Regulatory Specialist

SABIC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sr. Regulatory Specialist to join our Industry Regulations team. The successful candidate will play a key role in engaging with industry regulatory and standards setting bodies to develop and advocate for codes/standards/regulations that drive the specification of SABIC materials in regulated/standardized markets.

• Liaise with European and international agencies (IEC, CEN, CENELEC, EFRA, etc.) to develop and advocate for codes/standards/regulations that influence the specification of SABIC materials in regulated/standardized markets.
• Evaluate and monitor regional and global regulatory trends in key markets and emerging markets, providing regulatory guidance to our Technology and Marketing teams.
• Develop short-term and long-term regulatory strategies in various industrial markets based on deep industry and customer knowledge that is aligned with our business strategies.
• Contribute to the development of commercial and technology strategies by integrating with commercial and technological teams.
• Influence external stakeholders based on established reputation in various regulatory and standard setting bodies.
• Assess and manage application risk associated with new business opportunities identified by the European commercial teams.
• Provide technical support on regulatory aspects for external customers, internal commercial, marketing and technology teams.

• BS in Engineering or Materials Science; MS desired.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in the plastic industry.
• Good understanding of polymer chemistry, resin formulations and typical plastics additives, especially flame retardants.
• Well-developed English language skills, both written and spoken. Dutch preferred or willing to learn.
• Established network and reputation as an expert in regulatory bodies and standard development organizations that influence thermoplastics applications.
• Extensive knowledge of global regulatory and standards agencies that mandate the end-use performance of plastic applications in markets such as Electronics, Transportation and Infrastructure.
• Broad experience serving on technical committees of various regulation and standards organizations.
• Deep knowledge on thermoplastic material performance and related testing such as flame, smoke and toxicity.
• Deep application development knowledge including part design, material selection, application performance and failure mechanisms, etc.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including ability to effectively work across multiple programs and across multiple regions.
• Familiarity with standards bodies such IEC, UL, CEN, CENELEC, ASTM, ISO, ASME, etc. and familiar with third-party listing agencies such as UL, VDE, TÜV, etc.
• Demonstrated leadership and strategic thinking.
• 25% traveling.
• In consultation remote working is possible. If necessary, you will work from our site in Bergen op Zoom.