Director, Quality Control

At Revlon we create beauty innovations for everyone that inspire confidence and ignite joy every day.

Breaking beauty boundaries is in our companys DNA. Since its game-changing launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932 (and later the first long-wear foundation) Revlon has provided consumers with high-quality product innovation performance and sophisticated glamour. Elizabeth Arden made waves as a woman-led beauty company in the 1920s. In 1931 Almay became the original hypoallergenic fragrance-free beauty brand.

Today Revlon resiliently continues its legacy as a leading global beauty company. Our diverse portfoliowhich consists of some of the worlds most iconic brands and product offerings in color cosmetics skincare hair color & care personal care and fragrancesis sold around the world through prestige professional mass and direct-to-consumer retail channels. These brands include Revlon Revlon Professional Elizabeth Arden Almay American Crew CND Cutex Mitchum Sinful Colors Creme of Nature Christina Aguilera John Varvatos Juicy Couture Ed Hardy and more.

We honor our heritage embrace change and applaud diversity. We champion our employees and celebrate our consumers.

We are Revlon together transforming beauty.

This role is an Onsite Role: This role requires full-time presence at our North Carolina office.

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.

Key Responsibilities

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 Oxfords broader operational and quality transformation.

Qualifications
Bachelors 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 care or consumer health.
Significant leadership experience in QC laboratory operations including analytical chemistry and/or microbiology.
Strong knowledge of cGMP FDA expectations laboratory investigations data integrity analytical method validation stability and laboratory equipment systems.
Experience supporting regulatory inspections customer audits and internal audits.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams through change improve performance and build technical capability.

Success Profile
QC testing and release performance improves with stronger cycle time accuracy and right-first-time execution.
Laboratory investigations are timely scientifically sound and effectively prevent recurrence.
The QC organization is inspection-ready well-trained technically capable and aligned with site priorities.
Laboratory systems documentation equipment and data integrity practices are strengthened.
QC is viewed as a proactive collaborative partner to Manufacturing QA R&D Regulatory and Supply Chain.

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Revlon is unable to sponsor or transfer employment visas for this role; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa support.

The base pay range for this position is $136000.00 - $170000.00/ year; however base pay offered may vary depending on skills experience job-related knowledge and geographic location. Certain positions may also be eligible for short-term incentives as part of total compensation.

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical dental and vision benefits. Employees are covered by the company-paid basic life insurance policy and company-paid short-term disability insurance (the benefit commences upon hire and allows for a portion of base salary for up to 26 weeks if you are disabled). Other benefits offered to employees include but are not limited to the following: long-term disability supplemental life insurances flexible spending accounts critical illness insurance group legal identity theft protection etc. Employees are also able to enroll in our 401k Retirement Savings Plan.

Employees will also receive 4 weeks of vacation pro-rated based on date of hire for the 1st year of employment and twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Vacation will depend on role.

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