Food Safety and Quality Systems Director

Conagra Brands • Chicago, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Senior Director Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs (FSQRA), you will lead the enterprise strategy for using data, analytics, and digital tools to strengthen food safety performance, elevate product quality, and support regulatory compliance across the manufacturing network. You will partner with technical and business teams to deploy and scale advanced analytics and artificial intelligence solutions while continuously evolving food safety information systems to deliver high‑quality, relevant insights that enable data‑driven decisions. A Taste of Your Responsibilities Work with senior leadership and key stakeholders to identify business questions and problems that can be addressed through data and analytics. Engage directly with senior leaders on process optimization initiatives using advanced analytics and artificial intelligence. Define and own business requirements, priorities, and success criteria for data and systems initiatives, partnering with Information Technology to deliver outcomes aligned to business needs. Serve as the business data owner for Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs systems and data, ensuring end‑to‑end process enablement. Advise system and data product owners on process efficiency, data‑driven decision making, and optimization opportunities to enhance platform value. Define and govern a formal business process for intake, evaluation, and prioritization of new ideas, enhancements, and digital process improvements. Develop a deep understanding of cross‑functional data sources across Research and Development, Supply Chain, Finance, Consumer Care, and other functions, connecting those assets to Food Safety and Quality insights. Own a portfolio of Supply Chain and enterprise data products and systems. Coach and develop managers and individual contributors as a leader of the Food Safety data and systems team. Set direction for data support training and communication activities. Partner with analytics and business teams to track and demonstrate measurable outcomes from generative artificial intelligence initiatives. Champion an evidence‑based, data‑driven decision‑making culture. Ingredients Required for Your Success Bachelor’s degree in data science, engineering, statistics, or a related technical field. Experience leading, coaching and developing a team of direct reports. Experience in analytics, data science, or Food Safety and Quality systems, with manufacturing operations exposure preferred. Demonstrated experience developing predictive models, quality analytics, and automated reporting solutions. Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and tools. Experience collaborating effectively with technical partners such as Information Technology and data science teams. Strong communication, leadership, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills. Proven success influencing and partnering with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels. Forward‑looking mindset to assess emerging data and artificial intelligence capabilities and their business impact. Familiarity with Supply Chain systems, manufacturing technologies, or related operational areas. Physical Requirements More information about essential tasks and the facility will be shared during the hiring process. This role may require you to be in our manufacturing facilities. When visiting these sites, the physical requirements below may apply: You may be required to walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, or perform repetitive tasks that require hand-eye coordination. You may be required to lift or carry materials that can vary in weight and size. This is a manufacturing environment with large, moving equipment. Noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary. #LI-Onsite #LI-MH1 #LI-Director Compensation Pay Range:$133,000-$197,000 The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees. Our Benefits We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role: Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities Our Company At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request. At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye ®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®. Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome. Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, engineering, statistics, or a related technical field.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing a team of direct reports.
• Experience in analytics, data science, or Food Safety and Quality systems, with manufacturing operations exposure preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing predictive models, quality analytics, and automated reporting solutions.
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies and tools.
• Experience collaborating effectively with technical partners such as Information Technology and data science teams.
• Strong communication, leadership, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven success influencing and partnering with stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
• Forward‑looking mindset to assess emerging data and artificial intelligence capabilities and their business impact.
• Familiarity with Supply Chain systems, manufacturing technologies, or related operational areas.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior leadership and key stakeholders to identify business questions and problems that can be addressed through data and analytics.
• Engage directly with senior leaders on process optimization initiatives using advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.
• Define and own business requirements, priorities, and success criteria for data and systems initiatives, partnering with Information Technology to deliver outcomes aligned to business needs.
• Serve as the business data owner for Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs systems and data, ensuring end‑to-end process enablement.
• Advise system and data product owners on process efficiency, data‑driven decision making, and optimization opportunities to enhance platform value.
• Define and govern a formal business process for intake, evaluation, and prioritization of new ideas, enhancements, and digital process improvements.
• Develop a deep understanding of cross‑functional data sources across Research and Development, Supply Chain, Finance, Consumer Care, and other functions, connecting those assets to Food Safety and Quality insights.
• Own a portfolio of Supply Chain and enterprise data products and systems.
• Coach and develop managers and individual contributors as a leader of the Food Safety data and systems team.
• Set direction for data support training and communication activities.
• Partner with analytics and business teams to track and demonstrate measurable outcomes from generative artificial intelligence initiatives.
• Champion an evidence‑based, data‑driven decision‑making culture.

Benefits

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees