Director, Quality Control

Director, Quality Control

Revlon is seeking a Director, Quality Control to lead Quality Control laboratory operations at the Oxford, NC manufacturing site. This role is responsible for ensuring timely, accurate, compliant testing and release of raw materials, bulk product, packaging materials, labels, and finished goods in support of FDA-regulated cosmetics and OTC manufacturing.

The Director will provide hands-on technical and people leadership for QC laboratory operations, analytical testing, microbiology, stability, method validation, laboratory investigations, data integrity, and continuous improvement. The role will strengthen lab performance, build capability, improve right-first-time execution, and ensure the QC organization operates in a perpetual state of inspection readiness. This leader will partner closely with Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory, Engineering, Supply Chain, and site leadership to support compliant production, timely product release, and sustained quality performance.

Quality Control Laboratory Leadership

• Lead day-to-day QC laboratory operations, including chemical, physical, analytical, microbiological, raw material, bulk, packaging, stability, and finished goods testing.
• Ensure testing, documentation, review, and release activities are completed accurately, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable FDA, cGMP, internal, and customer requirements.
• Establish priorities, staffing plans, workflows, and laboratory schedules to support manufacturing operations and business needs.
• Maintain inspection-ready laboratory practices, equipment, documentation, and records.
• Manage the budget and capex for QC department.

Analytical Methods, Validation, and Technical Excellence

• Oversee analytical method qualification, validation, verification, transfer, and lifecycle management
• Ensure laboratory methods are scientifically sound, fit for purpose, and consistently executed.
• Provide technical direction for OOS, OOT, atypical result, deviation, and laboratory investigations.
• Partner with R&D, QA, Regulatory, and Manufacturing on new product launches, reformulations, technology transfers, and troubleshooting.

Compliance, Data Integrity, and Laboratory Systems

• Ensure QC operations comply with applicable FDA, cGMP, cGLP, data integrity, ISO 22716, internal quality, and site procedures.
• Maintain robust laboratory documentation, sample management, specifications, testing records, equipment logs, and controlled procedures.
• Oversee laboratory equipment qualification, calibration, maintenance, and readiness.
• Support regulatory inspections, customer audits, internal audits, and inspection response activities related to QC operations.

Operational Performance and Continuous Improvement

• Establish and monitor QC performance metrics, including testing cycle time, release performance, right-first-time, invalid assay rate, OOS/OOT trends, backlog, and investigation aging.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase laboratory efficiency, reduce rework, improve throughput, and strengthen compliance.
• Drive standardization, simplification, digital enablement, and improved use of laboratory systems and data.
• Partner with site leadership to resolve quality, manufacturing, material, and supply constraints affecting product release.

People Leadership and Culture

• Lead, coach, and develop QC managers, supervisors, analysts, microbiologists, technicians, and laboratory support personnel.
• Build a culture of scientific rigor, accountability, collaboration, urgency, and continuous learning.
• Assess team capability, create development plans, strengthen succession, and ensure appropriate training and qualification.
• Serve as a visible, engaged leader who connects laboratory priorities to Oxford's broader operational and quality transformation.

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, or related scientific field; advanced degree preferred. 15+ years of progressive Quality Control, laboratory, analytical, or manufacturing quality experience in FDA-regulated manufacturing, preferably OTC, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, personal…