Director of Quality

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs, and Formulation teams.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP regulations, FDA requirements, customer standards, and industry best practices.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve quality systems, policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Direct investigations related to nonconformances, deviations, CAPAs, customer complaints, and quality events.
• Maintain inspection readiness and serve as a key leader during customer, regulatory, and third-party audits.
• Establish and monitor key quality metrics and KPIs to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Provide technical and regulatory guidance to internal teams and external customers.
• Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Commercial teams to support business objectives.
• Oversee environmental compliance initiatives and ensure adherence to applicable regulations.
• Support analytical methods development, laboratory operations, and quality testing programs.
• Mentor, develop, and lead high-performing quality and regulatory teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a related scientific discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, food, or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proven expertise in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Regulatory Affairs, and cGMP compliance.
• Strong knowledge of FDA regulations, quality systems, audit management, and risk-based quality approaches.
• Experience leading teams in manufacturing environments involving tablets, capsules, powders, or similar dosage forms is highly preferred.
• Strong analytical chemistry and laboratory operations background.
• Demonstrated success building and improving quality systems, processes, and organizational performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Pay

$140,000 - 180,000 plus benefits

Schedule

In-person position located in Los Angeles, CA