Senior Scientific Consultant, Toxicology & Risk Assessment - Mississauga, ON

In this exciting, challenging, and fast-paced role, the successful candidate will exercise their scientific expertise and project management talents, work with our broader team of experienced toxicology and regulatory affairs experts, and use their industry contacts to grow and expand our consulting services.

The Senior Scientific Consultant, Toxicology will lead and guide our clients on matters related to regulatory toxicology and compliance to global regulations and expectations for pharmaceuticals.

This role requires a special individual with a deep understanding of, and appreciation for, toxicological risk assessments pertaining to drugs, biologics, and medical devices.

Demonstrated expertise in the practices of sound scientific judgment and clear and transparent argumentation to support toxicological risk assessments in report formats that are regulatory-ready is indispensable.

Experience in a breadth of projects involving different aspects of health-based exposure limits, occupational toxicology, and qualitative assessments will be critical, and an understanding of global regulatory expectations related to pharmaceuticals and safety is expected.

An understanding of toxicology as related to safety testing programs in the formal development of new drugs, biologics, medical devices and other healthcare products would be beneficial.

The Senior Scientific Consultant, Toxicology will directly engage with and support Intertek’s clients, serving as a representative of the consultancy and as a subject matter expert for toxicological risk assessments.

Responsibilities:


* As a senior scientist, be responsible for work on and guidance of projects, which typically have major complexities and multiple dimensions/facets, identification of “out of the box” solutions when needed, and synthesis of findings into clear, well-written reports that discuss the implications of the findings.

The Senior Scientific Consultant, Toxicology will be responsible for the quality and scientific accuracy of the final deliverable to the client, which may have included own work and that of colleagues/team and will need to meet project and Industry standards, regulatory requirements, and client expectations.


* Act as the primary liaison with Intertek clients, including initial business development meetings, through preparation of cost estimates for projects, formal project proposals and plans, and communication during the course of projects.


* Be an effective supervisor and team leader, responsible for a group or an area of expertise, who makes effective decisions about work to be done and work standards.

Balance, or assist others in balancing, the needs of projects and resolving potential conflicts among competing projects or programs.


* Be a senior consultant, able to identify and capitalize on business development opportunities.

Attract a flow of work from new and existing clients based on own reputation and expertise in the field.

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