India, Hyderabad

Product Safety – Senior Manager Europe 

Location: Hyderabad, India

Job Summary:

As a Product Safety Manager for Europe, you will analyze health and environmental hazards of products across their life cycle to ensure compliance with European market and manufacturing site regulations. You will document hazard assessments in SAP EHS/S4HANA, author Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and provide hazard communications aligned with evolving regulatory requirements. This role is critical in supporting Lonza’s compliance with European chemical control regulations, ensuring marketability, and enabling safe product distribution.

Key Responsibilities

• Hazard Classification: Perform hazard classifications according to GHS, Dangerous Goods, and local chemical regulations to ensure safe market entry of products.

• SDS & Label Management: Author and manage regionally compliant SDS and label elements for Lonza customers and employees.

• Hazard Assessment Documentation: Document hazard assessments in SAP EHS/S4HANA and communicate regulatory impacts on marketability and compliance.

• Regulatory Monitoring: Analyze and update data and tools based on regulatory changes, ensuring compliance with evolving requirements.

• Regulatory Strategy (Europe): Develop and implement chemical control regulation strategies and documentation to comply with European market requirements (including Switzerland and Great Britain).

• System Utilization: Evaluate and implement activities required by stakeholders using SAP EHS/S4HANA, including Product Safety, Labelling, Logistics, and Trade Compliance.

• Business Support: Respond to business and customer inquiries regarding product regulatory standing and provide training on compliance and marketability concerns.

• Product Development Support: Assist in developing new products and securing agreements with third-party suppliers.

• Process Documentation: Establish and document processes impacting product safety activities.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Act as SME for product safety in cross-functional business projects.

• Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as required to support product safety and compliance initiatives.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or Pharmaceutical Science.

• Master’s degree or higher preferred.

• 5–10 years of experience in regulatory, chemical, or biological industries.

• 5–10 years of experience with SAP EHS/S4HANA.

Certifications & Language

• Dangerous Goods regulation certification for transport and storage (IATA and regional authorities).

• Business fluency in English and German.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong knowledge of SAP, Excel, WWI programming, and regulatory authority-mandated software.

• Project planning and organizational skills.

• Hands-on approach with willingness to learn and adapt.

• Team-oriented mindset with expertise in Environmental, Biological, Chemical, Regulatory, IT, or analytical tools.

• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.

Competencies & Behaviors

• Takes personal responsibility for promoting change and driving compliance.

• Applies knowledge to make timely, correct decisions.

• Shares information generously across teams and functions.

• Proactively seeks to understand customer and market needs.

• Supports peers in overcoming performance challenges.

• Demonstrates accountability for outcomes of self and team.

About Lonza

At Lonza, product safety and compliance are essential to our mission of enabling a healthier world. Our teams collaborate globally to ensure that every product meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and marketability. Guided by our values—Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity—we foster innovation and continuous improvement. By joining Lonza, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of product safety and compliance in Europe, contributing to the medicines of tomorrow.