Sr. Manager–Food Safety Science - (Human Grade Pet Food)

As a premier global food provider, the OSI Group partners with the world's leading foodservice and retail food brands to provide concept-to-table solutions that delight consumers around the globe.

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Position Summary:

The Food Safety Science Senior Manager is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and oversight of food safety, microbiological, chemical and quality assurance systems across the organization.

This role applies advanced scientific principles-including animal nutritional requirements, risk assessment, and data analysis-to protect both public and animal health while ensuring regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate is a subject matter expert in human grade pet food regulation, nutritional requirements and manufacturing processes that lead to a strong understanding of chemical and biological hazards associated with this product type.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Job is an individual contributor.

• Job is an individual contributor and does not have direct reports.

• Design, implement, and manage comprehensive food safety programs specific to human grade pet food.

• Integrate predictive tools to conduct scientific risk assessments using quantitative and qualitative methods for the evaluation of nutritional hazards in ingredients, processes, and finished products.

• Perform reviews that validate the sampling plans for product testing protocols tailored to specific food safety risks associated with human grade pet food.

• Monitor and analyze testing data for trends, deviations, or indicators of contamination, and initiate timely corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs).

• Lead the development and maintenance of HACCP plans, FSMA-compliant Food Safety Plans, and GFSI-aligned quality systems (e.g., SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000) for human grade pet food.

• Provide technical leadership during internal audits and third-party inspections; ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, and international food safety regulations.

• Serve as the subject matter expert in human grade pet food across R&D, Operations, and Supply Chain teams.

• Train staff on risk assessments, sanitation control, and use of modeling tools to build awareness and capability in scientific decision-making.

• Keep current with emerging food safety threats, predictive technologies, and scientific literature; translate findings into actionable food safety strategies.

• Lead food safety incident investigations, including root cause analysis of contamination events and implementation of long-term risk controls.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Experience & Skills:

• 5-10 years of experience in related field is prefe...