- Company Name
- Rang Technologies Inc
- Job Title
- Food Safety Data Scientist
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Food Safety Data Scientist
**Role Summary**
Leads data management and analytics for ingredient and packaging safety within Scientific & Regulatory Affairs. Builds and maintains data repositories, develops analytical tools, and ensures regulatory compliance across cross‑functional teams.
**Expectations**
- Deliver accurate, timely safety data insights to support regulatory submissions and advocacy.
- Maintain data integrity and system integrations that meet industry and regulatory standards.
- Communicate findings clearly to internal stakeholders and external partners.
**Key Responsibilities**
1. **Ingredient & Packaging Safety Data Management**
- Build and maintain databases of ingredient specifications, safety documentation, and regulatory submissions.
- Develop processes for data procurement, mining, modeling, and analysis related to ingredient safety and packaging compliance.
- Create tools/workflows for dataset simplification, stratification, and rapid access.
2. **Systems Integration & Record Support**
- Collaborate with IT to optimize SRA platforms (Picasso, Salesforce, KOmply, SinglePoint, Spark ID, Paracelsus).
- Connect systems and APIs for seamless data flow supporting compliance reviews.
- Manage record creation and maintenance within SRA systems.
3. **Compliance & Risk Assessment Support**
- Apply SOPs and federal, state, international standards to ingredient/packaging evaluations.
- Perform data‑driven impact assessments and visualizations.
- Track and visualize compliance monitoring activities.
4. **Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Reporting**
- Partner with stakeholders to resolve ingredient/packaging issues and meet timelines.
- Generate compliance reports and maintain accurate SRA system records.
- Participate in regulatory meetings, research projects, and advocacy initiatives.
- Produce reports and documents to communicate data findings to leadership.
**Required Skills**
- **Technical**: Proficiency with data analysis tools, database management, and visualization (Power BI, Excel, SharePoint).
- Experience connecting internal systems with external APIs.
- Familiarity with food industry regulations and compliance requirements.
- **Soft**: Excellent written communication for diverse audiences; independent, curious, inclusive, iterative.
- Strong attention to detail and problem‑solving mindset.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Food Science, Life Sciences, or related field.
- Preferred certifications: SAS, R, or Python data analytics, regulatory affairs, or food safety (e.g., HACCP, SQF).