Toxicologist (Risk Assessor)
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Job Location:
Manchester - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Essential Job Functions:
- Leadership on all topics associated with risk assessment relative to the Arxada portfolio and as required by the various regulations (BPR FIFRA TSCA REACH and other national approaches).
- Scope author and defend risk assessments for internal safety determinations and for regulatory submission. Identify opportunities for refinement and make recommendations to toxicology regulatory and other internal stakeholders regarding acceptability or need for further information.
- Be the inhouse expert and stay up-to-date on guidance and new developments in risk assessment data interpretation and associated regulatory requirements. Proactively inform relevant internal stakeholders of impact.
- Ability to apply various exposure assessment approaches in a tiered approach to risk assessment.
- Coordinate closely with the topic experts in toxicology to interpret hazard information and propose thresholds for risk assessment.
- Coordinate with regulatory colleagues in all relevant geographies for meeting the relevant regulatory requirements for all Arxada active substances biocidal products as well as additives.
- Support study design and study interpretation as it relates to risk assessment (e.g. exposure monitoring dermal absorption residues leaching etc.)
- Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to support toxicology team goals which could include study management dossier preparation classification etc.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Post graduate qualification and 3 years industrial experience or degree level and 5 years industrial experience with at least 3 years in risk assessment for biocides or chemicals.
- Degree in natural sciences. Strong mathematical/quantitative reasoning skills. Training in statistics and experience programming equations in Excel are an advantage.
- Training or work experience in toxicology chemistry or exposure assessment.
- Team player with can do-mentality; a strong communicator who is flexible and self-starting with proven project management and project co-ordination skills.
Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:
Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene Home & Personal Care Wood Protection Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.
Nutrition Care & Environmental (NCE) meanwhile provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics aerospace and other markets as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients chemicals and performance intermediates and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.
Arxada is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion colour national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age status as a qualified individual with disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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About Company
For more than 80 years, Arxada has led the market in the delivery of trusted, innovative wood preservative technologies for residential and industrial applications.
