Sphera, the former Operational Excellence and Risk Management business of IHS Inc. is a leading global provider of enterprise software and services that enable companies to manage and optimize their environmental, health, safety and sustainability processes. Amongst a wide variety of use cases, the software allows customers to standardize and automate processes such as incident reporting, to monitor emissions and ensure regulatory compliance and to track chemical inventory throughout a manufacturing cycle. The company was recently spun off by IHS and acquired by Genstar Capital, essentially positioning it as a $100MM start up.

Summary:

Our goal is to be the industry leader for content applicable to Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and other Environmental Safety and Health (EHS) regulatory needs.  We must provide our customers with a solution that significantly reduces their effort to prepare and maintain SDS and label documents. Colleagues are expected to conduct business in a manner that emphasizes and directly supports this goal.

The individual will participate in and/or lead the analysis of regulations and work with interdisciplinary teams to develop implementation strategies for inclusion of pertinent information into Sphera products. The responsibilities include but are not limited to addressing regulations and standards such as REACH, country-specific GHS implementations, global transportation of hazardous materials, and food and drug regulations. We also obtain, validate, and apply scientific data such as physical properties of chemicals.

Specific Job Duties:  

• Perform assigned data maintenance projects for a repository of over 230,000 regulated substances. Be fully accountable for the individual update assignments in terms of quality and schedule.
• Proactively monitor legislation maintained by Sphera by reviewing regulatory standards and interpretations, registers, gazettes, newsletters, etc. as related to Regulatory Data Content.
• Identify applicable new and updated/revised legislation and obtain official source documents.
• Analyze regulations for inclusion in Regulatory Content database.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation (in pre-defined templates) that clearly describes the analysis and interpretation of the Regulatory Data Lists.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with regulatory agency contacts and consultants specializing in specific regulations.
• Liaise with Rules Development, R&D, QA, Product Management and other teams to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives for content quality and work process efficiency enhancements.
• Respond to customer (internal and external) inquiries on regulatory topics and regulatory clarifications in a timely and professional manner.
• Prepare short explanatory articles on regulations for internal Sphera distribution or for publication in trade journals. 

Required Experience:

• University degree in Chemistry, Toxicology, Ecology or related fields
• Advanced degree or professional certification is considered an asset

• A minimum of 3 years of experience analyzing / creating regulatory or technical documentation, preferably in the domains of product stewardship and/or environmental, safety, and health:
• Multi-lingual skills are considered an asset

Other skills:

• Demonstrated working knowledge of global regulations associated with SDS preparation and regulatory reporting requirements
• Knowledge of REACH, GHS or Sphera Intelligent Authoring or Compliance Engine is considered an asset
• Experience analyzing EHS-related regulations and preparing technical documentation
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplined team environment, while functioning as an individual contributor
• Basic understanding of relational database structures & internet technology
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; knowledge of  Microsoft Access is a strong asset
• Excellent communication in English and French (verbal and written) and strong interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements: No special requirements. Work in an office environment or home office.

At Sphera, we are working together to help our customers keep their people safe, their products sustainable and their operations productive.  The best people don't want a job, they want to change the world and themselves.  The best want to challenge the status quo.  The best want to grow themselves and their careers.  Come check out what Sphera has to offer and how that matches up with your career goals.                                                                                                                           

Sphera is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.