Packaging Quality in Design Lead – Innovation & Compliance

Danone; Mount Crawford (VA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Plan

Wellness Program

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Danone USA seeks a Senior Manager, Quality in Design (Packaging) to lead packaging design quality systems across development, validation and commercialization, ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance while supporting sustainability and consumer excellence.

The role partners with QFS, Packaging R&I, Product Development, Manufacturing, Procurement and Regulatory Affairs to drive risk mitigation, supplier qualification, and stage-gate governance in a hybrid work environment with travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant technical discipline.
• Extensive experience leading packaging quality, development, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging innovation, renovation, productivity, and sustainability projects.
• Ensure packaging solutions meet food safety, quality, regulatory, operational, and consumer requirements.
• Drive early identification and mitigation of packaging-related quality and food safety risks.
• Provide technical leadership during stage-gate reviews and commercialization activities.
• Establish Quality in Design principles within packaging development and deployment processes.
• Lead packaging risk assessments for food contact, integrity, shelf-life, migration, tamper evidence, and distribution.
• Develop and maintain packaging standards, specifications, and validation plans.
• Collaborate with Supplier Quality and Procurement on supplier qualification and RCCA investigations.

Skills

Quality by Design

Food-contact regulations

GMP/HACCP/SQF

Root cause analysis

Supplier management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering, Food Science, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Quality, or related discipline

10+ years of experience in packaging quality, packaging development, food manufacturing, quality systems, or commercialization

Job description

Danone USA seeks a Senior Manager, Quality in Design (Packaging) to lead packaging design quality systems across development, validation and commercialization, ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance while supporting sustainability and consumer excellence.

The role partners with QFS, Packaging R&I, Product Development, Manufacturing, Procurement and Regulatory Affairs to drive risk mitigation, supplier qualification, and stage-gate governance in a hybrid work environment with travel.