Senior Operations Manager – Regulatory Toxicologist

Senior Operations Manager – Regulatory Toxicologist (or suitable/similar experience)

Up to £80,000 + bonus + CPD and Leadership Development

Surrey – Hybrid (2 days in office p/w, more frequent in probation period)

Blush & Bloom are partnered with a well-established, fast-growing business within the cosmetics and personal care space, who are looking to hire a Senior Operations Manager – Regulatory Toxicologist to join their UK team.

This is a pivotal role sitting across global operations, regulatory standards and product safety, with a clear pathway into a senior-level position to align with companies fast pace and progressive growth cycle.

You will lead operational delivery across all product compliance services, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently, compliantly and to a high standard, whilst continuously improving processes and team capability. Acting as a key link between technical teams, clients and leadership, you will bring structure, clarity and momentum across multiple workstreams.

We are looking for someone with strong technical credibility, ambition and a people-first, solutions-led approach - confident leading conversations, supporting clients through challenges and bringing the best out of a highly technical team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery across global compliance projects, ensuring timelines, quality and client expectations are met

• Act as a senior client contact, confidently handling complex product compliance discussions and providing practical solutions

• Improve operational processes, systems and project management to drive efficiency

• Work closely with external and internal standards to ensure alignment with SOPs and best practice

• Oversee project tracking, resourcing and workflow across multiple projects

• Manage stakeholder and supplier relationships (globally)

• Own KPIs, reporting and performance metrics aligned to business goals

• Support budget management and cost control

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including ISO standards and audit readiness

• Act as an escalation point for complex technical or operational issues

• Support and develop a highly technical team, encouraging confidence and collaboration

• Contribute to wider leadership and business strategy

• Support hiring, onboarding and team development

Key Requirements

• Strong background in cosmetics regulatory / safety / compliance, confident in technical discussions

• Ideally Eurotox qualified

• ~5+ years’ experience in toxicology or a related field

• Previous leadership or management experience

• Strong communicator who enjoys working with clients and teams

• Solutions-focused, collaborative and proactive

• Highly organised with strong project management skills

• Commercial awareness and experience working towards KPIs

• Good understanding of cosmetics regulatory frameworks and standards