Senior Toxicology Associate – Public Health & Risk Assessment

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Life Insurance

Student Loan PayDown

Parental Leave

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking a Toxicology Senior Associate to support federal public health and environmental health programs focused on assessing human health impacts from hazardous substances. The role applies toxicology, exposure assessment, risk assessment, and statistical analysis to develop defensible findings and recommendations.

The position involves analyzing data with R, developing PHAs/health consultations, QA/QC, and communicating results to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in toxicology, environmental health, exposure science, chemistry, biology, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional toxicology or health risk assessment experience.
• Must be able to obtain Federal Public Trust clearance.
• Experience applying toxicological or environmental health principles to chemical or hazardous-substance exposure assessments.
• Experience analyzing toxicological, environmental, exposure, or human health data.
• Knowledge of CERCLA, hazardous waste sites, exposure pathways, and human health risk assessment.
• Experience using R or comparable statistical software for analysis.
• Strong scientific writing and communication skills.
• Ability to independently execute complex analyses and deliverables with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Apply principles of toxicology, clinical and occupational toxicology, dose-response and exposure assessment, risk characterization, and risk communication to evaluate public health impacts of hazardous substance exposures.
• Analyze toxicological and environmental data at hazardous waste sites (metals, solvents, pesticides, organic contaminants, radiation).
• Develop and support Public Health Assessments (PHAs), health consultations, and related environmental health assessments.
• Evaluate data for QA/QC, quality, completeness, and relevance.
• Analyze data using R or similar software and develop statistical training for staff.
• Abstract and synthesize information from PHAs to support prioritization activities.
• Develop technical documentation and synthesize information for chemical emergencies and HAZMAT responses.
• Provide technical recommendations on human exposure to hazardous substances.
• Support site visits and public meetings; communicate findings to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Prepare high-quality scientific reports, analyses, briefings, and client deliverables.

Skills

Toxicology

Risk assessment

Statistical analysis

Scientific writing

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's degree in toxicology/related field

Tools

R

SAS

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking a Toxicology Senior Associate to support federal public health and environmental health programs focused on assessing human health impacts from hazardous substances. The role applies toxicology, exposure assessment, risk assessment, and statistical analysis to develop defensible findings and recommendations.

The position involves analyzing data with R, developing PHAs/health consultations, QA/QC, and communicating results to stakeholders.