Regulatory Compliance Specialist EMEA

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

The role
At Corbion, we champion preservation in all its forms: preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.
As Regulatory Compliance Specialist EMEA, you safeguard Corbion's License to Sell across EMEA. You will be the dedicated compliance specialist for the region within an international team, supporting Corbion's full portfolio across food, pharmaceutical, feed, chemical, and related markets.

Most of your work will focus on customer and business requests. You assess whether products can be sold, labelled, shipped, and used in specific markets and applications, then translate regulatory requirements into accurate, practical guidance and documentation. You work closely with Sales, Customer Service, Product Management, Quality, Procurement, Research and Innovation, and Advocacy and Market Access.

You will initially build expertise in EMEA regulations and products manufactured in the Netherlands and Montmelo, Spain. Over time, you can broaden your knowledge to other regions, including APAC. The role is primarily based in Gorinchem, where regular presence is important, especially during onboarding. Working partly from the Amsterdam office may be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day regulatory compliance activities for EMEA across Corbion's complete product portfolio.
• Respond to customer and internal regulatory questions within agreed service levels, providing accurate and timely guidance.
• Assess product marketability, permitted applications, labelling, claims, ingredients, and cross-border requirements.
• Prepare and maintain declarations, certificates, questionnaires, compliance dossiers, and other regulatory documentation.
• Support submissions, notifications, registrations, renewals, local certifications, and post-market compliance activities.
• Coordinate with global colleagues when EMEA products are sold in other regions or products enter the EMEA market.
• Maintain traceable, audit-ready records, regulatory databases, compliance records, and product master data, including documentation in Salesforce.
• Monitor regulatory developments, assess business impact, and implement changes identified by Regulatory Market Access teams.
• Improve regulatory processes, templates, data quality, global standards, and digital ways of working.
• Contribute to EMEA projects and gradually expand your regulatory expertise to additional regions.

You bring

• A bachelor's or master's degree in Food Science, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or a related scientific discipline.
• At least 2 to 3 years of experience in regulatory affairs and/or regulatory compliance.
• Knowledge of regulations for food, pharmaceuticals, feed, chemicals, or related ingredients and products.
• Experience preparing and managing regulatory documentation and translating requirements into practical guidance.
• Fluency in English and strong communication skills across functions, cultures, and regions.
• A service-oriented, organized, and accurate approach, with the ability to manage priorities independently.
• A proactive, collaborative mindset and the confidence to involve the right stakeholders.
• Digital confidence and an interest in Salesforce, Microsoft Teams, regulatory databases, and product-data systems.

Experience in either food or pharmaceuticals is suitable. Pharmaceutical regulatory experience is a strong advantage because it adds complementary expertise to the team, while strong food-regulatory candidates are also encouraged to apply. Knowledge of both areas is especially valuable. Dutch, Spanish, or another European language is an advantage, but not required.

What we offer

• A visible EMEA role within a global regulatory organization, with direct impact on customer trust, market access, and business continuity.
• Exposure to Corbion's broad portfolio and markets, including food ingredients, pharmaceuticals, animal nutrition, home and personal care, medical devices, and bioplastics.
• Support from experienced colleagues in food and pharmaceutical regulations and a clear opportunity to broaden your regional expertise.
• A varied role combining regulatory analysis, customer support, documentation, international collaboration, digitalization, and continuous improvement.
• The opportunity to help shape EMEA compliance within Corbion's Regulatory Scientific Affairs organization and contribute to sustainable, biobased solutions.

About Corbion 

Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, including food and food production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients, using our deep application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, we continue working side-by-side with our customers to make our cutting-edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics.In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,267.4 million and had a workforce of 2,408 FTE. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace.  All applicants will be considered equally.

Corbion does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. All candidates must be submitted by approved Corbion vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Talent Acquisition team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Corbion Talent Acquisition team and such candidate was submitted to the Corbion Talent Acquisition Team.