• Proficiency with SAP systems (particularly SAP Product Compliance) and Excel; experience with additional regulatory tools/databases is a plus.

Requirements

• Assess and interpret global chemical and product regulations (e.g., REACH, CLP/GHS, TSCA, WHMIS, RoHS, Prop 65, food contact, etc.) to determine applicability and compliance obligations.
• Support product risk assessments, hazard evaluations, and compliance reviews throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ensure accurate chemical classifications, composition data, and regulatory attributes within SAP Product Compliance.
• Maintain and update regulatory content, safety data, and classifications within SAP Product Compliance modules.
• Manage substance- and material-level regulatory checks, compliance rulesets, and automated product compliance workflows.
• Collaborate with IT and master data teams to optimize system use, troubleshoot issues, and implement enhancements.
• Oversee generation and review of Safety Data Sheets (SDS), labels, and compliance declarations.
• Coordinate updates to documents based on regulatory changes, product changes, or new market requirements.
• Ensure documentation is aligned with current GHS frameworks and regional requirements.
• Provide regulatory and product stewardship guidance to R&D, sourcing, quality, commercial, and operations teams.
• Support new product introductions, product changes, and market expansions through timely compliance assessments.
• Act as a subject-matter expert on chemical and product regulations, contributing to training and internal capability building.
• Track evolving global regulations and assess potential impact on product portfolios.
• Help maintain internal processes, work instructions, and best practices for product stewardship and compliance.
• Support audits, regulatory inspections, and customer inquiries related to product compliance.

Benefits

• Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.
• We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success.