Regulatory Writer - 12‑month contract (hybrid)

The Role

Regulatory Writer plays a key role in shaping how Imperial Brands’ Next Generation Products (NGP) reach global markets. Join an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees and turn complex scientific and technical insights into clear, compelling, and compliant regulatory submissions that support product launches and ongoing market success.

This is a chance to influence how innovative products are introduced worldwide while working closely with experts across science, product development, and regulatory affairs.

This is a 12‑month fixed‑term role with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact from day one.

Principle Accountabilities

• Develop high‑quality regulatory narratives that are comprehensive, well‑structured, and grounded in relevant product, scientific, and harm‑reduction data,
• Identify regulatory submission requirements and clearly communicate them to project teams and subject matter experts (SMEs),
• Collaborate closely with technical SMEs to collect, interpret, and format the information required to support regulatory submissions across global markets,
• Ensure the quality, timelines, accuracy, and compliance of all submissions, in line with internal governance processes and external regulatory requirements,
• Assist in preparing responses to regulatory queries, including requests for further information or deficiency letters, delivering clear explanations, additional evidence, or supporting data.
• Maintain a strong, up‑to‑date understanding of product categories, regulatory frameworks, and emerging scientific developments relevant to the NGP portfolio.

Skills and Experience Required

• Experience in a scientific industry,
• Highly competent in scientific writing and technical documents preparation,
• Ability to work collaboratively to coordinate required inputs from various channels,
• Excellent attention to detail,
• Planning and completing work to agreed standards and timelines,
• Highly computer literate, with the ability to interpret and analyse data, process large amounts of information and format documents,
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.