Remote Toxicologist - Regulatory Risk Specialist

Better People; Wallingford; Remote; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Better People is seeking an experienced Toxicologist for a consultancy role. The position is full-time or part-time (4 days/week) with remote working. You will join a team turning complex toxicity data into clear, defensible assessments to support regulatory submissions and risk management.

You will evaluate toxicological and regulatory data, derive PODs and health-based guidance values, and prepare literature reviews and risk assessments for diverse clients, including water and soil projects.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience as a toxicologist.
• Proven track record deriving PODs and health-based values.
• Strong grasp of risk assessment and regulatory toxicology.
• Excellent scientific writing and communication.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating toxicological, epidemiological and mechanistic data.
• Deriving PODs and health-based guidance values (e.g., NOAEL/LOAEL, BMD).
• Reviewing toxicology reports and writing literature reviews and summaries.
• Water and soil assessments.
• Critically review and evaluate data.
• Running human health risk assessments for chemicals in environmental media.
• Applying EFSA, ECHA, US EPA, WHO/IPCS guidance (or equivalent).
• Explaining complex science clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Skills

Toxicology expertise

Regulatory risk assessment

Scientific writing

Data interpretation

Education

MSc/PhD in Toxicology or related field

Job description

Better People is seeking an experienced Toxicologist for a consultancy role. The position is full-time or part-time (4 days/week) with remote working. You will join a team turning complex toxicity data into clear, defensible assessments to support regulatory submissions and risk management.

You will evaluate toxicological and regulatory data, derive PODs and health-based guidance values, and prepare literature reviews and risk assessments for diverse clients, including water and soil projects.