Senior Specialist, Compliance

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Overall Responsibilities

1. Stay up to date on current and evolving US FDA regulations, guidelines, and policies for cosmetic products.
2. Provide technical support to cross-functional teams (e.g., R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, Marketing) on compliance with FDA requirements for cosmetic product development, labeling, and marketing claims
3. Review and ensure cosmetic product formulations, manufacturing processes, and labeling meet all applicable FDA regulations and guidelines
4. Support to risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies to address potential regulatory non-compliance
5. Conduct testing for pre-production/mass production samples and final inspection, for licensor/retailer specific requirements and shipment release, and support product quality & safety assessment and marketing claims substantiating.
6. Prepare, review and submit cosmetic raw material data, ingredient list, testing reports, safety assessments, and other regulatory documentations required by regulations, and complete Product Listing/Notification.
7. Save and monitor compliance documents systematically for each project, ensuring easy access and traceability.
8. Coordinate with external regulatory consultants, testing laboratories, and other third-party vendors to ensure timely completion of regulatory activities.
9. Participate in seminars, webinars actively, and engage with external consultants and third-party labs to maintain a comprehensive regulatory database (US/CA/EU, etc.), and support to gather and analyze the regulatory requirements together with licensor/retailer’s compliance manual/testing protocol/presentations of cosmetic products.
10. Coordinate with Corporate Compliance team to process notice from competent authorities such as FDA, support to identify the regulation risk, convey risk alert to relevant departments and OEMs.
11. Assist in the investigation and resolution of any product-related complaints, adverse events, or regulatory inquiries, drive CAP with suppliers and submit reports to licensor/retailer, following up till case close.
12. Support supplier/vendor performance review/score in a cycle of mid and end of year, help to ensure the consistent compliance with licensor/retailer requirements for quality standards.
13. Support Quality Assurance and Quality Control teams to develop and implement robust quality control procedures.
14. Assist to develop and deliver training programs to educate cross-functional teams and OEMs on latest cosmetic regulations and compliance requirements
15. Support the Compliance/QA team to arrange & conduct manufacturing sites audits (GMP/ISO22716/Social/Supply Chain Security), follow up the CAP till its Non-Conformity close, ensure that factory selection/onboard complies with internal policy as well as relevant requirements from licensor/retailer.
16. Assist the Corporate Compliance team and follow up on customs recordation, to support the cosmetic products export and import.

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Additional Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree in a scientific or regulatory discipline (e.g., chemistry, biology, pharmaceutical sciences), Alternatively, a College Diploma combined with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience will be considered.
2. 5+ years of experience in cosmetic/personal care product regulatory affairs, preferably with in-depth understanding knowledge of FDA, MoCRA and other country-specific requirements
3. Thorough understanding of FDA's Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for cosmetic products
4. Familiarity with international cosmetic regulations such as those in the European Union, Canada, and Asia-Pacific markets would be a plus.
5. Experience in cosmetics related manufacturing and trading environment would be a plus.

Competency Requirements (if applicable)
Behavioral Competencies:

1. Good verbal and written communication skills to effectively liaise with cross-functional teams and regulatory authorities
2. Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities
3. Good at interpreting and applying complex regulatory information

Language Proficiency:
• Fluent in English and Mandarin.

Specific Working Conditions
Travel if required

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