Mid-Level Risk Assessor
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Charlottesville • Virginia • United States
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About the role
- Conduct human health risk assessments for contaminated sites as well as hazard and safety assessments of consumer products
- Specific tasks may include data analysis, exposure assessment and modeling, dose estimation, creating risk tables, and report writing
- Conduct literature searches and critically review and evaluate scientific studies regarding toxicology, exposure assessment, and related areas to assess relevance and reliability for use supporting human health risk assessments
- Assist in the preparation of deliverables (reports, manuscripts, memoranda, presentations, project proposals, agency comments)
- Opportunities to manage small- to medium-sized projects
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental sciences or engineering, toxicology, or related sciences (required)
- At least 5 (7+ preferred) years of environmental consulting experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience (required)
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills (required)
- Excellent quantitative analytical skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel (required)
- Knowledge of human health risk assessment frameworks under federal and/or state regulatory bodies (required)
- Knowledge of exposure and dose-response modeling methods and tools (preferred)
- Expertise in statistics, field sampling, ecological risk assessment, air modeling, and other exposure assessment techniques (preferred)
- Knowledge of contaminants of emerging concern (PFAS, endocrine disruptors, microplastics) (preferred)
Benefits
- competitive pay and benefits
- well-being programs to support you and your family
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisexposure assessmentmodelingdose estimationrisk assessmentquantitative analytical skillsstatisticsfield samplingecological risk assessmentair modeling
Soft Skills
written communicationoral communicationcritical reviewproject management