Director, Labeling and Nutrition Compliance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee CookUnity’s labeling and nutrition compliance program, ensuring standards align with relevant NLEA regulations.

• Manage the create, review, approve, and distribute (CRAD) labeling process, including governance, KPI dashboard, accountability, review protocols, approval documentation, version controls, release criteria, escalation paths, and corrective actions.

• Establish regulatory and technical prerequisites for ingredient master data and lead the specification approval and stakeholder sign-off process.

• Review and authorize ingredient data eligibility for labeling and claims.

• Supervise third-party laboratory validation, which encompasses lab qualification, risk-based sampling, testing methodologies, and comparison against approved recipes, portion sizes, declared nutrition, and claim standards.

• Investigate laboratory discrepancies and implement verified corrections.

• Approve product, nutrition, standards, ingredient, and dietary claims prior to publication, which necessitates adequate substantiation and change control.

• Facilitate Food Science Lab approval, legal concurrence, and qualified clinical approval for medically tailored meal criteria.

• Establish risk-based review priorities for legacy records and collaborate with Supply Chain on data remediation and maintenance efforts.

• Manage compliance implications arising from changes in suppliers, ingredients, recipes, processes, portions, packaging, and systems.

• Define technical acceptance criteria for labeling and data systems, collaborating with Engineering on source-to-label and website mappings, as well as automated checks.

• Require production first-article checks and continuous label-to-meal verification.

• Ensure consistency between approved label master data and customer-facing platforms, including the CookUnity website.

• Define criteria for website reconciliation and verify evidence of publication and corrections.

• Hold or reject nonconforming label and content releases, escalating unresolved safety or compliance concerns to the VP of FSQA.

• Maintain inspection-ready records and conduct training for cross-functional teams.

• Keep the CRAD KPI dashboard updated, promoting traceable inputs, substantiated claims, documented reviews, approved market-specific labels, consistent website content, and verified production execution.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive, practical experience in food-labeling regulations, nutrition, and standards compliance, including thorough technical review of packaged food labels, ingredient and allergen declarations, nutrition calculations, and claim substantiation.

• Strong knowledge of applicable U.S. FDA food-labeling regulations and the ability to determine when USDA FSIS or other market requirements are applicable, supported by qualified specialists as necessary.

• Proven experience in connecting supplier specifications, ingredient databases, formulations, recipe systems, nutrition analysis, artwork, and production execution through controlled workflows.

• Sound technical judgment regarding ingredient variability, cooking yields, portioning, laboratory results, and the limitations of calculated nutrition.

• Ability to convert regulatory and technical requirements into clear acceptance criteria and practical operational controls.

• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional programs, addressing ownership gaps, and implementing changes without solely relying on direct reporting authority.

• Strong written communication skills, meticulous documentation, and the confidence to hold a release when supporting evidence is lacking.

• A degree in food science, nutrition, regulatory science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Experience in multi-site prepared meal operations.

• Familiarity with recipe-management systems and supplier-data platforms.

• Understanding of Canadian food-labeling requirements.

• Preferred credentials as a Registered Dietitian; expertise in clinical standards and medically tailored meal criteria is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Employee discounts on CookUnity meals and products.