Director of Quality - Dietary Supplements (On-Site, NJ Area)

Kalon Executive Search for Nutraceuticals, VMS and wellness CPG; New Jersey; On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalon Executive Search for Nutraceuticals, VMS and wellness CPG seeks a Director of Quality for a dietary supplement manufacturer just outside New Jersey. You will own quality and compliance, setting strategy while ensuring safe, consistent, and fully compliant products.

You will collaborate with production, R&D, regulatory, and procurement, and serve as the face of quality during regulatory inspections and customer audits, driving continuous improvement across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field and 5–10 years in quality management in the dietary supplement or nutraceutical space.
• Deep knowledge of FDA cGMP regulations (21 CFR Part 111) and quality systems.
• Strong leadership and cross-department collaboration, with audits experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the quality management system aligned with FDA dietary supplement cGMP (21 CFR Part 111).
• Establish and enforce SOPs; train teams on quality expectations.
• Own supplier quality; approve vendors and conduct audits.
• Lead internal audits and keep inspection readiness.
• Serve as lead quality contact for FDA inspections and customer visits.
• Approve incoming material docs and release finished-product documentation.
• Review analytical methods, test data, and specifications for materials.
• Manage stability and shelf-life programs.
• Lead investigations into deviations and CAPA.
• Run retain samples including sensory evaluation.
• Support certifications and qualification projects; partner with R&D/Regulatory.
• Track key quality metrics to drive improvements.

Skills

Quality leadership

Regulatory liaison

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry / microbiology / food science

5–10 years in quality management (dietary supplement / nutraceutical)

Tools

MS Office

SharePoint

ERP systems

Job description

Kalon Executive Search for Nutraceuticals, VMS and wellness CPG seeks a Director of Quality for a dietary supplement manufacturer just outside New Jersey. You will own quality and compliance, setting strategy while ensuring safe, consistent, and fully compliant products.

You will collaborate with production, R&D, regulatory, and procurement, and serve as the face of quality during regulatory inspections and customer audits, driving continuous improvement across the organization.