Quality Specialist

Quality Specialist – Cosmetics & OTC Compliance

Location: hybrid (preferred) remote (possible for experienced self-starter meeting qualifications)

Employment Type: Full-time, long-term Contract/1099

Evermark is a newly formed beauty and personal care company bringing together a portfolio of iconic, everyday brands with enormous reach and untapped potential:
Suave, Chap Stick, Q-tips, Caress, St. Ives, TIGI Bed Head, Noxzema, Pond’s, Lever 2000. These are brands people know, trust, and use daily - and we are building their next chapter.

Backed by a growth-oriented Yellow Wood Partners, we operate with speed, focus, and accountability. Our goal is simple: modernize these brands, accelerate growth, and build a company that consistently outperforms expectations. That means sharpening strategy, raising the bar on execution, and making smart, decisive moves across the enterprise - from how we plan and operate to how we go to market.

This is a company in motion. We are scaling quickly, building new capabilities, and creating the operating model as we go. For the right people, that means rare access, real influence, and the opportunity to help shape not just a role, but a company.

The Quality Specialist is a technically driven compliance professional responsible for managing quality systems across Evermark’s contract manufacturer (CM) network with primary emphasis on OTC drug products and secondary support for cosmetic products. This role owns the end-to-end quality oversight loop at CMs — from batch record review and deviation management through validation lifecycle oversight, CAPA effectiveness verification, and regulatory inspection readiness.

The ideal candidate brings a rigorous scientific background, sharp documentation instincts, and deep familiarity with 21 CFR 210/211, applicable OTC monographs, and USP standards.

• Review and approve process validation protocols (PVPs), validation reports, and executed batch records for OTC drug products manufactured at contract sites, ensuring alignment with 21 CFR Part 211 requirements and FDA Process Validation Guidance (2011)
• Identify trends and patterns in supplier nonconformances, providing insights for process improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to address customer complaint trends
• Compile quality metrics and trend reports
• Manage day-to-day quality relationships with contract manufacturers including ensuring timely completion of supplier nonconformance investigations and corrective actions
• Evaluate cleaning validation protocols and reports at CMs for OTC products, assessing worst-case product selection rationale, swab/rinse sampling plans, acceptance limit calculations (MACO, NOEL), and carryover risk assessments
• Ensure analytical method validation/verification aligns with OTC/USP requirements and governance standards
• Perform technical assessments for change control
• Administer Evermark’s eQMS platform, ensuring document control, deviation, CAPA, change control, and batch record review workflows are current and audit-ready

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or related field preferred
• 3–5+ years of experience in cosmetics, personal care, or OTC quality
• Experience with CAPA systems, complaint handling, and root cause analysis

• Working knowledge of:
• Cosmetics GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• OTC regulatory requirements (21 CFR 210/211 and applicable monographs)
• Proficiency in data analysis and trending tools (e.g., Excel, quality systems)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented with excellent documentation practices
• Ability to interpret data and identify trends
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Experience in contract manufacturing or supplier quality environments
• Experience supporting FDA audits or regulatory inspections