Senior Quality Assurance Expert

Princeton, NJ

Join our team as a Food Safety & Quality Specialist, ensuring compliance with regulatory and company standards while maintaining key procedures, training, and certifications. You’ll lead risk assessments, site tours, and incident investigations, providing practical guidance and driving effective corrective and preventive actions. The role also supports audits, KPI development, continuous improvement initiatives, and cross‑functional projects across the site. Success requires hands‑on engagement during inspections, including extended standing and sample handling. 

Your key responsibilities

• Compliance with Standards & Procedures: Ensure compliance with legislation, DSM-Firmenich policies, and BU requirements. Maintain and update food safety and quality procedures, standards, and training materials.
• Risk Assessments & Site Monitoring: Conduct food safety and quality risk assessments (HACCP, TACCP, VACCP).
• Lead food safety and quality tours to assess compliance on site.
• Practical Support & Issue Resolution: Provide practical advice on food safety and quality issues. Identify non-compliance and recommend corrective actions.
• Incident Management & CAPA: Lead investigations into food safety and quality incidents using root cause analysis.
• Ensure effective closure of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

We bring

• Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty - explore what drives you and get the support to make it happen
• A chance to impact millions of consumers every day – sustainability embedded in all we do
• A science led company, cutting edge research and creativity everywhere – from biotech breakthroughs to sustainability game-changers, you’ll work on what’s next
• Growth that keeps up with you – you join an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership
• A culture that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on.
• A community where your voice matters – it is essential to serve our customers well.

You bring

• Bachelor's degree in food science, microbiology, biology, chemistry, or related.
• 3-5 years’ experience in food industry, pharmaceutical chemical industry within a manufacturing background.
• Fluency in local language essential, English language fluency essential
• Highly self-motivated showing strong self-discipline and a structured approach to practices & improvements
• Industry related Professional Qualifications essential, e.g. HACCP,TACCP, Lead Auditor,
• Understanding of Food Safety and Quality Management Systems is essential (BRC, FSSC, ISO)

The salary or hourly wage scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary $115,000 - $120,000.

In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future. 

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement 

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.