Senior Chemist, Product Stewardship – Food Contact Regulations

Job overview

The Senior Chemist, Product Stewardship role is onsite, with preferred locations at Celanese facilities in Florence, KY; Irving, TX; or Wilmington, DE. Compensation is not specified. The role supports the Americas Product Stewardship team and Celanese’s development, manufacture, and commercialization of food-contact products. This senior individual contributor provides independent technical and regulatory assessments to maintain food-contact compliance across product portfolios. The role interprets U.S. FDA and MERCOSUR requirements, evaluates materials and products, advises cross-functional stakeholders on risk-based decisions, and supports compliant commercialization and business growth.

What you'll do

• Serve as the senior product stewardship subject matter expert for U.S. FDA and MERCOSUR food-contact regulations
• monitor and communicate regulatory developments
• assess raw materials, additives, formulations, and finished products
• manage the food-contact product portfolio
• conduct product risk assessments with toxicologists
• advise on complex compliance questions
• define external testing strategies
• partner with manufacturing, quality, procurement, legal, and technology teams
• improve stewardship processes and provide guidance and training.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior chemist

product stewardship

food contact regulations

u.s. fda

mercosur

regulatory affairs

product compliance

risk assessment

irving tx

celanese

8+ years experience

cross-functional collaboration

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Senior individual-contributor role with a high degree of independence; requires a relevant scientific bachelor’s degree and at least eight years of related regulatory or product stewardship experience. Advanced degree and additional global regulatory experience are preferred.

About the employer

Celanese is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing. Sector: 32.