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No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #177413 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
Title Position: Regulatory Affairs Data Specialist (2 year contract)
Location : Piscataway, NJ location
Reports into: Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs
The Regulatory Data Specialist develops digital infrastructure and data pipelines to accelerate
product innovation, development and registrations with targeted support of regulatory
compliance. A core focus of this role is ensuring comprehensive data availability across the
entire lifecycle of our SKUs, enabling seamless traceability from R&D formulation through
commercialization and post-market surveillance. You will work with cross functional teams to
gather, wrangle, cleanse, structure and build data products that support the analytics goals of
Regulatory Affairs, the Global Technology community and the broader organization. Of focus
will be to support the AI infrastructure development and data pipelines to support rapid and
comprehensive Regulatory analysis. By structuring complex product data, you will directly
safeguard our portfolio's compliance with strict North American regulatory frameworks,
including FDA, EPA, and Health Canada mandates. The Data Specialist also builds and maintains
the foundational data analytics infrastructure to improve underlying business processes for cost
savings. You will lead, manage, and mentor others to expand the team’s capabilities and
collective knowledge.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Use SQL and Python to write production-quality code to meet the data
- Support the use of analytics platforms and data science workflows, while
- Architect data models that map the complete SKU lifecycle - capturing raw
guarantee instant data availability for regulatory submissions
- Build and maintain automated ELT pipelines that aggregate the exact data required
regulations, EPA requirements, and state-level mandates)
- Translate business requirements and logic into well-documented data models to
- Collaborate cross functionally to understand and identify problem statements, data
- Engage with Regulatory Affairs to translate complex North American compliance
products, and ensure our AI infrastructure can rapidly conduct comprehensive
regulatory analysis.
- Communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience in a compelling
- Evaluate external partners across different dimensions for analytics initiatives
- Partner with IT to align on data architecture, analytics tools, and other technologies
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors’ Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or Computer Science
- A minimum of 3 years of Data Engineering experience
- High level of Python proficiency
- High level of proficiency with SQL
- Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines
- Strong familiarity with cloud computing platforms
- Strong oral and written English skills
Preferred qualifications include:
- Consumer Goods Proven Experience is preferred
- Understanding of Regulatory environments and regulations for drugs, cosmetics
- Active GitHub account with examples of past work is helpful
- Master’s Degree or Professional Certification in Data Engineering or Cloud
- Proficiency with at least one other programming language in addition to Python
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with Apache Airflow
- Familiarity with dbt
- Strong familiarity with SAP S4/ECC tables
- Familiarity with Snowflake or Google Big Query are preferred
- Familiarity with data analytics workflows, objectives, tech stacks, common
We are a results oriented company with a caring culture and work life balance. Apply with us!
Come and join our outstanding team!
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $86,000.00 - $121,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.
Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here.
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No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #177413 - Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
Title Position: Regulatory Affairs Data Specialist (2 year contract)
Location : Piscataway, NJ location
Reports into: Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs
The Regulatory Data Specialist develops digital infrastructure and data pipelines to accelerate
product innovation, development and registrations with targeted support of regulatory
compliance. A core focus of this role is ensuring comprehensive data availability across the
entire lifecycle of our SKUs, enabling seamless traceability from R&D formulation through
commercialization and post-market surveillance. You will work with cross functional teams to
gather, wrangle, cleanse, structure and build data products that support the analytics goals of
Regulatory Affairs, the Global Technology community and the broader organization. Of focus
will be to support the AI infrastructure development and data pipelines to support rapid and
comprehensive Regulatory analysis. By structuring complex product data, you will directly
safeguard our portfolio's compliance with strict North American regulatory frameworks,
including FDA, EPA, and Health Canada mandates. The Data Specialist also builds and maintains
the foundational data analytics infrastructure to improve underlying business processes for cost
savings. You will lead, manage, and mentor others to expand the team’s capabilities and
collective knowledge.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Use SQL and Python to write production-quality code to meet the data
- Support the use of analytics platforms and data science workflows, while
- Architect data models that map the complete SKU lifecycle - capturing raw
guarantee instant data availability for regulatory submissions
- Build and maintain automated ELT pipelines that aggregate the exact data required
regulations, EPA requirements, and state-level mandates)
- Translate business requirements and logic into well-documented data models to
- Collaborate cross functionally to understand and identify problem statements, data
- Engage with Regulatory Affairs to translate complex North American compliance
products, and ensure our AI infrastructure can rapidly conduct comprehensive
regulatory analysis.
- Communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience in a compelling
- Evaluate external partners across different dimensions for analytics initiatives
- Partner with IT to align on data architecture, analytics tools, and other technologies
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors’ Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or Computer Science
- A minimum of 3 years of Data Engineering experience
- High level of Python proficiency
- High level of proficiency with SQL
- Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines
- Strong familiarity with cloud computing platforms
- Strong oral and written English skills
Preferred qualifications include:
- Consumer Goods Proven Experience is preferred
- Understanding of Regulatory environments and regulations for drugs, cosmetics
- Active GitHub account with examples of past work is helpful
- Master’s Degree or Professional Certification in Data Engineering or Cloud
- Proficiency with at least one other programming language in addition to Python
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform
- Familiarity with Apache Airflow
- Familiarity with dbt
- Strong familiarity with SAP S4/ECC tables
- Familiarity with Snowflake or Google Big Query are preferred
- Familiarity with data analytics workflows, objectives, tech stacks, common
We are a results oriented company with a caring culture and work life balance. Apply with us!
Come and join our outstanding team!
Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $86,000.00 - $121,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.
Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in civil affairs officer jobs.
- Active U.S. military commission or prior service as a Civil Affairs officer
- Secret or Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for SCI access
- Experience conducting civil reconnaissance and assessing civil vulnerabilities
- Proficiency in interagency coordination with NGOs and government agencies
- Completion of Civil Affairs qualification course or equivalent training
- Foreign language proficiency relevant to assigned operational region
Tips for Your Civil Affairs Officer Job Search
Translate military experience into civilian language
Civilian hiring managers may not recognize MOS codes or unit designations. Reframe your civil affairs experience in terms of project scope, stakeholder coordination, and measurable outcomes so non-military recruiters can assess your fit without prior knowledge of Army structure.
Highlight interagency and cross-cultural coordination
Civil affairs roles draw heavily on your ability to work alongside State Department personnel, NGOs, and local government officials. Call out specific partner agencies you coordinated with and the contexts in which you operated, since this distinguishes you from general military applicants.
Tailor your resume to the posting's clearance level
Clearance requirements vary widely, from public trust to TS/SCI. Match your resume's security section to what the posting specifies, and list your clearance status prominently near the top so screeners can confirm eligibility without reading the whole document.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists civil affairs officer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for scenario-based interview questions
Interviewers for civil affairs positions commonly ask how you managed competing priorities between military objectives and humanitarian concerns. Prepare two or three detailed examples that show your decision-making process under ambiguous conditions and your ability to de-escalate or build local consensus.
Research the hiring organization's operational theater
Defense contractors and government agencies often hire civil affairs officers for specific regions. Study the organization's recent contracts, public reports, or congressional testimony before your interview so you can speak directly to the geographic and cultural context they care about most.
Civil Affairs Officer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most civil affairs officers?
The most active employers for civil affairs officers right now are AbbVie, Northeastern University, and AstraZeneca, and the most openings are in California, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Defense contractors and federal agencies account for the largest share of civilian-side demand.
How many civil affairs officer jobs are remote?
About 79% of civil affairs officer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on and security-sensitive nature of most roles. Sub-areas with the most remote flexibility tend to involve policy analysis, training curriculum development, and interagency liaison work that does not require a physical operational presence.
How do you become a civil affairs officer?
To become a civil affairs officer, you typically earn a commission through Officer Candidate School, ROTC, or a service academy, then apply for a Civil Affairs branch assignment. You complete the Civil Affairs Qualification Course at Fort Liberty, gaining skills in civil reconnaissance, population engagement, and stability operations. Civilian-side roles generally require prior service in a civil affairs unit and an active security clearance.
Can you get hired as a civil affairs officer with little experience?
Entry points exist for candidates with limited direct civil affairs experience, particularly in reserve component units and junior officer positions within defense contracting firms. Emphasize transferable skills such as foreign language proficiency, regional cultural expertise, interagency internships, or humanitarian work. Some employers also accept candidates completing the Civil Affairs Qualification Course concurrently with onboarding into a reserve role.
What does the civil affairs officer interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a resume screen and security clearance verification, followed by a structured behavioral interview focused on past operational decisions and cross-cultural communication. Government and contractor roles often include a panel interview with program managers or regional specialists. Some positions require a written assessment or scenario exercise evaluating your judgment in civil-military operations contexts before a final offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to civil affairs officer jobs?
You can find and apply to civil affairs officer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and clearance level, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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