Quality Assurance Manager - Gummy Products

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About the role

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to lead and develop quality assurance strategies, policies, and systems to ensure the highest standards of product and service excellence.  This individual will lead quality initiatives across the organization and ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards. Note that this is a US-based remote role that is heavy on travel, reporting into our Head of Product.

This role is part of our remote HQ! We have a fully remote, high-trust work environment - and also come together on a bi-annual basis for amazing off-sites where we can connect IRL.

In this role, you will:

• Implement, manage, improve our Quality Management System (QMS) at our co-manufacturers to ensure highest product quality, safety, and consistency.
• Lead efforts to meet external quality audit requirements, including NSF Certification and Certified for Sport on our products and stability testing.
• Partner with co-manufacturers to improve quality standards for our gummy products to meet and exceed industry expectations.
• Collaborate with internal product development team to set quality processes on new product innovations
• Lead expertise on regulations and ensure ongoing compliance with FDA regulations for Dietary Supplements (21 CFR part 111), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Analyze and summarize technical data to identify trends and corrective actions
• Create and present timely and concise communication on quality performance to senior leadership

We're looking for someone who:

• Bachelor's degree in food science or science equivalent required. Master's degree is a plus.
• Has 5+ years of quality assurance experience in the supplement industry.
• Possesses a strong understanding of FDA regulations for Dietary Supplements (21 CFR part 111).
• Has extensive knowledge of GMPs, NSF and FDA guidelines for manufacturing supplement products.
• Experience working with third party testing laboratories 
• Is a strategic thinker who balances quality control processes with business priorities.
• Is results-driven and detail-oriented, with a focus on delivering exceptional products and mitigating risks.
• Demonstrates collaborative and communicative skills, fostering alignment across teams and suppliers.
• Ability to deliver in a fast paced, scrappy company environment and adjust workload based on shifting priorities and needs
• Flexibility to travel frequently to co-manufacturers (at least 25% of the time)

Bonus points for:

• History of success managing inspections performed by regulatory authorities
• Previous experience in a direct-to-consumer (D2C) startup environment.
• Experience supporting marketing teams with claims and regulatory guidance. 
• Prior experience with supplement gummy products.

To Apply: Please enter your info and share a bit about yourself with us below. We ask that you do not use Chat GPT or similar tools to answer these questions, as it is our hope to genuinely get to know you and the way you communicate and think! We do love integrating these tools into our work though, and you'll hear plenty more about that if you join us.

A bit about us...

At Grüns, we believe that foundational nutrition should be simple and convenient for everyone. We're dedicated to bringing comprehensive and real nutrition to you through our gummies, formulated from 60 nutrient-dense and whole-food ingredients. Simply enjoy a grab-and-go snack pack of gummies daily whenever fits best in your schedule and wherever life takes you.

Like you, we were disappointed. There’s an infinite number of “nutrition” companies, all focused on what’s best for them — not what’s best for you. Hundreds of products to sell you on, low-quality ingredients, and small nutrient doses. We’ve seen it all.

So we decided it was time to fix it. No more choking on and popping pills like a pharmacy. No more clean-up and disgust from gross powders. And no more cobbling together handfuls to dozens of supplements. Grüns is comprehensive nutrition, made convenient and delicious.

What we care about...

Autonomy: Only the best work at Grüns. We’re all confident, independent leaders. We are proactive. We find opportunities for improvement. Don’t ask; just do. When our actions impact other areas of the organization, we communicate with those functional leaders to ensure connectivity.

Growth: We love to take on new challenges, learn new things, and express interest in new functions. “I’ve never done this before” is not an excuse; it’s an opportunity.

Community: We care deeply about each other. We’re good humans and provide support wherever we can. We care, not just professionally but personally as well.

Compensation & Perks:

For every role, we aim to have highly competitive compensation and opportunity for impact and career growth.

Everyone at Grüns works hard, but we believe in wellness and balance too. We have super strong benefits coverage -- for you and your family, generous PTO, free Grüns subscriptions, and a few more perks centered around health and well-being that we can't wait to tell you about!