Director, International Product Compliance

Death is our only foe.

Blueprint was founded by Bryan Johnson, who has the world’s best comprehensive biomarkers. He is quantitatively the healthiest person on the planet.

Blueprint is methodically built on science. Bryan freely shares his protocol, learnings and data with everyone to use. Blueprint has also developed a family of nutritional products to make the benefits of the Blueprint protocol affordable and available to all.

We’re a small, tight-knit team working to clean up the global food supply, provide healthy food to everyone, and build Don’t Die into the most influential ideology in the world. We move quickly, work efficiently, and enjoy an environment defined by competence.

With strong continuing success in the US under our belt, we're now looking at international market expansion. To support this expansion, we're looking for a Director, International Product Compliance to own global regulatory strategy across international and U.S. markets, with emphasis on international market entry and scalable oversight of U.S. regulatory activities. The successful candidate would spearhead coordination with regulatory consultants and our R&D, operations, legal, finance and commercial teams to develop and execute rapid market entry strategies globally.

Requirements:
Position Responsibilities:

Global Regulatory Strategy & Market Access:

• Own the global regulatory roadmap supporting international expansion across key regions (e.g., EU, UK, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, ASEAN, LATAM, Middle East)
• Assess regulatory feasibility for new markets, products, and formulations
• Develop market entry strategies balancing speed-to-market with compliance and risk

Product Registration & Dossier Management:

• Lead preparation, submission, and maintenance of product registrations, notifications, and approvals globally, with the assistance of consultants as necessary
• Oversee technical dossiers, ingredient approvals, and formula assessments per jurisdiction
• Manage post-approval lifecycle including renewals, variations, and amendments

Import / Export & Trade Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with country-specific import requirements including labeling, claims, customs documentation, tariffs, and certificates
• Partner with Supply Chain and Logistics on cross-border compliance, HS codes, COO, COAs, and trade documentation
• Support distributor and customs authority interactions where necessary

Regulatory Intelligence & Risk Management:

• Monitor evolving global regulatory landscapes affecting dietary supplements, functional foods, nutraceuticals, cosmetics and devices.
• Anticipate regulatory changes and proactively adjust strategy
• Identify and mitigate regulatory, compliance, and product liability risks

Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to Product Development on globally viable formulations and claims
• Collaborate with Quality and Manufacturing on compliance with GMP, audits, required certifications and regulatory inspections
• Train internal stakeholders on regulatory requirements and best practices

External Stakeholder & Authority Management:

• Act as primary Blueprint representative with global regulatory authorities and external consultants
• Build relationships with international regulators, trade associations, and testing bodies
• Manage third-party regulatory service providers efficiently and cost-effectively

Governance & Documentation:

• Build and maintain regulatory SOPs, templates, and internal compliance systems
• Ensure documentation supports audits, inspections, and due diligence (including support for M&A or investor reviews)

Basic Qualifications and Skills:

Experience & Expertise:

• 8–12+ years of regulatory affairs / international compliance experience in:
• Dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, functional foods, or other regulated consumer health products

• Proven experience managing registrations across multiple global markets
• Strong understanding in one or more, and ability to source information on others:
• FDA & cGMPs
• EFSA / EU Novel Foods
• Health Canada NHP
• CFDA / NMPA (China)
• TGA (Australia), FSANZ
• Other ASEAN and LATAM frameworks

• Demonstrated experience with claims substantiation, ingredient approvals, and labeling compliance

Technical & Operational Skills:

• Strong command of:
• International product registration workflows
• Import/export regulatory requirements
• Customs and trade compliance
• Regulatory documentation systems

• Comfortable interfacing with:
• Laboratories, notified bodies, consultants, distributors, and government authorities

• Experience building scalable regulatory processes in growth-stage or multinational organizations

Leadership & Soft Skills:

• Strategic, commercially minded regulatory leader — not just tactical
• Able to balance speed-to-market with regulatory rigor
• Excellent fast communicator capable of translating regulations into actionable business guidance
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing parallel global projects
• Comfortable working cross-culturally and across time zones

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required (Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, Food Science, Chemistry, or related field preferred)
• Advanced degree or regulatory certifications (e.g., RAC) a plus

Benefits:
Salary Range: $175-225k