Toxicologist Job Description
Toxicologist
provides biological safety assessment to achieve ISO 10993 compliance and to support product development activities.
Toxicologist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
The incumbent will lead and/or manage the design, monitoring and interpretation of chemical characterization analyses, pre-clinical toxicology, biocompatibility and microbiological safety studies conducted under Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and when applicable, clinical studies conducted under Good Clinical Practices (GCP)
Partner with regulatory toxicologists, molecular toxicologists and other functions to develop optimal strategies to address specific toxicology issues select and advance Development compounds
Becomes identified within Merial (across franchises) as the internal technical expert and resource for designated areas of safety/toxicology and technical information about designated Merial-specific APIs, formulations, processes and technical submissions, competitor products
To maintain and develop technical expertise in areas of toxicology and risk assessment
The incumbent is expected to understand and anticipate business unit requirements and/or needs and work collaboratively with the product development and manufacturing communities and other compliance functions such as Quality, Regulatory, Clinical Affairs, Medical Sciences and Legal
Review of scientific literature involving potential adverse health effects of environmental chemicals, including identification of key study attributes of relevant literature used to prioritize the literature (for example, routes of exposure, dosage, species used, type of study [whether dams or pups were exposed])
Development of hazard-specific study quality evaluation protocols for assessing studies
Development of data extraction protocols
Identification of dose-response datasets in collaboration with other experts in the field
Drafting the health effect category synthesis section according to guidelines presented in the IRIS Handbook and in the IRIS Annotated Outline
Toxicologist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Toxicologist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: DABT, MS, ERT, D.A.B.T, ABT, TPM, ACVP, DVM, DSP
Education for Toxicologist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the toxicologist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Toxicology, Chemistry, Biology, Pharmacology, Medical, Biochemistry, Science, Sciences, Veterinary, Physiology
Skills for Toxicologist
Desired skills for toxicologist include:
Good Laboratory Practices regulations
Toxicology
US Army rules and regulations surrounding chemical/biological agent operations
Field of toxicology
Product development processes and background offering safety support in product development
Specific platforms
Animal testing
ISO 10993 and interpretation in domestic and international regulatory settings
Food
Medical device field
Desired experience for toxicologist includes:
Knowledge of global regulations and safety positions on ingredients, conducting/monitoring in vitro and clinical safety studies worldwide
Excellent computer, communication and interpersonal skills required
Experience with online literature search
The ideal candidate should possess the ability to make decisions independently and assess when escalation is appropriate
Excellent team and interpersonal skills is a must
The candidate must exhibit attention to detail and excellent written and oral communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Toxicologist Examples
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a toxicologist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for toxicologist
- Maintain awareness of current/new developments specifically in the field of genetic toxicology
- Assist or lead the development of in vitro toxicology sections of tobacco product clearance applications
- Provide leadership for early target and compound toxicologic characterization by functioning as the nonclinical safety point-of-contact for Discovery projects, responsible for designing and communication of project strategies and testing plans
- Conduct hypothesis-driven toxicologic characterization focused on enabling accelerated decisions regarding target viability and internal prioritization of early lead molecules
- Partner with key allied functions (e.g., DMPK, formulation scientists) for strategic design and implementation of experimental plans and protocols
- Ensure alignment between preclinical safety and discovery colleagues ensuring smooth and efficient transition of projects to Early and Mid-Development
- Lead cross-functional efforts to investigate the mechanism of and the toxicological relevance of in vitro and in vivo data derived from state-of-the-art biochemical and molecular technologies
- Strategically apply expertise to elucidate mechanisms of toxicity, improve risk assessment, and solve scientific problems
- Maintain a strong, externally recognized reputation in field of expertise
- Knowledge of GLPs, ICH Guidelines and other regional requirements and nonclinical drug discovery and development • Ability to work independently within a fast-paced, demanding, performance-oriented and “results driven” environment • Excellent self-management and organizational skills, able to manage work load • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment • Clear and concise oral and written communication skills • Strong computer skills • Travel is required
Qualifications for toxicologist
- The candidate must be flexible with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced highly matrixed environment while meeting established deadlines
- 10 + years experience in cosmetics/personal care/consumer healthcare industries
- PhD level toxicologist is preferred but will consider a Masters level with the right qualifications
- Demonstrated proficiency in authoring quantitative health risk assessments and the ability to independently design and implement effective testing strategies and protocols to identify potential human health hazards through accepted or novel scientific methods and techniques
- Proficient knowledge in regulatory science, risk assessment practices and national/international quality management system requirements
- Experience in leading safety data interpretation, research/safety study report review and editing, and communication of scientific findings to peers, management, external Key Opinion Leaders in support of business/development decisions, regulatory submissions or compliance reviews of medical devices and other product categories
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Our company is hiring for a toxicologist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for toxicologist
- Work closely with key stakeholders including Legal, Regulatory, Product Development, Operations and Quality by providing regulatory and toxicology expertise to meet business and customer needs
- Bring toxicology technical input, and specialized regulatory knowledge and expertise to the global regulatory team, and support or lead regional/global cross functional projects and customers
