Senior Manager, Toxicology

The Coca-Cola Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Senior Manager, Toxicology to lead and apply novel toxicology approaches for ingredient safety, packaging, and crop protection. The role drives the Company’s risk assessment program to ensure safety for its ingredients and products worldwide.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Risk Assessment and Ingredient Safety, you will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, regulators, and external partners to advance scientific strategies. A Ph.D.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Toxicology or related discipline.
• DABT certification preferred.
• 2–3 years of experience in consumer product industry, contract labs, or toxicology consulting.
• Experience with PBPK, dose–response modeling, and benchmark dose software.
• Strong knowledge of GLP and OECD testing requirements and regulatory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Build understanding of toxicological issues affecting ingredients, packaging, and crop protection technologies.
• Assist in development and deployment of human safety risk assessments for ingredients and products.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and operating units to address global scientific challenges raised by regulators and stakeholders.
• Share scientific expertise with external organizations to influence outcomes and advance strategies.
• Communicate risk assessment outcomes internally and to business partners; provide risk management guidance.
• Contribute to evolving risk assessment approaches to meet current and future business needs.

Skills

PBPK models

Dose‑response modeling

Benchmark dose

QSAR

In silico assessment

Risk assessment program

Communication

GLP & OECD

Regulatory familiarity

Education

Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology

DABT preferred

Job description

The Senior Manager, Toxicology develops and applies novel toxicological approaches to scientific challenges pertaining to ingredient safety, packaging, and crop protection. The successful candidate will play a role leading and evolving the Company’s approach to risk assessment and will develop programs to ensure the Company’s ingredients and products are safe for their intended use. This work will occur in a technically challenging and globally diverse business environment involving regulators, consumers, and other key stakeholders. This position reports to the Senior Vice President of Risk Assessment and Ingredient Safety and is a critical member of the global team.

This role is based out of Atlanta, GA.

What You’ll Do:

Build an understanding of toxicological issues impacting the Company’s ingredients, packaging, and crop protection technologies.

Assist in the development and deployment of human safety risk assessments for the Company’s ingredients and products, with an emphasis on applying novel and traditional approaches to toxicological risk assessment.

Partner with cross-functional business teams and Operating Units to create scientific programs that will address both local and global scientific challenges raised by regulators and key stakeholders.

Share scientific expertise with selected external organizations to influence outcomes and advance our scientific and regulatory strategies

Communicate internally and to business partners on risk assessment outcomes and provide guidance on risk management where appropriate

Contribute to the evolution of TCCC’s approach to risk assessment/risk management to deliver the current and future needs of the Business.

What you’ll Need:

• Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Toxicology or related discipline
• Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT), preferred

Related Work Experience:

• 2-3 years of working in either the consumer product industry, contract laboratories, or consulting agencies specializing in toxicology

Functional Skills:

• Demonstrated experience with the latest practices in risk assessment involving PBPK models, dose-response modeling, including benchmark dose software. Must have proven technical expertise.
• Experience in estimating dietary exposures to food additives and contaminants using advanced modeling techniques. This includes practical applications of alternative or in silico assessment approaches such as Quantitative Structure -Activity Relationships (QSAR) or Threshold of Toxicological Concern
• Experience in developing toxicity values (reference doses, cancer slopes, benchmark dose) based on technical reviews of toxicology and epidemiology literature. This includes identifying critical studies that will drive the toxicity values and identifying the strengths and weakness of those studies and any uncertainties in the studies or the literature overall.
• Ability to develop risk assessment programs with special consideration of sensitive groups such as children, the elderly and those with underlying disease
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey scientific subject matter in a simple manner to diverse audiences.
• Experience writing clearly, both in scientific documents/publications and for lay audiences.
• Strong understanding of GLP and OECD testing requirements as well as criteria utilized by major regulatory bodies (such as US FDA, EFSA, JECFA) when evaluating safety

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.