Top Toxicology Roles Right Now (Aug 06)

Organizations are hiring leaders capable of integrating nonclinical safety, regulatory strategy, exposure science, and cross-functional decision-making, while early-career openings continue to emphasize study management, GLP execution, and specialized technical expertise in areas such as biocompatibility and environmental toxicology. Government and consulting organizations are expanding opportunities in risk assessment, industrial hygiene, and environmental health, highlighting the growing demand for toxicologists who can translate science into regulatory and public health decisions.

Global Hiring Distribution

• 🇺🇸 United States: 13

• 🌐 US Remote: 2

• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 5

• 🇪🇺 Europe: 8

Key Hiring Trends

• Medical device toxicology and biocompatibility continue to expand.

• Executive-level nonclinical safety positions remain highly active in pharma and biotech.

• Risk assessment and regulatory expertise are increasingly sought across government and consulting.

• Associate Director, Nonclinical Safety Assessment Expert – Novartis (🇺🇸 MA)

• Associate Director, Non-clinical Drug Safety – Otsuka Pharmaceutical (🌐 US Remote)

• Director, Toxicology – Immunome (🇺🇸 WA)

• Vice President, Toxicology – Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (🇺🇸 MA)

• Associate Director, Toxicology – Recruiter Driven (🇬🇧 UK)

• Senior Director of Drug Safety – Ailux (🇬🇧 UK)

💡 Signal: Pharma hiring continues to favor scientists who can shape development strategy rather than simply interpret studies. Leadership roles increasingly expect expertise in regulatory interactions, multidisciplinary program leadership, translational safety, and strategic risk assessment.

• Research Scientist I, Toxicology – Charles River (🇺🇸 NV)

• Associate Study Director – NAMSA (🇪🇺 France)

• Preclinical Project Manager, Extractables & Leachables – Aixial (🇪🇺 France)

• Director of Toxicology – Recruiter Driven (🇪🇺 France)

• Study Director – Charles River (🇪🇺 Hungary)

💡 Signal: CROs continue to recruit professionals who can combine scientific depth with operational execution. Experience managing GLP studies, client communication, extractables & leachables, and project leadership remains highly transferable across the industry.

• Senior Toxicologist – Groenakker, LLC (🇺🇸 PA)

• Senior Biocompatibility Scientist II – Abbott (🇺🇸 CA)

• Senior Biocompatibility Engineer – Recruiter Driven (🌐 US Remote)

• Research Scientist – Preclinical Biocompatibility & Toxicology – Vantive (🇪🇺 Germany)

• Preclinical R&D Biocompatibility & Cytotoxicity Specialist – KARPOS RH (🇪🇺 France)

💡 Signal: Biocompatibility expertise remains one of the strongest hiring signals this week. Employers are prioritizing experience with ISO 10993, extractables & leachables, cytotoxicity, and regulatory submissions, making medical device toxicology one of the field’s fastest-growing specialties.

• Industrial Hygienist – USDA APHIS (🇺🇸 IA)

• Research Scientist (Toxic Substances) – NY Department of Health (🇺🇸 NY)

• Industrial Hygienist – OSHA (🇺🇸 DC)

• Senior Epidemiologist – Geosyntec Consultants (🇺🇸 WA)

• Health Scientist, Project Manager (Toxicology & Exposure Science) – Onterris (🇺🇸 AR)

• Senior Nonclinical Regulatory Affairs Scientist – RTI International (🇺🇸 NC)

• Project Scientist (Environmental Neurotoxicology) – UC Irvine (🇺🇸 CA)

• Head of Risk Assessment – Food Standards Agency (🇬🇧 UK)

• Senior Managing Consultant, Health & Safety – J.S. Held (🇬🇧 UK)

• Environmental Risk Consultant – Worley (🇪🇺 Spain)

💡 Signal: Government and consulting employers continue investing in risk assessment, exposure science, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, and regulatory policy. Toxicologists with strong scientific communication skills and experience translating evidence into regulatory decisions are particularly well positioned.

• Junior Toxicologist – BAT (🇬🇧 UK)

• Head of Regulatory & Compliance – Sculpted by Aimee (🇪🇺 Ireland)

• R&D Regulatory Affairs Assistant Scientist – PepsiCo (🇪🇺 Ireland)

• Regulatory Toxicology Specialist – Recruiter Driven (🇪🇺 Netherlands)

💡 Signal: Product stewardship hiring continues to expand beyond traditional toxicology. Organizations increasingly value professionals who understand regulatory compliance, ingredient safety, global regulations, product lifecycle management, and cross-functional collaboration across R&D, quality, and commercial teams.

• Executive hiring remains strong, with organizations recruiting toxicologists who can influence portfolio strategy, regulatory planning, and business decisions.

• Biocompatibility and medical device safety continue to outpace many traditional toxicology specialties, reinforcing sustained demand for ISO 10993 and E&L expertise.

• Risk assessment is becoming increasingly interdisciplinary, blending exposure science, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and regulatory toxicology.

• Project management and client-facing communication are appearing alongside scientific expertise across CROs, consulting firms, and industry.

• Career progression increasingly rewards toxicologists who can combine technical depth with leadership, regulatory strategy, and cross-functional influence.

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