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Regulatory Affairs Specialist – Product Steward* (Remote, Proximate to any Major U.S. Airport)

-Minneapolis/St. Paul, Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago or Kansas City

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with 93,000 other curious, creative 3Mers.

“For more than 30 years at 3M, I’ve seen firsthand how it’s a place where curious, creative and collaborative people thrive and build a rewarding career. As a leader in this company, my goal is to ensure each 3Mer sees and feels the positive impact we’re making around the world” – Mike Roman, chief executive officer and chairman, 3M

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government, or military environments to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
The person hired for this position will be responsible for global regulatory compliance, hazard communication and life cycle management activities for the 3M Health Care Business Group.

As a Regulatory Affairs Specialist - Product Steward, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by ensuring global products by:

• Creating and managing chemical data documents for new and existing products
• Coordinating compliance activities and documentation related to global Environmental Health and Safety regulations for new and existing products (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Conflict Minerals, etc.)
• Providing support on transportation classification and chemical inventory assessments
• Working with Corporate Toxicology on product biocompatibility data needs and test plans
• Interfacing with cross-functional product teams
• Managing new and existing product information in 3M’s Chemical Data Management System (CDMS) database
• Maintaining life cycle management assessment data
• Interacting with Regulatory Authorities and Notified Bodies
• Determining product country of origin
• Compiling tracking metrics

For additional information, please visit: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/health-care-us/

Travel:  May include up to 10% domestic or international

Relocation Assistance:  Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.
 
U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.
 
To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within 3M that may present access to export controlled technical data, 3M must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).
 
The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only.  Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this position.  The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at 3M Company's sole election.

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

Resources for You 

For more details on what happens before, during and after the interview process, check out the Insights for Candidates page at 3M.com/careers. 

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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

3M is an equal opportunity employer.  3M  will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution
• Three (3) years of experience creating and managing chemical data documents on a Chemical Data Management System (CDMS) database for new and existing products in a private, public, government or military environment
• Three (3) years of experience coordinating compliance activities and documentation related to global Environmental Health and Safety regulations for new and existing products (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Conflict Minerals)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role:

• Master’s degree or higher in Chemistry, Engineering, Biological Sciences or related discipline from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years of experience creating and managing chemical data documents on a Chemical Data Management System (CDMS) database for new and existing products in a private, public, government or military environment
• Five (5) years of experience coordinating compliance activities and documentation related to global Environmental Health and Safety regulations for new and existing products (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), Conflict Minerals, etc.).
• Two (2) years of experience working in a regulated health care environment (private, public, government or military)
• Direct experience with creating regulatory body submissions/registrations for compliance to Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS), Registration Evaluation Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and California’s Proposition 65