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QC Manager, Fragrance

Osmo · Elizabeth, NJ · On-site

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About Osmo

Osmo turns the iPad you already have into hands-on learning — real pieces kids touch, games that teach letters, math and coding. Free US shipping, 30-day returns. Backed by Accel, GV and Lux.

About the role

This is a ground-floor opportunity to build and lead Quality Control at Osmo. You'll own quality on both ends of the plant, raw materials coming in and finished fragrance going out, using real fragrance-industry judgment that automated testing alone can't provide. You'll have the autonomy to build the program end to end and the trust to make real-time calls from day one.

What they're looking for

  • 5+ Years in Fragrance QC — Direct fragrance industry experience required, adjacent industries like flavor, cosmetics, or specialty chemicals don't clear the bar here. 8 to 12 years is ideal
  • A Builder, Not Just an Operator — You've stood up or fixed a QC process before, not only executed inside one someone else built
  • Trained Nose — Organoleptic and sensory evaluation skill specific to fragrance raw materials and finished goods
  • Independent Decision-Maker — Comfortable making high-frequency accept or reject calls without over-escalating routine judgment
  • Quality Systems Fluent — Working knowledge of quality documentation, audits, and CAPA/root cause processes in a regulated manufacturing environment
  • Direct Communicator — Low-bureaucracy, thrives in a fast-moving, still-being-built environment
More about this role

Osmo is a digital olfaction company, on a mission to give computers a sense of smell to improve the health and wellbeing of human life. Why? Our sense of smell both enriches and saves lives, and has a deep and direct connection to our emotions and memory.

Olfactory Intelligence has applications across industries including fragrance, manufacturing, security, medicine, and more. We believe in the power of automation and thoughtfully applied AI/ML to solve problems beyond the reach of human intuition alone.

We're headquartered in Elizabeth, NJ, with an additional office in Somerville, MA. We provide complimentary shuttle service from Brooklyn and Newark, NJ.

This is a ground-floor opportunity to build and lead Quality Control at Osmo. You'll own quality on both ends of the plant, raw materials coming in and finished fragrance going out, using real fragrance-industry judgment that automated testing alone can't provide. You'll have the autonomy to build the program end to end and the trust to make real-time calls from day one.

Own Raw Material Quality — Judge incoming material results from automated testing, deciding when an out-of-spec reading is a real defect versus normal variation...

Read the full posting on Osmo's site ↗

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