Regulatory Affairs Manager - Personal Care Manufacturing - Job ID: 256644

Innovation Regulatory Manager

Location: Greater Keene Area, NH (On-Site / Hybrid)

Position Type: Direct Hire, Full-Time

Compensation: $75,000 – $85,000 / year

About the Opportunity

Medix has partnered with a rapidly growing, mission-driven manufacturer in the regulated consumer goods space (OTC drugs, cosmetics, and dietary supplements) to recruit a Regulatory Affairs Manager.

This newly created role is designed to drive compliance and safeguard brand trust across an ambitious 5-year product expansion pipeline. Reporting directly to Research, Development and Innovation leadership (with a matrixed relationship to Quality), you will lead regulatory strategy, ingredient vetting, and label compliance while managing project timelines and scale-up handoffs.

If you are a detail-oriented regulatory professional with project management rigor, experience navigating FDA & Organic standards, and a passion for bringing clean, innovative products to market, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Regulatory Compliance & Horizon Scanning: Lead regulatory strategy across the full innovation cycle—anticipating risks early and maintaining a horizon scanning process to assess emerging regulations and their impact on active pipelines.
• FDA, Organic & Certification Oversight: Oversee end-to-end compliance across FDA, EPA, NOP (National Organic Program), NSF/ANSI 305, Leaping Bunny, and Fair Trade standards. Approve ingredient submissions and engage with certifying entities (e.g., QAI).
• Labeling & Claims Review: Review and approve product artwork, packaging, ingredient disclosures, allergen calculations, and marketing claims for strict regulatory accuracy.
• Scale-Up & Tech Transfer: Own the end-to-end scale-up documentation pipeline (including MBRs and processing instructions), partnering with lab teams to ensure seamless handoffs to manufacturing and contract partners.
• Project Management & Team Leadership: Manage cross-functional innovation projects using project management software (e.g., Wrike). Provide direct management, coaching, and task delegation for 1 direct report (Coordinator). (Open to current Team Leads with formal or informal management experience!)

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: 5 years in product development, quality control, or regulatory affairs within a cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical manufacturing, biotech, or medical device environment (FDA & cGMP experience preferred).
• Technical Background: Degree in Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, or related science (or a Business degree paired with direct high-level pharma/cosmetics experience).
• Ingredient & Sourcing Vetting: 3 years reviewing supplier technical documentation, safety data, and sourcing verification.
• FDA & Organic Expertise: Strong experience navigating FDA standards and organic/clean-label certifications (NOP, QAI, NSF/ANSI).
• Project Management: 3 years managing multi-faceted development timelines (experience with tools like Wrike is a plus).
• People Leadership: Proven formal or informal team management experience (open to senior leads looking to take the next step).

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• On-Site Chef: Enjoy complimentary, locally sourced, organic lunches daily (with vegan and gluten-free options available).
• Work-Life Balance & Wellness: Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), beautiful on-site walking trails, and a community garden.
• Product Perks: Generous employee allowance for free company products.
• Relocation Support: Up to $2,500 in relocation assistance for qualifying candidates moving to the area.

To Apply

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly to this job post Medix with an updated resume highlighting your regulatory compliance, project management, and organic/FDA background.