Top Toxicology Roles Right Now (July 16)

This week’s market is being shaped by medical device safety, regulatory toxicology, and environmental risk assessment, with organizations investing in specialists who can bridge science, regulation, and product development. A noticeable trend is the continued expansion of biocompatibility roles, reflecting sustained demand following evolving ISO 10993 expectations and increasing product complexity. At the same time, government agencies and academic institutions continue to invest in AI-enabled toxicology, NAMs, and computational approaches, signaling where future expertise is heading.

Entry-level opportunities remain concentrated in postdoctoral and doctoral training focused on emerging methodologies, while senior openings increasingly emphasize cross-functional leadership, regulatory strategy, and the ability to influence global development programs rather than simply generate data.

Global Hiring Distribution

• 🇺🇸 United States: 14

• 🌐 US Remote: 2

• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 5

• 🇪🇺 EU (Germany, Denmark, Italy): 7

• 🌎 Canada: 1

Key Hiring Trends

• Biocompatibility hiring remains exceptionally strong across the medical device sector.

• Regulatory toxicology expertise continues to be in demand across pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and consulting.

• Environmental risk assessment and ecotoxicology maintain steady momentum in both consulting and academia.

• Organizations increasingly seek toxicologists who can combine scientific expertise with strategic and cross-functional leadership.

• Senior Director, Toxicology – Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (🇺🇸 MA)

• Principal Scientist, Toxicology – PTC Therapeutics (🇺🇸 NJ)

• Scientist, Pharmacology and Toxicology – MBX Biosciences (🇺🇸 IN/MA)

• Postdoc Translational PKPD & Investigative Toxicology – Johnson & Johnson (🇺🇸 CA)

• Regulatory Toxicologist – Bayer (🇪🇺 Germany)

💡 Signal:

Hiring continues to favor toxicologists who understand nonclinical development strategy, translational safety, and regulatory decision-making. Senior positions increasingly require the ability to influence development programs across multiple functions, while early-career roles emphasize PK/PD integration, investigative toxicology, and translational science.

• Associate Director, Biocompatibility – Johnson & Johnson (🇺🇸 NJ)

• Principal Toxicologist – Johnson & Johnson (🇺🇸 NJ/OH)

• Staff Scientist, Global Biocompatibility – Teleflex (🇺🇸 NC)

• Toxicologist, R&D – Medline (🌐 US Remote)

• R&D Specialist, Biocompatibility – Olympus (🇪🇺 Germany)

• Senior Manager, Biocompatibility – Convatec (🇬🇧 UK)

• Senior Scientist I – Abbott (🇬🇧 UK)

💡 Signal:

Medical devices continue to represent one of the strongest hiring areas in toxicology. Employers are prioritizing expertise in biocompatibility, ISO 10993, risk assessment, and collaboration with engineering, regulatory, and clinical teams. This remains one of the clearest growth areas for toxicologists interested in applied product development.

• Product Stewardship Scientist – Integral Consulting (🌐 US Remote)

• Ecotoxicology Expert – Tetra Tech (🇺🇸 MD)

• Managing Scientist, Environmental Risk – Exponent (🇪🇺 Germany)

• Senior Regulatory Toxicologist – Ramboll (🇬🇧 UK)

• Toxicology Director – Barrington James (🇬🇧 UK)

💡 Signal:

Consulting organizations continue to value professionals who combine technical depth with client-facing communication. Experience in product stewardship, chemical regulations, environmental risk assessment, and the ability to advise diverse stakeholders is becoming increasingly valuable.

• Researcher, Ecotox. Modeling – University of Duisburg-Essen (🇪🇺 Germany)

• Postdoc Environ. Tox. – University of Southern Denmark (🇪🇺 Denmark)

• Toxicology Technical Expert – Syngenta (🇬🇧 UK)

💡 Signal:

Environmental toxicology hiring continues to evolve toward modeling, predictive science, and risk assessment. Candidates with quantitative skills, exposure science experience, and computational approaches are likely to remain highly competitive.

• Regulatory Scientist – U.S. FDA (🇺🇸 MD)

• Postdoc, Virtual Animal Models Using AI – U.S. FDA (🇺🇸 AR)

• Postdoc, Testing/Assessment for Developmental Neurotox. – NIH (🇺🇸 NC)

• Scientific Officers, Chemistry, Exposure & Toxicology – EFSA (🇪🇺 Italy)

💡 Signal:

Government organizations continue investing heavily in NAMs, artificial intelligence, computational toxicology, and modernized regulatory science. These positions reinforce that regulatory agencies are actively shaping the next generation of toxicological methods alongside traditional safety assessment.

• Manager, R&D Product Safety – Wella Company (🇪🇺 Germany)

• Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs – Product Safety – DECIEM (🌎 Canada)

💡 Signal:

Consumer product companies continue seeking professionals who can integrate product safety, regulatory affairs, and global compliance. Toxicologists capable of translating science into practical business decisions remain highly sought after.

• Assistant Professor – Colorado State University (🇺🇸 CO)

💡 Signal:

Academic hiring remains selective but continues to emphasize interdisciplinary scientists capable of building collaborative research programs while contributing to the training of future toxicologists.

• Biocompatibility continues to be one of the strongest hiring specialties across the medical device industry.

• Regulatory strategy is increasingly becoming a core expectation for mid- and senior-career toxicologists.

• AI, NAMs, computational toxicology, and predictive modeling are moving from research topics into funded career paths.

• Environmental risk assessment remains a resilient hiring area across consulting, academia, and government.

• Organizations are placing greater value on professionals who can combine scientific expertise with leadership, communication, and cross-functional influence.

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