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About the Role
We are a niche beauty startup dedicated to developing high-quality cosmetic products with a strong focus on natural ingredients and modern formulation science. We combine scientific standards with a conscious approach to sustainability, ingredient transparency, and performance-driven skincare.
Responsibilities
- Own incoming quality control for raw materials and packaging, including sampling plans, specification checks, and supplier certificate of analysis review.
- Manage batch release: reviewing production records, in-process checks, and finished-product testing before a batch is cleared for sale.
- Coordinate microbiological, stability, and preservative-efficacy (challenge) testing with external laboratories, and interpret results against acceptance criteria.
- Lead investigation of out-of-specification results and contamination events, including root cause analysis, containment, and corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans, in coordination with suppliers.
- Maintain and continuously improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for quality control and quality assurance processes.
- Own the customer complaint process: logging, root cause analysis, corrective action, and closing the loop with customer service and production.
- Maintain quality records and documentation in line with ISO 22716 (Cosmetics GMP) principles.
- Support internal audits of quality processes and prepare documentation for external audits and certification bodies.
- Evaluate new raw materials and suppliers from a quality and testing perspective ahead of onboarding, working closely with Sourcing and Development.
- Act as the day-to-day quality contact for Production and Development, flagging quality risks before they reach the market.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance within cosmetics, personal care, or a comparable regulated industry.
- Working knowledge of ISO 22716 (Cosmetics GMP) and cosmetic microbiological testing and challenge testing (e.g. ISO 11930) principles.
- Practical experience with root cause analysis and CAPA processes.
- Comfortable reviewing batch records, certificates of analysis, and laboratory test reports independently.
- Experience working with external testing laboratories and coordinating results against acceptance criteria.
- Structured, hands-on, and comfortable owning documentation and quality decisions in a small-team startup environment.
Skills
- Quality Control
- Quality Assurance
- ISO 22716 (Cosmetics GMP)
- Microbiological testing
- Challenge testing
- Root cause analysis
- CAPA processes
- Batch record review
- Certificate of Analysis review
- Laboratory test report review
- External laboratory coordination
- Documentation ownership
- Quality decision making
- English
- German
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years
Education Level
- Degree in a natural science field (Chemistry, Cosmetic Science, Biology, or comparable), or equivalent hands-on experience.
Benefits
- Appealing discount on all of our products.
- 28 days of paid time off per year plus up to 5 days off between Christmas and New Year.
- Urban Sports Club membership.
- Swapfiets bike rental.
- Subsidy for the BVG ticket.
- Various discounts of up to more than 50 percent on attractive brands.
- Real ownership and plenty of room for new initiatives.
- Opportunity to contribute expertise and implement ideas.
- Inviting office spaces with access to plenty of organic teas.
- Regular tea & office parties, Christmas and summer feasts and various influencer events.
About the Company
- As a multi-brand company, we bring together brands such as Yoshi en, Edeneve and Dr. Schweikart, all founded by entrepreneur Jörg Schweikart as independent sister brands of Sunday Natural.
- Each brand has its own identity, products and stage of growth, united by a shared commitment to quality, innovation, fairness and naturalness.
- Our teams work from Grasblau in Berlin, a modern and sustainable office with plenty of natural light, quiet rooms and spaces designed for collaboration and focused work.