Regulatory Affairs Specialist II - International Chemical Control Laws

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit  www.eastman.com . Location

On-site at Eastman's Corporate Headquarters in Kingsport, TN Responsibilities

Support development of registration/clearance requirements for company product portfolios, while ensuring compliance with existing product & application regulations. Manage global chemical inventory control law compliance process. Compliance reporting and regulatory project management, documentation and reviews. Support global business units with evaluation of regulatory clearance and compliance requirements for products under development. Advise technology and business personnel on the regulatory status of existing Eastman products in relation to proposed applications in countries around the world. Advocacy and industry point-of-contact responsibilities. Description: Global emphasis to support business needs for International Chemical Control Law (ICCL) working in conjunction with corporate and regional Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs (PS&RA) groups and Technology •    Complete reviews and enter comments for new commercialization requests and regulatory/toxicology reviews and in the Product Data Management system •    Provide timely communications on status of petitions or projects, regulatory questions, and customer inquiries •    Work closely with the global Product Steward to develop strategies for filing petitions for new products seeking commercial clearance in multiple countries •    Consult with technology and toxicology regarding testing and other informational needs to support due diligence or petitions for non-EU and non-NAR countries •    Provide supporting documents for product registration applications.  Data gap analysis, compiling and analyzing available product data and literature.  •    Lead and support assigned chemical regulatory activities including PMN, DSL, and related submission or compliance processes. By maintaining accurate project status, documented plans, and target completion timelines.  •    Maintain records for new global registrations (e.g. US TSCA-PMN, NOC, LVE and PE; KR, CN, and TW PLC; JP-PFS and SQE; PH SQI) •    Support US and OUS chemical control law petitions •    Oversee generation of US TSCA CDR report •    Provide technical (composition/chemistry) and SAP support to regional ICCL experts •    Implement Chemicals Management program        o    Determine impact and develop mitigation or opportunistic strategies and implementation plans for proposed priority chemicals         o    Develop and issue quarterly reports for Product Stewards highlighting Eastman materials containing substances appearing on select regulatory and pre-regulatory lists (e.g. SVHC, Prop 65, TSCA Work Plan, SIN List, etc.)        o    Oversee development of product risk characterization and prioritization tool  •    Stay abreast of global existing, recently modified, and new chemical regulations in conjunction with regional ICCL experts. Qualifications

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry,