Senior Director, Quality Assurance
Blueprint
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $155,000 - $210,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and manage the company’s quality systems, including SOPs, documentation control, change management, deviation management, CAPA processes, and internal quality governance to ensure regulatory compliance and operational effectiveness.
- Oversee product quality across the lifecycle, supporting product commercialization, specification management, raw material and finished product quality standards, and collaboration with R&D, operations, and supply chain teams.
- Manage and evaluate third-party manufacturing partners, including qualification, auditing, ongoing performance monitoring, and quality issue resolution to ensure adherence to company standards and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and monitor quality metrics and reporting, establishing KPIs and dashboards to track quality performance across products, suppliers, and manufacturing partners, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Build and lead the company’s quality team, establishing clear processes, organizing quality data and documentation, and scaling the function to support company growth.
- Serve as the internal quality authority, partnering cross-functionally to ensure quality considerations are integrated into product development, commercialization, supply chain decisions, and regulatory compliance activities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in quality leadership within the food, dietary supplement, or CPG manufacturing industry.
- Strong knowledge of cGMP, FDA regulations, and quality standards relevant to food and dietary supplements (e.g., 21 CFR Part 111 and/or 117).
- Experience managing quality programs in a contract manufacturing environment with multiple external production partners.
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage quality systems, documentation frameworks, and compliance processes.
- Proven leadership experience managing teams and working cross-functionally with operations, R&D, regulatory, and supply chain.
- Experience scaling quality functions in high-growth or asset-light manufacturing companies that rely on contract manufacturers.
- Background in supplier qualification, auditing programs, and third-party manufacturing oversight.
- Experience implementing quality metrics systems, dashboards, and data organization frameworks.
- Familiarity with food safety programs (HACCP, FSMA, preventive controls) and dietary supplement regulatory frameworks.
- Strong project management and process improvement experience, including implementation of continuous improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Salary Range: $155-210k
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
cGMPFDA regulationsquality standardsquality systemsdocumentation frameworksquality metrics systemsHACCPFSMApreventive controlscontinuous improvement
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-functional collaborationproject managementprocess improvementteam managementcommunicationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingdata organizationperformance monitoring