Mid-Career Toxicologist/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
- Critically evaluate animal and in vitro toxicological data and results to assess potential for human health risks from exposure to chemicals in the environment and consumer products
- Perform various analyses in support of toxicology projects, including tabulation of toxicology study data and evaluation of results, for reports, systematic reviews, and hazard assessments
- Conduct literature searches and critically review and evaluate toxicology studies for strengths and weaknesses regarding study quality, relevance, and reliability for use in human health risk assessment
- Project work related to toxicology may include systematic reviews, hazard assessments, occupational health and safety assessments, litigation support, regulatory comment, product safety assessments, and site-specific 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 or Master's degree in toxicology or related sciences (required)
- Ph.D. in toxicology (preferred)
- At least 5 years (7+ preferred) of environmental consulting experience related to toxicology; or equivalent combination of education and experience (required)
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills (required)
- Scientific writing experience in the form of first-author peer-reviewed publications related to the field of toxicology, as well as experience presenting data at scientific conferences (required)
- Hands-on laboratory background and experience in chronic in vivo toxicity assays, and/or molecular/mechanistic toxicology or related sciences, including conducting in vivo (animal) and/or in vitro (e.g., cell culture) experiments and data collection, analysis, and reporting/synthesis of results (required)
- Knowledge of exposure and dose-response modeling methods and tools (valuable)
- Knowledge of food additive, consumer or medical product, pharmaceutical, pesticide, chemical, occupational, or environmental regulations, air modeling, and other exposure assessment techniques (valuable)
- Background in conducting or contributing to systematic reviews (valuable)
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
toxicologyenvironmental consultingchronic in vivo toxicity assaysmolecular toxicologyin vitro experimentsdata collectiondata analysisscientific writingexposure modelingdose-response modeling
Soft Skills
written communicationoral communicationproject managementcritical evaluationliterature reviewpresentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in toxicologyMaster's degree in toxicologyPh.D. in toxicology