Quality Assurance Assistant Manager of Regulatory Affairs

Colony Brands is one of the world's largest and most successful direct marketing catalog and e-commerce companies. What began as a premier mail-order cheese business has grown into a diverse portfolio of brands and products spanning food, apparel, home goods, and more. Despite our growth, we remain a privately held, customer-focused organization committed to quality, innovation, and exceptional service.

In this highly collaborative role, you’ll work with a team responsible for maintaining regulatory and product data while serving as a trusted resource to partners across R&D, Purchasing, Marketing, Operations, and other functional areas. You’ll help guide commercialization by providing regulatory expertise and ensuring compliance every step of the way.

• Leading the review, approval, and maintenance of product labels to ensure compliance with food labeling regulations and company standards.
• Overseeing specification management systems and processes to ensure ingredient and product information is accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Reviewing and approving label artwork, packaging content, advertising claims, and customer-facing product information.
• Serving as a subject matter expert on food labeling regulations, ingredient declarations, allergen labeling, nutrition labeling, and product claims.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance regulatory compliance, data integrity, and operational effectiveness.
• Supporting product information initiatives while fostering a culture of food safety and regulatory excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine technical expertise, leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration while helping bring high-quality products to market in a growing and dynamic organization.

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Law and Regulation, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Three or more years of experience in regulatory affairs, food science, food processing, quality assurance, or a related food industry role.
• Strong knowledge of state and FDA food labeling requirements, ingredient declarations, allergen labeling, nutrition labeling, and product claims.
• Proven ability to interpret regulatory requirements and apply them in a fast‑paced business environment.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including interactions with regulatory agencies, suppliers, customers, and cross‑functional teams.
• High attention to detail and strong documentation, investigation, problem‑solving, and decision‑making abilities.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing team members preferred.