Senior Toxicologist Remote
Job description
WRc is seeking a Senior Toxicologist to join our National Centre for Environmental Toxicology (NCET) team on a full-time, permanent basis. Successful applicants can be fully home-based, office based in Swindon or a mixture of both.
As the Toxicologist you will be responsible for delivering Toxicology Risk Profile assessments, providing independent and authoritative advice on chemical risk to regulators, water companies and industry. You will be providing advice during chemical spills and emergencies, undertaking environmental and human health risk assessments, and helping companies comply with their regulatory requirements.
WRc is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Critically assess toxicity data on chemicals
- Provide advice on the health effects and risk assessment of chemicals in drinking water and other media and communicate this advice in the manner appropriate to the recipient
- Contribute and oversee the development of toxicological datasheets on a variety of chemicals
- Contribute and oversee work relating to the provision of advice, support or timely research relating to chemical safety, chemical contamination, or chemical regulation
- Support, supervise and manage junior members of the team
- Support the work undertaken by the wider WRC teams
Person Specification
- A PhD (ideal) or MSc in toxicology or related degree and extensive work experience in a related field (consumer healthcare, water industry, consumer products)
- Experience working as a toxicologist within multidisciplinary project teams focused on assessing mammalian toxicology study data
- Strong IT skills, ideally with knowledge of ECHA REACH, QSAR and exposure modelling
- Active member of relevant professional body e.g., British Toxicological Society
- Expert knowledge of the principles of toxicology with the ability to translate into actionable outcomes to assess risk and effectively manage projects
- Demonstrate provision of strong commercial and delivery awareness, contributing to developing strong teams and building trusted client relationships to affect change
Salary and Benefits
- Up to £52,000 per annum, depending on experience
- Life assurance
- A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, health cash plan and discounted gym membership
RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.
