Adalia Espinosa, Ms, Mba Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Minneapolis, Mn

Regulatory Affairs leader with 15 years of progressively responsible experience through various positions: science and regulatory affairs, health business development and nutrition communication. • Managed key global policy and regulatory issues, including proactive identification and assessment of emerging regulatory issues, that led to executive team raised awareness and strategic response plans. • Developed regulatory strategies and prepared regulatory submissions, such as company positions, comments and scientific dossiers to FDA, USDA, Health Canada, Public Health England, and external opinion leaders that enabled favorable business outcomes. • Interfaced with technical and legislative organizations to develop and represent corporation’s interests and positions regarding policy and regulatory compliance.• Represented corporation on science-related issues with health organizations, trade associations, and government agencies to help advance science, consumer understanding and policy.• Business partner to corporate communications, marketing and legal departments to develop scientific reviews, science-based claims and marketing guidelines to strengthen opportunities for brands.

• Responsible for establishing a B2B health and wellness strategy to help drive top-line growth for a business division.• Served as health liaison between the technology, commercial, regulatory, and product development teams helping to build a collaborative process, well-informed roadmap and actionable strategy related to category expansion.• Delivered regulatory and nutrition guidance to cross-functional business partners to support at least 5 market-launched product health renovation and innovation initiatives.• Identified opportunities to develop outreach to new health professional influencers, including the creation of web-based nutrition communication and training for sales team and customers.• Managed a network of health professional influencers to advance awareness and garner support for the benefits of health and wellness related brands leading to an increase use of value-added resources, products and preferred partnerships. • Oversaw approximately $100,000 health marketing budget and mentored, directed and evaluated individuals performance.

• Ensured the substantiation, documentation and FDA regulatory compliance of product labeling claims, marketing materials and communication of key General Mill's brands to consumers, health professionals and media. • Responsible for representing General Mills business internally and externally to key federal and state decision makers enabling successful business leadership and eligibility of products during regulatory and policy changes. • Collaborated with public relations on health and nutrition related media campaigns and press releases to develop and disseminate consistent messages of corporate-sponsored clinical research or business-relevant scientific research.• Developed and led publication of innovative bilingual nutrition education resources for health professionals involved in federal nutrition and health programs.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Food Science

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Nutrition And Dietetics