Quality Assurance Officers

Job Title: Quality Specialist Job Description The Quality Specialist supports U.Nutrition & Health contract manufacturing quality by coordinating, tracking, and executing updates to finished product testing specifications for externally manufactured products. This role ensures that specification updates align with approved formulas, label claims, product release requirements, microbiological and contaminant standards, market-specific requirements, and contract manufacturer capabilities. The position drives specification compliance, data integrity, and continuous improvement under the direction of contract manufacturing quality in a remote, full-time capacity.

Coordinate, track, and execute updates to finished product testing specifications for externally manufactured Nutrition & Health products.

S. regulations, quality management system requirements, brand standards, and agreed contract manufacturer controls.

Nutrition & Health contract manufacturing specification updates, including priority, owner, affected SKU or material, contract manufacturer, system status, and implementation date.

Coordinate specification updates with contract manufacturers to confirm feasibility, testing capability, method alignment, certificate of analysis format, release criteria, and effective-date readiness.

Support updates related to microbiological requirements, contaminant limits, allergens, claims, certifications, net content, packaging requirements, shelf life, and market-specific criteria.

Maintain controlled specification records, supporting rationale, approval evidence, and contract manufacturer alignment documentation in SharePoint or the applicable quality system.

Develop dashboards, reports, and routines that improve visibility to overdue updates, compliance gaps, launch risks, and implementation bottlenecks.

Perform other specification quality duties as assigned to support overall contract manufacturing quality objectives.

Maintain compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and information-management requirements when handling controlled documents, records, samples, or contract manufacturer information.

Flex work hours or work extended hours when required to support urgent specification updates, launch readiness activities, regulatory requests, release holds, or contract manufacturer implementation needs.

Minimum of 13 years of experience with specification management, quality systems, data maintenance, or release testing requirements in SAP, Veeva, PLM, TraceGains, or comparable systems.

Minimum of 13 years of experience in the food, dietary supplement, medical nutrition, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, or contract manufacturing industry.

S. regulatory and GxP requirements applicable to Nutrition & Health products, including FDA 21 CFR Part 111, FDA 21 CFR Part 117, HACCP, and product release controls (preferred).

Understanding of FDA 21 CFR Part 111 and 117 requirements and how they translate into finished product, raw material, packaging, and release testing specifications.

Familiarity with specification lifecycle management, data integrity, change control, document control, and dietary supplement or food quality system expectations.

Quality assurance experience, including quality control, GMP, QMS, and audit support.

Project management skills to manage multiple specification updates, priorities, and timelines.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to document technical rationale and communicate requirements clearly to contract manufacturers.

High proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Office Suite, with the ability to manage trackers, dashboards, and structured data reviews.

Experience using SAP, Veeva, PLM, TraceGains, or comparable quality systems (preferred).

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Quality, Food Science, Regulatory, Chemistry, Microbiology, Nutrition, Supply Chain, or a related technical field (preferred).

S. regulatory and GxP requirements to Nutrition & Health product specifications and release controls.

Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity and documentation accuracy.

Ability to collaborate effectively with contract manufacturers and internal stakeholders to align on specifications and implementation plans.

Comfort working in a structured, systems-driven environment with controlled documents and records.

Ability to develop and maintain dashboards and reports that provide clear visibility into specification status, risks, and compliance.

Willingness to work extended hours or flex schedule when needed to support time-sensitive specification changes and product launches.

Work Environment This is a remote position based out of Bridgewater, NJ, offering a full-time schedule, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. Work is performed in a professional, technology-enabled environment with extensive use of quality and data systems such as SAP, Veeva, PLM, TraceGains, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office tools. The role focuses on managing controlled documents, electronic records, and specification workflows in a paperless or paper-light environment, ensuring that all records remain traceable and audit-ready. Collaboration occurs virtually with contract manufacturers and internal quality, regulatory, and supply chain teams, with occasional need to flex hours or work extended days to support urgent specification updates, launch readiness, regulatory requests, release holds, or implementation needs.

Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Bridgewater, NJ.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Employee Assistance Program

Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Oct 17, 2026.

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