Medici Brands is the parent company of David, Epogee, HallPass and several emerging brands launching in the near future. Medici Brands is led by CEO Peter Rahal, Co-founder and former CEO of RXBAR, and is focused on building brands that break the tradeoffs between taste and nutrition that have classically existed.
Role Overview:
The Third-Party Manufacturing (3PM) Quality Associate supports the day-to-day quality management of David’s contract manufacturers (co-mans). This role helps ensure that co-manufacturers consistently meet David’s quality, food safety, product, and documentation requirements.
The 3PM Quality Associate will work closely with Quality, Manufacturing, R&D, and external manufacturing partners to support finished goods quality, specification compliance, lot release, traceability, documentation, and continuous improvement across David’s external manufacturing network.
Core Responsibilities:
Co-Manufacturer Management
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Support the qualification and onboarding of new contract manufacturers against David’s quality and food safety requirements.
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Coordinate collection and review of required co-man documentation, certifications, and quality records.
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Support maintenance of the co-man onboarding materials, and quality agreements.
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Participate in co-man audits, site visits, production trials, and routine quality meetings.
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Maintain the co-man audit schedule and track completion of required follow-up actions.
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Track CAPAs and non-conformances, follow up with co-mans on open actions, and escalate overdue or significant issues.
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Maintain co-manufacturer dashboards, scorecards, and performance metrics in partnership with Quality and Manufacturing.
Lot Release & COA Management
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Coordinate finished goods lot release activities for products manufactured by co-mans.
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Review finished goods Certificates of Analysis (COAs) against approved specifications and flag discrepancies for review.
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Track testing results and required documentation to ensure all release requirements are completed.
Systems & Documentation
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Support QMS implementation and ongoing use with co-manufacturing partners.
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Maintain SOPs, specifications, quality agreements, and other controlled quality documentation.
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Participate in weekly quality and co-man meetings and document actions and follow-ups.
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Maintain co-manufacturer scorecards and dashboards used to track quality and operational performance.
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Ensure quality documentation is accurate, current, organized, and audit-ready.
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Help translate product development requirements into manufacturing specifications, quality requirements, and production documentation.
Requirements
Required:
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Background in Food Science, Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Food Safety, or related field
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Experience in food, beverage, or CPG quality, regulatory, supplier quality, or food safety
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Working knowledge of food safety and regulatory frameworks (FDA, FSMA, GFSI, HACCP, Prop 65)
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Strong organizational skills with a high bar for documentation and follow-through
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Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, scaling environment
Nice to have
Preferred:
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Experience with supplier audits, CAPAs, and recall execution
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Familiarity with TraceGains or similar supplier management systems
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PCQI, HACCP, or GFSI experience
Experience working directly with co-manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and 3PLs
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Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed
Benefits
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This is a full-time, in-office role based in New York City. We work onsite five days a week- when the culture fits, it is fun to be in the office together
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Salary: $95,000-$110,000 per year, inclusive of bonus