Senior Research Scientist - Clinical Operations

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Research Scientist – Toxicology – Global Non-Clinical Development

We are seeking an experienced non-clinical toxicology / safety scientist to join the Global Non-Clinical Development team in Global Clinical Development.

This position will be responsible for, or will assist with, human (user & consumer) safety and target animal safety program strategy and execution at all phases of global veterinary pharmaceutical drug/product and feed additive research and development, product safety assessments, and support for marketed products.

Your tasks

This role utilizes toxicology and immunology expertise and experience to evaluate a broad range of issues ranging from development activities to commercial support.

Written assessments of the potential safety issues associated with product performance through product or process design, a deviation, a consumer complaint, or a planned development or commercial/ manufacturing change that potentially impacts the safety or safe use of the product and which may adversely affect animal safety, as well as consumer or end-user health.

This includes the preparation of Product Safety Assessments (PSA) in the process of being manufactured, already manufactured, or marketed, during all stages of the life cycle of a product.  Compile medical and/or toxicological data for an assessment to determine the potential health risk(s) for consumers or end users.

You will …


* independently and self-responsible design, organize, monitor, report, and resolve issues for outsourced in vitro and in vivo safety/toxicology studies utilizing external CROs and/or consultants, as applicable.

Toxicology and related in-vitro and in-vivo studies include most typical rodent and non-rodent species.

Target animal safety may include companion animals (dogs & cats) and food production animals (e.g.

cattle, pigs, chickens).


* perform literature searches and author expert reports, position papers, safety and hazard/risk assessments or other strategic scientific / technical / medical assessments to address safety issues for veterinary drugs...