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Toxicology Testing Policy Advocate - London - Public Sector

Experienced Toxicologist required to provide guidance and advice on regulatory toxicology issues, specifically with a view to advancing the debate and legislation surrounding the replacement of animals in medical experiments.

In this new position you will provide informed toxicological guidance and strategic input to help formulate our client’s policies on regulatory testing involving animals, engaging with regulatory authorities and a range of stakeholders throughout. This high profile role will require you to take a pro-active approach to lobbying for change with organisations such as the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and a wide range of interested parties involved in scientific research, ultimately influencing scientific policy involving animals in medical experiments across Europe.

As Toxicology Testing Policy Advocate you’ll be supported by a professional and well-established group with an international reputation for progressing the debate on the use of animals in science.

Responsibilities:

• Formulate response to chemicals legislation and other toxicological testing issues
• Develop and promote a strategy around REACH, promoting opportunities to further reduce animal testing
• Act as key contact for the ECHA in Helsinki, attending regular meetings there and ensuring that opportunities to minimise animal testing are taken
• Responding to consultations and proactively developing relationship across Europe to ensure that opportunities to reduce animal testing are maximised.
• Assess opportunities to impact on animal testing by utilising REACH comment period on testing proposals, develop a strategy for response and, if necessary, provide this function looking ahead.
• Provide support to Chief Executive, Policy, Ethical Standards, Legal and DMC members on issues relating to toxicity testing on animals, providing high quality scientific critiques and solutions to the problem, including keeping abreast of development with alternative methods, as require
• Provide support to the Scientific Coordinator and other science consultants on toxicological and other scientific issues, as required.
• Develop and maintain scientific quality control, guaranteeing high quality through peer review process of proposals and evaluation of ongoing and completed activities

Skills/ Knowledge Required:
• Experience of either in-vitro or in-vivo toxicological research, ideally within a regulatory context
• Track record of assimilating scientific information, drafting accurate and robust scientific reports and briefings
• Experience of presenting scientific information to internal and external audiences at events and meetings
• Experience of successful networking with external colleagues, stakeholders and partners

Employee Benefits:
• 12 month interest free season ticket loan
• 25 working days’ paid holiday
• Employer’s Ethical Investor’s Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Generous training and professional development allowance
• Flexible working hours
• Childcare voucher scheme

To Apply:

If you would like to be considered for this role, please contact Adam Isle at Hudson Shribman Scientific Recruitment, quoting reference AI/015108, outlining your particular skills and experience and their relevance to this post.

Please call on +44 (0)207 421 5232, or apply via email, entering the job title and reference code in the subject field to:

adam.isle@hs-scientific.co.uk

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