Global Regulatory & Quality Specialist

LGI foundation; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LGI foundation is seeking a Regulatory and Quality Specialist for Essentia North America. The role provides regulatory, quality, and supplier support to ensure compliance and timely responses to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities include creating documentation, assisting with labeling submissions, coordinating Organic-GAP certifications, and maintaining records across Colos and Reliance systems. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Applied Sciences or an Associate's degree with 1-3 years of regulatory, quality, and/or supplier experience.
• 3-5 years of work experience in a regulatory affairs role, quality systems role, and/or supply quality role, including knowledge of USDA-FSIS Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage regulatory, quality, and supplier documentation for USDA, FDA, Import/Export, etc.
• Provide timely and accurate responses to customer documentation inquiries.
• Assist with USDA and FDA labeling submissions and follow‑up.
• Research appropriate USDA/FDA regulations with Regulatory and Quality Managers.
• Coordinate Organic-GAP Certifications and support to manufacturing facilities.
• Maintain corporate controlled documentation in Colos and Reliance systems.
• Maintain accurate regulatory records and monthly reporting for Essentia North America.
• Support supplier quality projects with documentation.
• Review and manage supplier assessment processes.
• Coordinate supplier specifications and quality agreements with supply chain.
• Provide updates to supplier records on behalf of account owners.
• Assist corporate supply chain with supplier data for metrics and risk management.
• Coordinate Essentia activities around supplier expectations.
• All other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Quality systems

Supplier management

English proficiency

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Reliance software

Colos

MS Teams

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Applied Sciences

Associate's degree with 1–3 years regulatory/quality/supplier experience

Tools

Reliance

Colos

Job description

LGI foundation is seeking a Regulatory and Quality Specialist for Essentia North America. The role provides regulatory, quality, and supplier support to ensure compliance and timely responses to internal and external customers.

Responsibilities include creating documentation, assisting with labeling submissions, coordinating Organic-GAP certifications, and maintaining records across Colos and Reliance systems. Travel up to 25% may be required.