Senior Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs

Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.

Senior Director, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs

Loblaw Brands - Quality Assurance, Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs
Brampton, ON - 4 days in office.

The Impact You'll Make:

The Senior Director, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs for Loblaw Brands, is a pivotal leader responsible for shaping and executing the scientific and regulatory strategy for Loblaw's private label products across all categories (food and non-food – natural health products, OTCs, medical devices, cosmetics, and personal care). This role drives scientific excellence, regulatory foresight, and enables innovation to accelerate product development, amplify brand trust, and secure a sustainable competitive advantage in the Canadian market. This role leads a high-performing team, fosters critical external partnerships, and ensures the highest standards of compliance and customer-centricity.

What You'll Do:

I. Scientific Leadership

• Leverage scientific expertise & evidence to pioneer innovative solutions that fuel breakthrough innovation and power strategic initiatives to amplify our brands.
• Elevate brand trust and customer-centricity through evidence-based claims and storytelling.
• Enhance strategic partnerships that expand capabilities, accelerate breakthrough innovation, and unlock market leadership opportunities.
• Shape the future of food by enabling emerging novel foods and disruptive technical solutions (e.g., Precision fermentation, Cellular agriculture, Next-gen plant-based proteins, Bioactive & functional ingredients) to stretch the boundaries of innovation.

II. Regulatory Excellence & Advocacy

• Lead in regulatory expertise to drive innovative solutions to amplify our brands and drive a competitive advantage.
• Actively engage with regulatory bodies and industry associations to drive & influence Canada’s regulatory reform.
• Ensure regulatory readiness-focused plans for all active food and non-food regulatory files impacting Loblaw Brands.
• Lead the technical implementation of regulatory & strategic initiatives.

III. Risk Management & Brand Integrity

• Implement robust risk assessment frameworks and leverage foresight to anticipate, identify, and impactfully safeguard regulatory risk.
• Optimize risk mitigation through robust science-backed claim substantiation.
• Provide proactive guidance, expert interpretation, and robust review to ensure compliant, customer-centric claims, labeling, and marketing campaigns, elevating customer trust.
• Enhance processes to drive speed to market, consistency, and compliance throughout artwork and marketing campaign development processes.

Leadership Competencies

• Enables Strategic Agility by anticipating future trends and develops innovative strategies.
• Drives Vision and Purpose by communicating an impactful vision that motivates teams.
• Cultivates Innovation by creating a climate where people are inspired to think big.
• Translates Complex Technical Concepts into clear, concise, executive level communications.
• Builds Collaborative Relationships to develop and leverages relationships to drive results.
• Develops Talent through coach and mentoring to grow and enable colleagues to achieve their full potential.

What You'll Bring:

• Master's of Food Science, Nutrition, Regulatory Affairs, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in Regulatory Affairs and Scientific Affairs, or a related field within the food or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific and regulatory information into actionable business strategies.
• Demonstrable experience in leading and developing high-performing teams, fostering a culture of innovation and scientific rigor.
• Extensive knowledge of the Canadian regulatory environment.
• Proven track record of successful stakeholder engagement with regulatory bodies (e.g., Health Canada, CFIA) and industry associations.
• Exceptional communications, influencing, and presentation skills.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

$170,000.00 - $220,000.00 / 170.000,00$ - 220.000,00$ (per year / par an)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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