About the role:

The role holder responsible for product registration and compliance with health authorities in the UAE for all in-house brands which includes dietary supplements, personal care, home healthcare etc.

ore Responsibilities:

• Product Compliance & Registration

• Responsible for Registration of all In-house brands under Nutrition Center belonging to Dietary Supplements, Sports Nutrition, Personal/ Skin Care, Home healthcare product with the respective Health Authorities in UAE – mainly Ministry of Health & Prevention (MOHAP) UAE, Dubai Municipality, ESMA, etc.
• Follow up with Brand Principals on a regular basis for document retrieval and to ensure that all supporting documents are in hand for submission to the authorities.
• Product Testing: Dealing with Dubai Central laboratory in testing of products with cosmetics section and food division towards fulfillment of requested requirements of product registration by Dubai Municipality.
• Creating applications, sample collection and submission and receiving reports to submit at authority for approvals.
• Product Renewals: Track and renew the existing Products/ Brands – item wise – on a regular basis and ensure the Products are registered at all time.
• Maintain copy and records of Product Registration Documents and Payments w.r.t MOH or Dubai Municipality
• Submitting Documents through Online Portal of Dubai Municipality for Clearance of Shipment.

• MOH Registrations:

• Dossier Preparation for Site Registration, Product Classification, QC testing, etc. for successful registration of Products with MOH
• Assisting the Brand QA/QC team through regular emails and Conference calls in preparing Dossiers, arranging test reagents/ assays methods for completion of registration in a timely manner.
• Follow Up with MOH personnel on a regular basis for successful completion of Products chosen for MOH Registration
• Assisting the Team in deducing DDC code for Insurance.

• Brand Communication

• Guiding and supporting principals on compilation of dossiers as per UAE regulations and to work as per feedback received from authorities to accomplish registration requirement
• To work on label artworks to ensure each product meets regulatory requirements as per directives
• Working on on-going renewal processes and efficiencies – submissions to authority and follow ups from brand principals.

• Local Health Authority Relationship

• Maintaining positive relationships with evaluators in three centers of Dubai Municipality – Al Twar, Al Manara and AL Kifaf and Ministry of health.
• Representing Nutrition Center/SC in seminars, conferences and customer forums at Dubai Municipality

• Advertisement approvals

• To obtain approvals from DM following the assessment of advertisement artwork applied for marketing and advertisement of products within a specific time frame across pharmacies and outdoors

• New Product Registration:

• Evaluation of Labels to screen ingredients and assessing the documents before submission to the concerned authorities.
• Follow up with Health authorities on various matters like Ingredient Testing / Test for Banned substance and to ensure that samples and other supporting elements are submitted on time for completion of registration.
• Document gathering, reviewing, providing feedback to principles, submissions and follow up – through the product cycle to accomplish registrations each valid for 5years.

Self-Management:

• Defines performance goals at the start of the year in discussion with the reporting manager and ensures that the goals are achieved during the course of the year
• Takes ownership of his/her own learning agenda by identifying development needs in consultation with the manager and agreeing on the individual development plan which goes beyond just training and development
• Keeps abreast of professional developments, new techniques and current issues through continued education and professional growth. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or equivalent
• Minimum 1-2 years of relevant experience.
• English language skills (written and spoken), Arabic is preferred.

External Interactions

• Regulatory Authorities – Dubai Municipality, Dubai central laboratory - Food lab, cosmetics lab, Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) – UAE, Quality control lab – MOH, UAE, ESMA (federal authority)