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Senior Toxicologist

Middlewich
3 weeks ago
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Toxicologist
Chemicals
Permanent
Hybrid working available

Our Home counties based client is actively recruiting for a Senior Toxicologist to support ongoing chemical regulatory compliance projects for a variety of chemicals.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of data relating to the assessment of chemical toxicology studies. Additional duties will include :

Designing, developing and monitoring toxicology studies for a variety of chemicals
Working with 3rd party CROs and determining conclusions from laboratory data
Understanding potential / health hazards from derived and historical chemical data
Performing detailed risk assessments
Supporting and developing strategies for dossier completion and submittal
Understanding and developing studies to support mammalian toxicology including Endocrine Disruption toxicology and assessments
Responding to enquiries arising from regulatory bodies
Writing detailed reports and summaries for regulatory compliance purposes
Liaising with a variety in internal technical / regulatory teams and external parties Application are invited from candidates with a BSc / MSc in Toxicology , Chemistry (or similar) together with previous suitable skills and experience including detailed experience with Chemical toxicology and assessments

This is a permanent opportunity offering an attractive salary (depending on skills and experience)

For further details or to apply please contact Martin Cove (url removed) (phone number removed)

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