Consultant - Toxicology

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 March 2026
LOCATION
Bb18
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£65,000 / year
CATEGORY
Science & Research
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SKILLS

Toxicology Risk Assessment Technical Writing Project Management Regulatory Submissions Hazard Assessments Expert Review Quantitative Human Health Risk Assessments

FULL DESCRIPTION

The Consultant is [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]’s SME position. Providing expert advice and scientific knowledge to the toxicology team and to the clients. You will help to define the approach to regulatory submissions and other projects across our core areas of nicotine, cannabinoids and pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities / Objectives

- Provide expert advice and guidance to our clients - Support the production of regulatory dossiers for client projects - Coach and mentor less experienced team members

Key tasks

This is not an exhaustive list, rather an overview of the tasks to be undertaken.

  • Prepare toxicology profiles and perform hazard assessments for chemicals, including in silico assessments and expert review.
  • Support the preparation of systematic toxicological literature reviews.
  • Critically evaluate primary toxicology studies to summarize key findings, strengths, and study limitations
  • Perform quantitative human health risk assessments of individual chemicals and chemical mixtures.
  • Authorship of expert opinion reports
  • Provide oversight and senior review of all deliverables, including toxicology profiles, hazard assessments (including in silico assessments), and risk assessment reports.
  • Attendance and where appropriate, presentation on key topics, at Toxicology conferences.
  • Work with Business Development team in responding to new client enquiries, assisting in preparation of statements of work, and attending client meetings.
  • Work with Marketing team for provision of documents, articles and position pieces to aid in promoting the [Employer hidden] Toxicology team.
  • Maintain awareness of industry standards and global regulatory guidelines.
  • Development of personal skillset and expertise to strengthen companies position in new and emerging areas.
  • Other tasks as appropriate.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Degree in Toxicology or related field (essential) and at least ten years’ experience in applied toxicology and risk assessment.

PhD in Toxicology (desirable)

Key skills and attributes

Experience in conducting risk assessments - ESSENTIAL

Proven ability in technical writing and communication - ESSENTIAL

Proven ability to manage a project - ESSENTIAL

Nicotine background - DESIRABLE

Experience with computational modelling software: OECD Toolbox, ToxTree and Lhasa -DESIRABLE

Experience as author/co-author on academic papers - DESIRABLE

CRO or Client-facing background - DESIRABLE

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