Vice President, Quality Regulatory, R&D

🕒 May 7

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OLIPOP PBC

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

🧘 Wellness

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

Wellness • B2C • eCommerce

OLIPOP PBC is a company that offers a variety of beverages inspired by classic soda flavors. These beverages are designed as a healthier alternative to traditional sodas, featuring prebiotic soluble fibers and reduced calorie content, making them a functional and digestive-friendly option. Their product range includes flavors like Vintage Cola, Root Beer, Cream Soda, and Cherry Cola, among others. OLIPOP promotes its drinks as guilt-free indulgences that provide both nostalgic enjoyment and health benefits, catering to consumers interested in wellness and digestive health. The company also engages in direct-to-consumer sales and offers subscription services for ongoing savings.

📋 Description

• The Vice President, Quality, Regulatory & R&D is accountable for building and leading an integrated technical organization that protects consumers, ensures compliant and consistent product quality, and accelerates innovation from concept through commercialization. • This Senior Leader role serves as the strategic leader for all quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and research and development activities across the organization. • The Vice President will establish and maintain systems that ensure product safety, regulatory adherence, and innovation excellence while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence. • This role serves as the enterprise owner of OLIPOP’s technical risk posture and innovation credibility, acting as a trusted advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, and Board on matters of product safety, regulatory risk, and long-term technical capability.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience in quality, regulatory, and/or R&D roles within the food, beverage, or consumer packaged goods industry. • Deep expertise in food safety management systems including HACCP, FSMA preventive controls, SQF/BRC certification, and FDA/USDA regulatory requirements. • Proven track record leading new product development from concept through commercialization including formulation, pilot production, scale-up, and launch execution. • Executive presence and business acumen with ability to influence cross-functional partners, present to boards and investors, and serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO and executive team on technical matters. • Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or related technical field with advanced degree (MS, PhD, MBA) preferred/ideal. • Experience in high-growth or private equity-backed food and beverage companies with exposure to rapid scaling, M&A integration, and building technical capabilities to support aggressive growth targets. • Expertise in emerging food categories including plant-based products, functional foods, clean label formulations, or sustainable packaging technologies. • Strategic Vision & Business Acumen: Ability to translate business strategy into technical priorities, make build-versus-buy decisions, allocate resources effectively, and balance short-term execution with long-term capability building. • Influence & Stakeholder Management: Executive presence to influence peers, manage up to CEO and board level, build trust with external partners, and represent the company with regulatory agencies and industry associations. • Change Leadership & Transformation: Proven ability to drive organizational change, implement new systems and processes, build change management plans, and lead teams through periods of growth and transformation. • Technical Excellence & Innovation: Deep technical expertise combined with curiosity about emerging technologies, ability to evaluate technical risks and opportunities, and commitment to continuous learning and innovation. • Talent Development & Culture Building: Track record of attracting and developing technical talent, creating inclusive and collaborative team cultures, providing effective coaching and feedback, and building organizational capability for long-term success.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Bonuses