Director, Quality

Revlon Manufacturing & Distribution; Oxford (NC); On-site; USD 136,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401k plan

Job summary

Revlon Manufacturing & Distribution in Oxford, NC seeks a Director of Quality to lead all QA/QC operations, ensuring FDA and cGMP compliance, testing, and product release. The role partners with Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory, Engineering, and Supply Chain to support compliant operations and growth.

The Director will drive continuous improvement, maintain inspection readiness, and oversee regulatory inspections and customer audits as the site’s independent Quality authority.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years in FDA-regulated quality roles (QA/QC) in cosmetics/pharma.
• Proven leadership of QA and QC teams and readiness for regulatory inspections.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Oxford manufacturing site's Quality organization (QA and QC).
• Establish quality priorities, capabilities, and resource plans.
• Serve as site senior Quality leader and independent Quality authority.
• Partner with site leadership to drive quality, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Oversee QA for manufacturing, packaging, warehouse, and product-release activities.
• Support new product introductions and process changes with quality oversight.

Skills

Quality leadership

Regulatory compliance

cGMP knowledge

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related scientific field

Job description

At Revlon, we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our company’s DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later, the first long-wear foundation), Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation, performance, and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931, Almay became the original hypoallergenic, fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today, Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfolio—which consists of some of the world’s most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skincare, hair color & care, personal care, and fragrances— is sold around the world through prestige, professional, mass, and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden, Almay, American Crew, CND, Cutex, Mitchum, Sinful Colors, Creme of Nature, Christina Aguilera, John Varvatos, Juicy Couture, Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage, embrace change, and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon, together, transforming beauty.

This role is an Onsite Role: This role requires full-time presence at our North Carolina office.

Position Overview

Revlon is seeking a Director, Quality to lead all Quality Assurance and Quality Control operations at the Oxford, NC manufacturing site. This role is responsible for ensuring products are manufactured, tested, and released in compliance with applicable FDA, cGMP, internal, and customer requirements.

The Director will provide leadership across Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Quality Systems, Validation, Complaints. The role will strengthen quality performance, build organizational capability, improve right-first-time execution, and ensure the site operates in a perpetual state of inspection readiness.

As the senior Quality leader for Oxford, the Director will serve as the site’s independent Quality authority and a key member of the site leadership team, partnering closely with Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Global Quality to support compliant operations and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Site Quality Leadership

• Lead the Quality organization for the Oxford manufacturing site, including Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
• Establish Quality priorities, organizational capability, and resource plans aligned with business objectives.
• Serve as the site’s senior Quality leader and independent Quality authority.
• Partner with site leadership to drive quality, compliance, and operational excellence.

Quality Systems and Compliance

• Ensure an effective and compliant Quality Management System, including deviations, CAPA, complaints, change control, audits, documentation, and training.
• Maintain the site in a continuous state of inspection readiness.
• Lead regulatory inspections, customer audits, and compliance remediation activities.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, cGMP, internal quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

Quality Control and Technical Operations

• Provide oversight of QC laboratories, microbiology, analytical testing, and validation programs.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant testing and release of materials and finished products.
• Drive technical excellence, scientific rigor, and data integrity across laboratory operations.
• Support investigations, method lifecycle management, and troubleshooting activities.

Quality Assurance Operations

• Oversee QA support for manufacturing, packaging, warehouse, and product-release activities.
• Provide Quality leadership for new product introductions, process changes, and commercialization projects.
• Ensure effective quality oversight of suppliers, materials, and manufacturing operations.
• Support compliant business growth and operational performance.

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement

• Establish and monitor key Quality performance indicators.
• Identify and mitigate quality, compliance, and supply risks.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen quality, efficiency, and right-first-time execution.
• Promote simplification, standardization, and digital enablement across Quality processes.

People Leadership and Culture

• Lead, coach, and develop Quality leaders and teams across QA and QC functions.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and compliance.
• Strengthen organizational capability, succession planning, and talent development.
• Foster strong cross-functional partnerships while maintaining Quality independence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or related scientific field; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive Quality Assurance, Quality Control, laboratory, compliance, or manufacturing quality experience in an FDA-regulated environment, preferably OTC, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, personal care, or consumer health.
• Significant leadership experience overseeing both QA and QC organizations.
• Strong knowledge of cGMP, FDA regulations, Quality Systems, CAPA, change control, validation, complaints, investigations, and laboratory operations.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, customer audits, and compliance remediation programs.
• Proven ability to lead organizations through change, improve performance, and build technical and leadership capability.

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Revlon is unable to sponsor or transfer employment visas for this role; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa support.

The base pay range for this position is $136,000.00 - $180,000.00/ year; however base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, and geographic location. Certain positions may also be eligible for short-term incentives as part of total compensation.

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, and vision benefits. Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled). Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability, supplemental life insurances, flexible spending accounts, critical illness insurance, group legal, identity theft protection, etc. Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan.

Employees will also receive 4 weeks of vacation, pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Vacation will depend on role.

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