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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 head of corporate affairs jobs.
- 10 or more years of experience in corporate communications, government relations, or public affairs
- Demonstrated experience managing relationships with regulators, legislators, or institutional investors
- Bachelor's degree in communications, political science, law, or a related field
- Proven ability to develop and execute integrated corporate affairs strategies across functions
- Experience leading teams and managing external agencies or consultants
- Strong written communication skills including executive messaging, media statements, and policy briefs
Tips for Your Head of Corporate Affairs Job Search
Tailor your resume to stakeholder mix
Head of corporate affairs roles differ sharply depending on whether the employer faces heavy regulatory scrutiny, activist investors, or legislative risk. Reframe your experience to match the dominant stakeholder pressure the company faces before you apply to each opening.
Highlight cross-functional authority explicitly
Hiring panels for this role worry about whether you can direct communications, legal, and government relations teams without formal authority. Name the departments you coordinated across and the outcomes you drove, not just the functions you touched.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists head of corporate affairs openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show board-level communication samples
Many employers expect candidates to submit or discuss examples of board memos, shareholder letters, or congressional testimony materials. Prepare two or three anonymized writing samples before interviews so you can share them without hesitation when asked.
Research the company's current reputational pressure
Before your first-round interview, map the company's active regulatory inquiries, pending legislation affecting their sector, and recent media controversies. Interviewers at this level expect candidates to arrive with a point of view on the communications challenges already in play.
Negotiate scope before title or compensation
The reporting line and decision-making authority for this role vary enormously across organizations. In final-round conversations, clarify whether the role reports to the CEO, general counsel, or CFO, and what budget authority you would hold, before discussing other terms.
Head of Corporate Affairs Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most head of corporate affairss?
Revolution Medicines, Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences, and AbbVie are hiring the most head of corporate affairss right now, with openings concentrated in California, Massachusetts, and District of Columbia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is strongest at large regulated enterprises navigating active legislative or investor scrutiny.
How many head of corporate affairs jobs are remote?
About 70% of head of corporate affairs openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the role's reliance on in-person stakeholder relationships means fully remote arrangements are less common than in other senior communications functions. Sub-areas like investor relations writing and policy research tend to offer more location flexibility than government relations or media-facing work.
How do you become a head of corporate affairs?
Most people reach this role by building deep expertise in one pillar of corporate affairs, such as government relations, investor communications, or public affairs, and then expanding across the other functions over time. Getting direct exposure to board-level reporting, crisis communications, and regulatory engagement early in your career accelerates the path. Advanced degrees in law, public policy, or business are common but not universally required if your portfolio demonstrates strategic impact.
Can you get hired as a head of corporate affairs without direct experience in the role?
Yes, candidates who have led one major function within corporate affairs, such as a director of government relations or chief communications officer at a smaller company, regularly move into the head of corporate affairs title at larger organizations. The key is demonstrating that you've operated at the intersection of communications, policy, and executive leadership, not just within a single discipline. Building relationships with board members or C-suite principals during earlier roles strengthens candidacy considerably.
What does the head of corporate affairs interview process look like?
The process typically begins with a conversation with an executive recruiter or the CHRO, followed by structured interviews with the CEO, general counsel, and two or three members of the executive committee. A presentation round is common, where candidates are asked to assess a current reputational challenge and outline a strategic response. Final-round discussions often involve a meeting with select board members, particularly at publicly traded companies.
Where can I find and apply to head of corporate affairs jobs?
You can find and apply to head of corporate affairs jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your background, seniority level, and industry focus, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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