Regulatory Manager

Title: Regulatory Manager (FDA)
Location: Gloucester, MA
Compensation: $105-120k
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: Annual Bonus Potential
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k
Must have Skill Set: 

• 10+ years of regulatory affairs or FSQA leadership experience within food manufacturing.

• Strong expertise in FDA regulations, food labeling, ingredient compliance, and regulatory claims.

• Experience leading product recall, crisis management, and traceability programs.

• Proven ability to partner with cross-functional teams to support product commercialization and regulatory compliance.

Overview:

Job Duties: 

• Lead regulatory compliance programs to ensure ingredients, products, packaging, and labeling meet U.S., Canadian, and applicable international food regulations.
• Monitor changing regulatory requirements, industry trends, recalls, and enforcement activities to proactively mitigate compliance risks.
• Partner cross-functionally with R&D, Marketing, Quality, and Operations to review product formulations, packaging, nutrition labeling, claims, advertising, and commercialization activities.
• Oversee import/export regulatory documentation, certification programs, and compliance with international trade requirements.
• Serve as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies, legal counsel, industry associations, and external stakeholders regarding food safety and regulatory matters.
• Lead corporate crisis management, product recall, and traceability programs, including annual mock recalls and crisis preparedness exercises.
• Develop and deliver regulatory compliance training while supporting food fraud prevention initiatives, third-party audits, and corporate responsibility programs.
• Provide technical documentation and regulatory support for customers, sales teams, and consumer inquiries.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Policy, Legal Studies, or a related scientific discipline.
• 10+ years of food industry experience with progressive responsibility in regulatory affairs, food safety, or quality leadership.
• Strong working knowledge of FDA, CFIA, FSMA, labeling regulations, food claims, and food regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting regulatory inspections, audits, product recalls, traceability programs, and import/export compliance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience working with regulatory documentation and compliance management systems.
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.