Mid-Career Toxicologist/Risk Assessor
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Boston • Massachusetts • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $97,255 - $145,940 per year
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
- 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 (e.g., benchmark dose [BMD] modeling, physiologically based pharmacokinetic [PBPK] modeling). (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
- 9 paid holidays
- 2 floating holidays
- a minimum of 8 sick days
- a minimum of 11 vacation days per year
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- 401(k)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
toxicologyin vivo toxicity assaysin vitro experimentsdata collectiondata analysisscientific writingsystematic reviewshazard assessmentsexposure modelingdose-response modeling
Soft Skills
written communicationoral communicationproject management