Senior Scientist - Ecotoxicology

Exponent, Inc; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Programs supporting health and well-being

Job summary

Exponent, Inc is seeking an Ecotoxicologist to join their Chemical Regulation and Food Safety Practice in Harrogate, UK. Responsibilities include conducting environmental risk assessments as per EU legislation and providing strategic advice to clients.

The ideal candidate should hold an MSc. in a relevant discipline and have experience in ecotoxicology, along with excellent communication and team working skills. The role offers a variety of competitive benefits and the opportunity for homeworking.

Qualifications

• Experience completing environmental risk assessments under EU legislation.
• Strong decision-making ability and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental risk assessments for plant protection products.
• Provide advice on ecotoxicology and risk assessment issues.
• Summarise and interpret data and scientific literature.

Skills

Environmental risk assessments

Ecotoxicology

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Team working

Numeracy skills

Education

MSc. degree in biology or environmental science

Job description

Our Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Ecotoxicologist for our Chemical Regulation and Food Safety Practice in Harrogate (UK), Nottingham (UK), London (UK), Dublin (IE), Mannheim (DE) or Basel (SW) offices; homeworking will also be considered.

You will be responsible for

• Conducting environmental risk assessments for plant protection products as required by EU legislation (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009)
• Providing advice to clients on plant protection product ecotoxicology/environmental risk assessment issues
• Summarising and interpreting data, including study reports and published literature in the area of ecotoxicology, drawing sound scientific and regulatory conclusions
• Data gap analysis, developing testing strategies and monitoring ecotoxicology studies
• Providing verbal and/or written inputs to multi-disciplinary project teams and contributing to providing high level strategic advice to clients and high-quality outputs

You will have the following skills and qualifications

• MSc. degree or equivalent in relevant discipline (e.g. biology, environmental science)
• Experience of completing environmental risk assessments under EU plant protection product legislation (e.g. Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009). Applicants must have relevant experience in this field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong team working skills
• Sound judgement and decision-making ability
• Good numeracy skills

Benefits you will enjoy

Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at [e-mail].

Job Locations

• UK-North Yorkshire - Harrogate
• UK-London
• UK-Nottingham
• Dublin
• DE-Mannheim
• CH-Basel