Kathryn Lawson
- Role
- Senior Manager Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at Nestlé
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kathryn Lawson
Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Executive with extensive experience (10+ years) in…
Experience
Senior Manager Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
Apr 2022 — Present
Cultivate a high performing team of ten regulatory professionals by providing coaching, mentoring, and guidance related to technical issues and professional development • Design the regulatory strategy for four divisions within Nestle USA, representing total annual sales of over $7.5 billion dollars • Advance business growth plans by partnering with the business commercials teams to execute on innovation and renovation projects and claims strategy development (e.g, on pack and e-commerce claims) for FDA and USDA products • Regulatory lead for US Accelerator program, the R&D start up division within Nestlé USA, that develops white space innovation products within 6 months • Developed a regulatory intelligence program that identifies medium- and long-term regulatory trends and growth opportunities which has produced 3 products for test and learn environment, as well as expanded system and process capabilities within the regulatory and scientific affairs function in the first 9 months of adoption • Contribute to the management of the regulatory budget ($5+ million dollars) • Participated as regulatory subject matter expert on high visibility mergers and acquisition taskforce and co-developed technical playbook for use by technical and production function to expedite due diligence review of new business opportunities • Serve as Nestle regulatory representative on trade association committees and task forces, including chairing National Coffee Association Scientific Leadership Council (2022-present) • Act as regulatory subject matter expert for new and novel food ingredients, including new trend ingredient categories
Education
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science, Dietetics; Health Promotion
2006 — 2010
University of Vermont
Masters of Science, Dietetics, Community Health and Nutrition
2010 — 2012
Duke University School of Medicine
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
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