Quality Systems Lead

Position: Quality Systems Lead

Reporting to: Quality Lead

Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)

COMPANY BACKGROUND / CULTURE

Nuritas' mission is to improve the lives of billions, and our vision is to provide the hero ingredient in everyday products. We are transforming the discovery of bioactive ingredients using AI, deep learning, and genomics to unlock peptides from natural sources like plants and food.

Our proprietary platform, Magnifier, uses advanced machine learning and our extensive dataset of molecules to identify natural peptides with specific health benefits. We optimize these molecules for stability and scalability, ensuring they perform in real-world applications. Our plant peptide ingredients include PeptiStrong for protein amplification and muscle health, and PeptiSleepTM for improving deep and REM sleep. Through our ingredients, customers can create better products that are truly differentiated in addressing consumer needs.

Founded in 2014 by Dr. Nora Khaldi, the company has built the world's largest peptide knowledge base and formed high-profile partnerships with companies like Nestle, Mars, and Sumitomo Corporation. Its team, diverse in nationality and gender, is driven by innovation and passion to bring nature's benefits to the world.

The Position:

We are looking for a motivated and proactive Quality Systems Lead to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for the ongoing development of the Nuritas Quality System. This is a great opportunity to apply your experience and shape the future of Nuritas.

Key Responsibilities of this role include:

• Responsible for ongoing development of the Nuritas Quality System.

• Support the Head of Quality in the continuous improvement of the overall Nuritas Quality Management system.

• Ensuring the Quality Systems meet current legislation, industry standards and customer requirements.

• Lead and manage the operational performance of the Quality systems while ensuring the successful delivery of business objectives.

• Carry out Quality Assurance review of both Batch documents and Quality Analytical/Microbiological data to support batch release.

• Continuously review and improve the process for batch release while ensuring batch release is within the service level agreement.

• Ensure all Quality Assurance activities support routine production needs.

• Ongoing Development and tracking of agreed Quality KPI's and co-ordinating the monthly review process.

• Own the inspection readiness program and hosting of regulatory, customer and certification audits/inspections.

• Management of supplier and raw material approval protocol ensuring all suppliers approved with specifications in place pre-purchase. Manage incoming material inspection and release.

• Facilitate review and approval of Change Control and Deviation records.

• Management of the overall CAPA program, ensuring corrective and preventative measures taken when deviations noted.

• Product Recall process improvement and lead the mock recall process annually.

• Development and implementation of the Annual Business Quality Review program.

• Lead the Customer Complaints management process.

• Lead the supplier non-conformances with corrective action and preventative measures.

• Maintain competent authority authorisations, including submission of variations.

• Communicate routinely with key stakeholders all aspects of quality activities.

• Complete validation and qualification activities as required, providing expert guidance.

• Manage the internal audit program.

• Support the review of IT Quality System selection and lead the implementation plan.

• Lead the process for FSSC22000 Certification.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline to include Science, Quality or Engineering. Master's degree a plus.

• Minimum 10+ years' experience in a Quality leadership role, with at least 5 years in process-based manufacturing for the food and/or pharmaceutical industry.

• Strong understanding of both Food Microbiological and Analytical laboratory activities.

• Proven record in developing and implementing successful Quality Systems and procedures including Quality IT Systems.

• Demonstrated success in quality leadership and quality management experience which includes quality execution, analysis and deadline driven.

• Strong problem-solving skills and experience using structured methodologies where applicable to reach a successful outcome.

Preferred Requirements:

• Excellent computer skills, experience with MS Office, IT Quality system software etc.

• Ability to interface with and effectively communicate with a broad range of customers, cross functional teams, as well as executive management.

• Have strong self-motivation, the ability to work independently, and within a team environment with strong follow up, organization and prioritization skills and excellent attention to detail.

• Excellent Working knowledge of ISO 9001, FSSC22000 and HACCP standards.