- Independently authors, for US and International regulatory submission and evaluation, Merial safety and pharmacology documents in support of new product registrations, new claims and registration maintenance for in-line products across all franchises
- Participate in advocacy for and defense of key Celanese chemicals - may involve support of U.S. and European industry association panels and efforts
- To conduct hazard and risk assessments in order to ensure business continuity
- Prepare planning, strategy, summary documents, for use in communicating with Sponsors
- As Toxicologist, you are responsible for an early non-clinical safety assessment of compounds and programs
- One of your main functions will be representing the non-clinical drug safety in our project teams
- You identify and capture early potential safety risks associated with a given target or pathway
- In your new position you will contribute to scientific work by evaluating the mode of action of observed side effects
Qualifications for toxicologist
- To conduct searches in scientific literature and chemical databases for physico-chemical, toxicological and ecotoxicological properties of chemical substances
- To evaluate the validity of this information and report the results in an appropriate format
- To interact with in-house subject matter experts
- To follow internal procedures and guidelines for reporting classifications and hazard properties
- To follow internal procedures for archiving and management of information
- Ability to work rigorously and methodologically
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of toxicologist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for toxicologist
- You support the selection of the most appropriate species for safety testing
- Additionally, you propose non-clinical safety biomarkers and identify biomarkers which can be translated into clinical development
- One of your main functions will be representing the non-clinical drug safety in our project teams and in international data sharing initiatives
- You perform literature search and explore internal and external databases
- You use different bioinformatics tools and evaluate complex toxicological data
- Diverse and collaborative working environment
- Fulltime, permanent role on our campus environment in Jealotts Hill, Bracknell
- Support for global chemical registrations such as TSCA, REACH dossiers, , and/or special clearances such as FDA, EFSA, FIFRA
- Performs or coordinates a wide variety Toxicological Risk Assessments which are performed in accordance with approved protocols and summarizes the results in a final report or qualification
- Validates new and existing products to ensure compliance with current biocompatibility regulatory standards
Qualifications for toxicologist
- Confident acting within a larger team
- Computer literate Word, Excel, information searches
- Experience in the classification of chemical substances would be an advantage
- Minimum of 25 years of relevant experience in this field, including experience supporting EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
- Board certification in toxicology (DABT) preferred
- An understanding of regulatory toxicology and human health risk assessments is required
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a toxicologist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for toxicologist
- Support environmental toxicology assessments and interpretation of data in preparation of environmental assessments as part of product marketing applications
- Participates in product development teams to ensure validation of products to agreed timelines
- Decision-making ability coupled with the ability to work on one’s own initiative, and with the minimum of supervision is required
- Good administrative/organizational ability is required
- Supervises specialists and graduates, as required
- Designee for Principal Biocompatibility specialist
- Approves biocompatibility documentation in PDM
- Review the overall departmental conduct of studies
- Submit reports in a timely fashion
- May attend scientific meetings, conferences and training courses to enhance job and professional skills
Qualifications for toxicologist
- Expert knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) – GLP study director experience is a plus
- Ability to understand, influence and motivate personnel in a matrix organization
- Fluency in English is mandatory and ability to communicate in another language, such as French or German is beneficial but not mandatory
- Prefer PhD with postdoctoral experience with additional industry experience
- Advanced Degree with typically 3 - 5 years of professional experience preferably in an international industrial company
- NPD Project Delivery – Supporting the delivery of designated AWC & AWD NPD projects by providing product safety strategies, product safety assessments, managing external contract testing providers and compiling reports
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Our company is hiring for a toxicologist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for toxicologist
- Present data at scientific meetings (poster or presentation), write and/or edit scientific manuscripts relating to novel findings or outcomes from research and development efforts
- Utilize scientific principles and theories, ingenuity and creativity to assist, develop and/or recommend solutions to complex problems
- Support enterprise-wide regulatory strategies and advocacy efforts by assisting, developing and/or leading projects and programs aligned with product and process-related scientific and operational strategies for current market products
- Partner/collaborate with various internal stakeholder groups
- Provide competent and confident leadership for other scientists in the Department
- Obtain and/or coordinate sample shipment
- Monitor/ensure CRO technical and 21 CRF Part 11 and 58 Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) competency as appropriate
- Manage projects to meet deliverable schedules and budget requirements
- Perform ingredient, packaging and product risk/exposure assessments, hazard evaluations, and toxicological reviews, and prepare evidence based reports
- Interact with internal colleagues and external service providers or consultants to ensure compliance with North American and global regulations such as the Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), California Proposition 65, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Canada’s Hazardous Products Act
Qualifications for toxicologist
- Technical Coaching - Providing coaching and training to ensure that learning is passed on to other members of the team
- Functional Expertise – Developing and maintaining an understanding of the latest information regarding biological safety testing for medical devices, and makes recommendations internally about any related changes to current methods and working practices
- Health and Safety - Applying high standards of occupational Health & Safety in the workplace to comply with company policy and procedures
- Extensive relevant work experience in a commercial environment
- Working knowledge and experience of biological safety testing, standards and best practice
- Strong organisational, prioritisation and communication skills