Director, Quality Assurance

About this role

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8. 

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

Why Campbell’s… • Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners). • Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting. • Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay. • If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store. • Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s.   Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually. • Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

How you will make history here... As a leader within Campbell’s Corporate Food Safety & Quality organization, the Director, Chemical Safety, Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry is responsible for providing enterprise leadership, strategy, technical governance, and subject matter expertise for chemical safety, food toxicology, ingredient safety, and analytical chemistry across Campbell’s commercialization, manufacturing network, laboratories and supply base.

This role serves as Campbell’s senior technical authority for chemical hazard identification, toxicological risk evaluation, ingredient and packaging safety, and science-based decision-making. The position partners closely with R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Procurement, Supplier Quality, Operations, Legal, Packaging, Quality, and external technical experts to protect consumers and the Brand, maintain regulatory compliance, and proactively mitigate risk.

What you will do... •    Develop and execute the enterprise strategy for chemical safety and food toxicology, including standards, policies, risk-based decision criteria, and technical governance for chemical contaminants, ingredients, processing-related hazards, packaging and food contact materials, and analytical testing. •    Serve as the company’s subject matter expert for toxicological risk assessment, chemical hazard evaluation, exposure assessment, and interpretation of scientific literature, regulatory guidance, supplier data, analytical results, and external expert opinions. •    Provide chemical safety review and approval for ingredients and food contact materials through Campbell’s commercialization and ingredient approval processes •    Partner with internal analytical laboratories and external laboratory networks to guide testing strategies, method selection, data interpretation, proficiency expectations, laboratory priorities, and escalation of results requiring toxicological or regulatory review. •    Lead technical response for chemical safety incidents, supplier non-conformance, consumer and customer inquiries, regulatory requests, and other escalations. •    Monitor and evaluate evolving scientific, regulatory, consumer, customer, NGO, and legislative trends related to chemical safety, toxicology, contaminants, additives, packaging, GRAS, food contact materials, and global food safety expectations. •    Develop proactive risk mitigation plans, business position recommendations, communication materials, and escalation summaries for senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders on current and emerging chemical safety matters. •    Represent Campbell’s in selected external scientific organizations, trade associations, technical panels, and regulatory forums to influence outcomes, strengthen external networks, benchmark best practices, and advance Campbell’s scientific and regulatory strategies. •    Build internal capability through training, coaching, and cross-functional education on chemical hazard awareness, toxicology fundamentals, risk assessment principles, analytical interpretation, and emerging risk management. •    Establish impactful metrics, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to monitor chemical safety risks, program effectiveness, incident trends, laboratory performance, and progress against enterprise food safety priorities. •    Standardization of lab testing equipment and methods across the manufacturing network as applicable

•    Operates as an enterprise-level technical authority to safeguard consumer safety, regulatory compliance, innovation timelines and business continuity. •    Evaluates complex scientific information from analytical chemistry results, toxicology literature, supplier documentation, global regulatory standards, exposure models, food contact evaluations, customer requirements, and cross-functional business inputs. •    Balances sound scientific judgment, regulatory expectations, operational feasibility,  consumer trust, and business continuity when making risk-based decisions. •    Provides rapid technical support for critical incidents, recalls, regulatory inquiries, consumer-related escalations, customer concerns, and supplier disruptions, including support outside normal business hours when needed. •    Influences senior leaders and cross-functional teams without always having direct authority, requiring strong communication, collaboration, technical credibility, and practical decision-making.

Who you will work with... • Reporting into VP Food Safety Quality

What you will bring to the table... (Must Have) •   Bachelor's Degree •    15+ years of progressive experience in food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, ingredi

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