Quality Manager
Posted 15 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Manager, Quality (Microbiologist)”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyBiology, Chemistry, Food Science, Microbiology, Pharmacy (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Study levelMaster's
About the Company e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode. In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth. This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry. Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us
Purpose of Job
This role is designed to establish and execute the company’s microbial risk and product safety control system, implement standardized risk management across the full product lifecycle, and build unified microbial risk governance capabilities for multi-region OEM suppliers. The position leads the implementation of company microbial strategies, cross-functional risk assessments and closed-loop improvement initiatives. Serving as the company’s microbiology technical expert, it provides technical support and capability training for internal and external teams, and coordinates the investigation and on-site resolution of critical quality deviations. In addition, it builds a global quality knowledge base and replicates proven best practices to strengthen preventive quality management, systematically reduce recurring quality risks, and sustain consistent and compliant product quality for the brand.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Establish e.l.f.’s global microbial risk management and product safety strategy- Lead the development and iteration of company’s global microbial risk control and product safety management strategies, ensuring the framework align with quality objectives, cosmetic regulations, regional market compliance requirements and brand quality standards.
- Build standardized, actionable global product safety control baselines with full awareness of regional implementation variances. Develop end to end microbial risk control plans across the full product lifecycle- Design, deploy and maintain systematic microbial risk control plans covering new product development formula screening and safety verification, process & equipment assessment, OEM manufacturing process control, product transportation & storage risk management, and post-launch quality monitoring.