Clinical Pathologist - Clinical Safety & Risk Assessment

L'Oréal Groupe; Clichy; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global impact

Diversity & inclusion

Early responsibility from day 1

Job summary

L’Oréal is seeking a Medical Safety Lead to validate product and device safety before clinical testing. You will steer the global R&I pipeline with deep toxicology and safety data analysis and lead decisions on launching clinical studies, collaborating with CROs and cross-functional teams.

The role requires MD (and ideally PhD), strong experience in clinical safety, and excellent leadership in a fast-paced, global environment with English and French proficiency.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor degree required with strong safety experience.
• Proven track record in clinical safety, pathology, or supervision.
• Fluent in English and French with cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety assessment for ingredients and formulations to evaluate benefit/risk.
• Develop and validate safety-focused clinical study protocols for at-risk products.
• Make final calls on launching clinical studies based on safety analyses.
• Serve as primary medical expert for R&I teams, coordinating with CROs.
• Contribute to safety strategy for devices and Augmented Beauty products.

Skills

Medical Safety

Clinical Protocols

Regulatory Standards

Leadership

Bilingual EN/FR

Education

MD (Medical Doctor)

PhD (preferred)

Tools

GCP

Job description

Hello, we’re L’Oréal. We’re not just building brands, we’re shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading, this might be the opportunity you’ve been searching for.

A Day in the Life

Reporting directly to the Head of Clinical Safety & Risk Assessment, you are the key medical authority validating product and device safety before clinical testing. You make the final calls that steer our global R&I pipeline, drawing on our 35+ years of pioneering skin science and directly influencing our innovation pathways.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Lead Safety Assessment: Conduct in-depth analysis of toxicology and safety data for ingredients and formulations to evaluate the benefit/risk ratio.
• Validate Clinical Protocols: Develop and validate robust, safety-focused clinical study protocols, with a special focus on ‘at-risk’ products such as injectables, oral supplements, and skin-penetrating technologies.
• Drive Key Decisions: Make the final call on launching clinical studies based on your comprehensive safety and risk assessments.
• Provide Medical Expertise: Act as the primary medical expert in clinical safety for our Research & Innovation teams, collaborating closely with Contract Research Organizations (CROs).
• Shape Innovation: Contribute to the safety assessment strategy for our cutting-edge devices and Augmented Beauty portfolio.

We Are Looking For

You bring independent medical judgment and the scientific conviction needed to champion consumer safety across multidisciplinary teams. You bring:

• Medical Expertise : Medical Doctor (MD) degree is essential, ideally complemented by a PhD in a relevant scientific field.
• Proven track record in the pharmaceutical industry or a CRO, with a proven track record in clinical safety, pathology, or safety-focused clinical study supervision.
• Strong expertise in evaluating complex products (e.g., injectables, oral, skin-penetrating) and in-depth knowledge of regulatory standards and Good Clinical Practices (GCP).
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and responsibility, with excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Language Proficiency : Professional working proficiency in both French and English to lead international clinical evaluations.

What’s In It For You

• A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
• Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal
• An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
• A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make concrete difference

Who We Are

You will be joining an entrepreneurial environment where agility, resilience, and personal leadership are valued. We give our leaders significant operational autonomy and expect them to build strong cross-functional relationships, challenge established ways of working, and deliver meaningful business impact.

At L’Oréal Research & Innovation, we invest €1.380 Bn+ annually to push the boundaries of science and tech. Augmented Beauty drives our impact, combining green tech, reconstructed skin models, and autonomous tools to build responsible beauty.

We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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