Scientist, Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Data Analyst

Quality Assurance Analyst II

Our vision is loved brands, done sustainably, for a better shared future. Our technical teams ensure we start with facts, based in science, to grow our business while reducing our sugar and be water balanced, improving water security and sourcing sustainably and ethically. We're seeking an experienced professional with a Quality Assurance background to join our team as a QA Analyst II.

You'll collaborate with our R&D teams, concentrate plants and commercialization teams to ensure that all formulas are optimized to add value to the overall supply chain from the early stages of product development through the life cycle of the product.

What You'll Do for Us

• Prepares and conducts independent, compliance and systems-based audits of our bottling operations to verify conformance to the health and safety, and environmental sustainability requirements.
• Facilitates the development and reporting of organizational metrics that lead to enhanced audit organization/system performance. Ensures all relevant information is captured accurately and entered in a timely manner into the company's on-line reporting and data warehouse system. Interacts and communicates regularly with bottler and company senior management in the reporting of business risks
• Assesses and provides feedback on the quality of corrective action plans to ensure the effective completion and mitigation of all risks and identifies manufacturing, procurement, and regulatory concerns.
• Continuously seeks insights and knowledge on industry trends and technology that will further improve the organizations value proposition and performance. Utilizes subject matter expertise to participate in the review, development and enhancement of company standards, policies, and procedures
• Leverages business relationships and influence leadership and operations to support, communicate and drive the execution of current and future program for regulatory compliance as well as provide technical expertise
• Works in collaboration with R&D in order to reduce time to market, improve productivity and flexibility, reduce complexity, logistics cost reduction, re-apply ideas & leverage intellectual property across the System, minimize write-offs, optimize product and packaging and increase equipment utilization.
• Works closely with R&D ensuring supply and manufacturing effectiveness is considered from prototype selection phase.
• Proactively works with R&D to rationalize formulas and conducts routine meetings with R&D on prototypes to ensure knowledge sharing with regards to processes and capabilities and to identify and resolve potential issues with formulas.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Life/Health Science, Engineering, Chemistry, or related field is required, Master's degree is preferred
• At least 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance or similar technical field including at least 3 years working with manufacturing operations is a must with knowledge and application of concentrate and beverage base manufacturing processes
• Qualified candidate must possess knowledge with the following systems: SAP, PICASSO, Clarity
• Must possess the ability to apply technical knowledge and establish credibility with highly technical audiences with the ability to break down or modify complex technical information as needed to communicate it orally or in writing to non-technical company staff.
• Must possess the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and coordinate efforts around process improvement, as well as the ability to analyze business processes and develop systems-based solutions that will improve

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IQD Vision:
To be a world-class quality assurance organization that confirms our ingredients are always of unquestionable integrity.

IQD Mission:
We ensure the quality of key ingredients for the best beverage brands in the world.

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