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Job description
Place of Performance: Onsite, San Diego, CA
Salary Range: $115,000 - $135,000
The Quality & Regulatory Compliance Manager is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance, food safety, certification accuracy, and finished product integrity across all manufactured products. Reporting into FSQA, this role serves as a cross‑functional leader working closely with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and external partners to support product commercialization, regulatory accuracy, third‑party testing, certifications, and audit readiness. This position acts as a key external-facing technical contact for certifiers, laboratories, auditors, and customers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Regulatory & Compliance
Provide regulatory guidance, documentation, and approvals for new and existing products in compliance with FDA and applicable state regulations.
Review and approve ingredient statements, nutrition and supplement facts, allergen disclosures, and claims to ensure accuracy and compliance.
Create, review, and approve product master formulas, manufacturing procedures, product standards, quality standards, and regulatory documentation.
Work directly with ingredient and packaging suppliers to obtain, review, and maintain required regulatory, quality, and certification documentation to support existing products and new product development.
Ensure supplier documentation is current, accurate, and audit-ready for regulatory, certification, and customer requirements.
Maintain regulatory databases, archives, and document management systems.
Provide guidance and direction with cGMP requirements
Finished Product & Labeling
Confirm that nutrition and ingredient labeling conforms to all Intelligent Blends standards and regulatory requirements.
Review artwork and labeling for regulatory, nutritional, and ingredient accuracy prior to approval.
Create nutritional facts panels and supplemental facts panels for new products
Maintain finished product matrix with product, testing and certification requirements
Certifications & Audits
Own and maintain all certification systems (Organic, Kosher, non-GMO, Gluten Free and Fair Trade) including documentation, supplier verification, and ongoing compliance.
Serve as a key supporting participant during third‑party audits including SQF, Organic, Kosher, customer audits, and regulatory inspections; assist audit leads.
Support internal audits and corrective actions to ensure audit readiness at all times.
Support the designated SQF Practitioner in maintaining ongoing compliance with SQF Code requirements, including documentation, audit preparation, and corrective action support.
Food Safety & Testing
Support, review, interpret, and communicate testing results internally and externally, including customer-facing communications.
Support food safety programs including HACCP, preventive controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support Operations and serve as a backup to FSQA Technicians
Product Development Support
Provide expert regulatory guidance on new projects during the product vetting process
Proactively manage all elements of regulatory compliance for each stage of product development (to include advising on ingredient selection, supplier documentation, and product certifications)
Manage communications with customers regarding regulatory compliance concerns with their products
Cross‑Functional Leadership
Collaborate across departments to ensure timely submission of product-related reports, documentation, and certifications.
Support continuous improvement initiatives related to quality systems, compliance, and documentation accuracy.
Specific Skills & Abilities
Strong knowledge of FDA food and supplement regulations and quality systems and experience interpreting FDA guidelines across a variety of product formats
Experience managing Organic, Kosher, Non‑GMO, and customer certification programs
Experience reviewing and approving labels, artwork, and nutritional information
Strong organizational, documentation, and attention-to-detail skills
Cross‑functional leadership and effective communication skills
Team‑oriented, proactive, and solutions-focused attitude
Strong interpersonal skills and self-motivated
Able to manage customer communications and advise as a regulatory compliance subject matter expert
Qualifications
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a supplement manufacturing environment. Food manufacturing experience a plus
Experience supporting commercialization of food and beverage products
Demonstrated experience in nutritional label creation and formulation adjustments to support compliant claims
Prior experience assisting or leading third‑party audits (SQF, Organic, customer audits)
Experience with supplement products preferred
Familiarity with Prop 65 compliance
Education & Certification
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Food Safety, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
SQF Practitioner designation required (or ability to obtain within a defined timeframe)
HACCP certification required (or ability to obtain within a defined timeframe)
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Worksite address
san diego, CA, 92189, US
Who can apply
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