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Job Description:
Pay Range $45hour - $85hour
Responsibilities:
Pay Range $45hour - $85hour
Responsibilities:
- Support various government environmental health projects, especially in the areas of ecotoxicology; in vivo, in vitro, and in silico methods; the study of potential endocrine disrupting chemicals; the study of environmental toxicants; supporting systematic literature reviews and risk evaluations of new and existing chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and human health risk assessments.
- Provide relevant toxicological subject matter expertise to a range of environmental, public health, and military health projects.
- Scope, plan, and facilitate the development of scientific journal articles to client specifications.
- Lead and participate in multiple assigned and self-initiated research projects with minimum supervision, meeting client expectations while remaining within time and budget constraints.
- Oversee and perform highly complex assignments by compiling, analyzing or evaluating data, policies or other sources of information to inform evidence-based policy, regulatory decisions, technical solutions, or other relevant interventions.
- Review published test methods such as those of OECD and summarize or compare their relevance, validity, and applicability to classes of chemicals.
- Assist clients in developing decision logic for chemical evaluations, integrating data from in vivo, in vitro, and new approach methods.
- Evaluate the degree to which a given toxicology study meets published test guidelines. Assist clients in refining draft test guidelines.
- Prepare technical reports and presentations that are clear, concise, technically accurate, and of the highest professional quality.
- Lead literature or policy reviews, environmental scans and other information gathering activities to inform programmatic needs.
- Manage stakeholder relationships through a collaborative workstyle, communicating and working closely with internal and external stakeholders, including stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
- Serve as a professional representative of the organization, liaising with clients, partners, and other internal and external stakeholders during routine business operations, presenting technical contributions and accomplishments to clients and professional networks.
- PhD in toxicology or equivalent degree in endocrinology, biochemistry, physiology, or environmental health sciences.
- Certification as Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- Membership in key organizations such as Society of Toxicology (SOT), Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), and Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC).
- Laboratory experience in endocrine research.
- Familiarity with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contracting.
- Familiarity with concepts and practices in computational toxicology and high-throughput laboratory methods for evaluating chemical hazards and risks.
- Understanding of state, federal, and international policies and treaties related to environmental management or pollution prevention.
- Experience in developing occupational exposure levels.
- Experience using DistillerSR for conducting systematic literature reviews.
- Masters in toxicology or equivalent degree in endocrinology, biochemistry, physiology, or environmental health sciences.
- More than 4 years of professional experience in eco/environmental toxicology, or hazard/tox risk assessment.
- Contract research experience, working with clients and understanding their needs and concerns.
