Quality Specialist

Our company

Alani Nutrition is a health and wellness brand that sells supplements, fitness snacks, and energy drinks through ecommerce and retail partnerships. Alani Nu is on pace to grow revenue by 3X-4X from 2021 to 2022 and again in 2023 due to the company’s diverse product categories. Alani Nu’s goal is to be the go-to ‘Better for You Brand’ for everything from nutritional supplements, energy drinks, snacks and much more

The role

The Quality Specialist will support our expansion in the Beverage, Nutrition, and Personal Care products. In this role you will apply your experience to aid in collaborations with manufacturers, regulators, suppliers, testing laboratories and certification organizations.

Key responsibilities

• Be a key technical contributor in the development of new or existing products
• Actively participate in meetings with internal development teams, third party contract manufacturers/formulation labs and flavor/fragrance houses
• Provide additional support for certification programs
• Provide support for warehouse cGMP compliance
• Maintenance of quality and safety standards for all products and collaborate with cross functional resources (Operations, Product Development, etc.) to implement and maintain best practices
• Ensure appropriate actions based on the risk assessment and overall risks are taken
• Aid in executing sampling and testing plans for raw materials and finished products to ensure design conformance and safety
• Ensure full regulatory compliance, including 21 CFR Part 111 and Part 117
• Edit and train fellow employees to quality documents, standard operating procedures, and quality forms.
• Implement, and maintain quality, safety, and efficacy standards for all products
• Provide technical input to establish cGMP compliance
• Support QA program for FDA audit readiness
• Provide support for relevant quality customer inquiries/complaints. Ensure complaints are documented, tracked, and trended for all products
• Execute vendor qualification criteria
• Work closely with Product Development, Regulatory Affairs and Marketing and Regulatory Affairs leadership to support marketing initiatives and brand assets (i.e. label copy, web content, marketing collateral etc.)

Key skills and experience required

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology or related fields
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of responsibility in food and/or supplement quality role.
• Knowledge of cGMP, regulatory affairs, business processes (stage gates), consumer complaints, GMP warehouse standards, and quality documentation.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Demonstrated strength in inspiring a team-oriented collaborative environment.
• Ability to travel as needed
• Has a demonstrated passion that align with the core values of Alani Nu.
• Experience with NetSuite a plus

Employee benefit details

• Salary (exempt employment) -
• Bonus - eligible based on individual and company performance
• Benefits - Health, Dental, Vision (first of the month following start date)
• 401(k) - 4% maximum match
• PTO and sick days – 15 days
• Monthly phone allowance - $50
• Employee rewards program
• Corporate gym membership