Manager, Design Quality

Manager, Design Quality

West Hills, California

• Area of Interest Project and Program Management
• Location West Hills, California
• Employment Type Full time
• Requisition Number R12405
• Shift Regular

Working at Pharmavite is an experience like no other. With a focus on complete nutrition for all, each endeavour is urgent and every day counts. You’ll have the opportunity to work on the #1 selling national vitamin and supplement brand, Nature Made, as well as an exciting portfolio of other products that are shaping the future of the healthy living industry.

Consumer‑driven innovation, high quality products and a promising portfolio, all driven by a team with a shared sense of purpose -- that’s Pharmavite. Join us to bring the gift of health to life.

This role is not available for any form of immigration sponsorship or support, including completion of the Form I-983 training plan required for STEM OPT.

The Design Quality Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that Pharmavite’s products meet the highest standards of quality throughout the design, development, and launch phases. Reporting to the Director of Design Quality, this position is responsible for executing quality strategies, managing risk assessments, and providing quality leadership and risk‑based recommendations to cross‑functional teams to deliver consumer‑centric, compliant, and manufacturable products.

The Manager will also drive continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of quality within the organization.

• Ability to manage ambiguity and complexity with a strong risk‑management mindset. Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate quality risks throughout product development to ensure successful commercialization and consumer safety.
• The ability to influence and collaborate across functions, building strong partnerships with R&D, Marketing, Regulatory, Operations, and Supply Chain to drive quality‑focused decisions.
• A passion for consumer advocacy, consistently incorporating the voice of the consumer into product design and using feedback and quality data to improve consumer experiences.
• Experience supporting product development and commercialization, with an understanding of how to balance innovation, manufacturability, compliance, and quality throughout the product lifecycle.
• A solid foundation in quality systems and regulatory requirements, enabling you to ensure products and processes meet internal standards as well as industry and regulatory expectations.
• Strong analytical and data‑driven decision‑making skills, with the ability to translate quality metrics, risk assessments, and consumer insights into actionable recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills which foster the ability to lead through influence, living a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement while guiding teams toward sound, risk‑based decisions without direct authority.

• Ownership of initiatives that implement Pharmavite’s quality standards and consumer‑focused quality perspective in all phases of product design and development.
• Partners with technical leaders to conduct risk assessments for products and projects, identify potential issues, and support the development of mitigation strategies.
• Develop recommendations to ensure optimal enterprise approach of quality risk processes during design, innovation, and commercialization, ensuring compliance with internal and external standards. Be a key advocate of best practices across the project portfolio, business processes, and product development through the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with R&D, Marketing, Operations, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure new products are manufacturable and feasible.
• Communicate project and product risks to the Director of Design Quality and other stakeholders, providing recommendations for mitigation.
• Support ongoing product portfolio maintenance by evaluating quality performance and driving improvements based on consumer feedback and quality data.
• Develop and maintain quality processes and systems to support innovation and product launches.
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