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Conagra Brands · 21 hours ago

Manager Regulatory Affairs

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$107K/yr - $156K/yr

5+ years exp

Conagra Brands is a leading food company committed to innovation and quality. The Manager of Regulatory Affairs will support regulatory compliance and leverage opportunities to benefit the company, collaborating with various departments and representing Conagra in food safety and regulatory matters.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingLifestyle

Responsibilities

Provides regulatory leadership and collaborates with Marketing, Sales, R&D, FSQRA, Legal and Government Affairs, Procurement, plants and others to ensure regulatory compliance to protect human health, company and brand reputation and shareholder value

Identifies opportunities to leverage regulations and give Conagra Brands a competitive advantage in the marketplace

Provides regulatory guidance and answers compliance-related questions regarding new and reformulated product concepts

Identifies and utilizes internal resources to address tactical regulatory topics

Communicates cross functionally regarding current and emerging regulatory issues and opportunities and related impact on products and product technology

Assists Regulatory Affairs management in establishing Conagra as respected leaders in the external regulatory environment

Assists Regulatory Affairs management in implementing programs to improve efficiencies, speed and quality of regulatory responses and focus staff activities to meet departmental and business unit goals

Provides training regarding new regulatory developments that have potential to impact ConAgra Foods businesses

Maintains in depth state-of-the-art knowledge of FDA, USDA, and state-level regulations

Provides leading support for traceability initiatives and regulations related to the same (e.g. FSMA 204, etc.) - works cross-functionally to help educate and influence internal data and technological streams to improve traceability functionality across Conagra's portfolio

Takes lead in managing Conagra's PHIS systems to ensure establishment profiles remain up to date and other items are tracked (e.g. certificates, NRs, etc.)

Maintains a working knowledge of other regulatory frameworks, globally, that may impact Conagra (e.g. CFIA, EFSA, EPA, etc.)

Identifies, develops and maintains external network of experts who can be leveraged when challenging new regulatory compliance issues confront Conagra Brands

Qualification

FDA regulations knowledgeUSDA regulations knowledgeTraceability initiatives leadershipFood industry regulatory experienceFood product development knowledgeFood safety understandingMicrosoft Office proficiencyAdobe proficiencySAP-PLM proficiencyResearchResolution abilityProactiveMultiple project managementGoal-orientedDemonstrated initiative