Food Safety Data Scientist

Food Safety Data Scientist – Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA)

Atlanta, GA – 100 % Remote

Contract

Skills

Data analysis tools and database management

Regulatory Affairs

Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA) – food industry regulations and compliance

API integration

Proficiency in Microsoft products, including Power BI, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint

Note: Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA) experience is mandatory

Job Summary

As a Food Safety Data Scientist on the Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA) team, you will play a critical role in managing multiple streams of information to ensure compliance, data integrity, and innovation across the product portfolio.

This position supports technical expertise through cross-functional collaboration to maintain regulatory alignment and communicate product safety. Supporting SRA advocacy initiatives is a primary responsibility of this role.

Key Responsibilities:

(Including but not limited to):

1. Ingredient & Packaging Safety Data Management

Build and maintain repositories for ingredient specifications, safety documentation, and regulatory submissions to ensure accurate and timely technical responses.

Develop structured processes for procuring, mining, modeling, and analyzing data related to ingredient safety, packaging compliance, and regulatory assessments.

Create tools and workflows to simplify large datasets and enable efficient access and stratification of data.

Research methods to collect new data and leverage existing data sources.

2. Systems Integration & Record Support

Collaborate with IT and system managers to ensure SRA platforms (current or future) are optimized for efficient workflows and business requirements.

Integrate systems to support seamless data flow for compliance reviews, safety assessments, and risk analysis.

Create, manage, and maintain records within SRA systems.

Support integration of systems such as Picasso, Salesforce, KOmply, SinglePoint, Spark ID, and Paracelsus.

3. Compliance & Risk Assessment Support

Apply SOPs and regulatory standards (federal, state, and international) to ingredient and packaging evaluations.

Support impact assessments through data visualization and external document review.

Review, organize, log, and visualize monitoring activities for compliance tracking.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting

Partner with stakeholders to resolve ingredient and packaging issues in a timely manner.

Generate compliance reports and maintain accurate records to support regulatory and innovation initiatives.

Assist in regulatory meetings, research projects, and advocacy initiatives.

Prepare reports, documents, and data insights for internal leadership.

Qualifications

Technical Skills

Strong proficiency in data analysis tools and database management.

Experience building databases and data visualization solutions.

Ability to integrate internal systems with external APIs.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft tools: Power BI, Excel, Teams, SharePoint.

Familiarity with food industry regulations and compliance (preferred).

Soft Skills

Excellent written communication skills for diverse audiences.

Ability to work independently with curiosity and attention to detail.

Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.