FSQA Compliance Specialist (San Diego)

Job title

FSQA Compliance Specialist

Classification

Salary Exempt ($75,000 - $85,000 annual)

Reports to

FSQA Director

Overview

The Quality & Regulatory Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and certification accuracy across all manufactured products. Reporting into FSQA, this role serves as a crossfunctional leader working closely with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and external partners to support product commercialization, regulatory accuracy, thirdparty testing, certifications, and audit readiness. This position acts as a key external-facing technical contact for certifiers, laboratories, auditors, and customers.

Essential Duties & 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 allergen disclosures, and claims to ensure accuracy and compliance.

•  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

•  Review artwork and labeling for regulatory, nutritional, and ingredient accuracy prior to approval.

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 thirdparty audits including SQF, Organic, Kosher, customer audits, and regulatory inspections; assist audit leads.

Cross-functional Support

•  Support Operations and serve as a backup to FSQA Technicians

•  Provide expert regulatory guidance on new projects during the product vetting process

•  Manage communications with customers regarding regulatory compliance concerns with their products

Required 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, NonGMO, and customer certification programs

• Experience reviewing and approving labels, artwork, and nutritional information

• Strong organizational, documentation, and attention-to-detail skills

• Crossfunctional leadership and effective communication skills

• Teamoriented, 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 food, beverage, or supplement manufacturing environment

▪ Experience supporting commercialization of food and beverage products

▪ Supplier management experience preferred

▪ Prior experience assisting or leading thirdparty audits (SQF, Organic, customer audits)

▪ Experience with supplement products preferred

▪ Familiarity with Prop 65 compliance

Education & Certifications

▪ 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)