Role Overview

The Quality Assurance & Regulatory Manager is a hands-on leader responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, and compliance of all hydration products across the company. You’ll design, implement, and manage quality systems; oversee product testing and manufacturing QA; and ensure regulatory compliance from raw materials through finished goods.

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Key Responsibilities

Quality Assurance (QA)

• Develop and implement company-wide food safety and quality programs (HACCP, GMP, SOPs).

• Establish quality specifications for raw materials, packaging, and finished products.

• Audit and qualify manufacturing partners, co-packers, and suppliers to ensure compliance.

• Maintain QA documentation, records, and certifications.

• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action processes for quality issues.

Quality Control (QC)

• Attend production runs to ensure products meet control standards in taste, texture, and appearance.

• Oversee incoming ingredient verification (COAs, identity checks, spec testing).

• Conduct and coordinate in-process and finished product testing (pH, Brix, electrolytes, microbiological safety, sensory evaluation).

• Ensure proper batch records, lot traceability, and product release approvals.

• Partner with production to monitor sanitation, calibration, and process controls.

Regulatory Affairs

• Ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, and FTC labeling regulations (ingredients, nutrition panels, claims).

• Stay current on food and beverage regulations in U.S. and international markets.

• Review and approve product artwork, packaging, and marketing claims.

• Manage certifications (NSF, Non-GMO, Organic, etc.) as applicable.

• Serve as the primary contact for audits, inspections, and regulatory inquiries.

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Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance, food science, or regulatory affairs within the food, beverage, or nutrition industries.

• Strong knowledge of FDA food regulations, HACCP, GMP, FSMA, and labeling requirements.

• Hands-on experience with QC testing (microbiological, chemical, physical, and sensory).

• Proven ability to design and manage quality management systems (QMS).

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills — detail-oriented and compliance-driven.

• Adaptable, resourceful, and comfortable in a startup or high-growth environment.

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, or related field (advanced degree preferred).

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Why Join

You’ll have end-to-end ownership of the quality and regulatory framework that powers an innovative consumer brand at scale. This is an opportunity to shape industry standards, partner cross-functionally, and ensure world-class safety, quality, and compliance in every product that reaches the market.