Top Toxicology Roles Right Now (July 23)

This week’s hiring activity underscores an industry-wide emphasis on strategic nonclinical safety leadership, while simultaneously expanding opportunities in computational toxicology, specialized biocompatibility, and environmental health sciences.

Senior-level positions increasingly seek professionals who can shape development strategy, influence cross-functional decision-making, and integrate toxicology into broader business and regulatory objectives.

At the same time, early- and mid-career openings continue to prioritize strong technical expertise, particularly in in vitro toxicology, computational approaches, and specialized laboratory disciplines.

Perhaps most notable is the continued diversification of toxicology careers beyond traditional pharmaceutical development, with organizations hiring experts in PFAS, emerging contaminants, policy, extractables and leachables, and environmental risk assessment.

Global Hiring Distribution

• 🇺🇸 United States: 28

• 🌐 Remote (US): 2

• 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: 5

• 🇪🇺 Europe: 7

• 🌎 India: 1

Key Hiring Trends

• Senior and director-level hiring remains exceptionally strong, particularly in nonclinical safety and study toxicology.

• Computational safety, biocompatibility, and extractables & leachables continue gaining visibility.

• Organizations are expanding hiring in environmental toxicology, PFAS, and emerging contaminants.

• Employers consistently emphasize cross-functional leadership, regulatory strategy, and translational decision-making rather than purely technical expertise.

• Postdoc, Metabolic Activation of Nitrosamine Impurities – US FDA (🇺🇸 AR)

• Senior Director / Director, Non-Clinical Safety Project Specialist – GSK (🇺🇸 MA)

• Senior Scientist, Computational Safety & Exploratory Pharmacology – Merck (🇺🇸 PA)

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

• Associate Director, Toxicology – City Therapeutics (🇺🇸 MA)

• Senior Toxicologist – Regeneron (🇺🇸 MA)

• Associate Director, Study Toxicologist – Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (🇺🇸 PA)

• Senior Scientist – Nonclinical Operations – Recruiter Driven (🇺🇸)

• Head of Toxicology Innovations – Sanofi (🇪🇺 Germany)

• Senior Scientist, Toxicology/Safety Pharmacology – Novo Nordisk (🇪🇺 Denmark)

• Director Toxicology – ProQR Therapeutics (🇪🇺 Netherlands)

• Principal Scientist – Extractables & Leachables (E&L) – Sartorius (🇪🇺 Germany)

💡 Signal

The pharmaceutical sector continues shifting toward program leadership rather than isolated study oversight. Organizations are looking for toxicologists who can influence portfolio strategy, lead cross-functional development teams, and integrate computational toxicology, safety pharmacology, and CMC-related disciplines like extractables & leachables into broader development programs. For scientists targeting advancement, experience with regulatory submissions, IND-enabling strategy, and translational safety decision-making is becoming increasingly valuable.

• Director Toxicology – Frontage Laboratories (🇺🇸 IL)

• Managing Scientist (Ph.D.) – Exponent (🇺🇸 PA)

• Senior Toxicologist – YA Group (🌐 US Remote)

• Scientific & Technical Advisor – Intertwine Associates (🌐 US Remote)

• Principal PFAS Toxicologist – GSI Environmental (🇺🇸 TX)

• Sr. Scientist – Plant Toxicology – Columbus Technologies & Services (🇺🇸 NY)

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

• Senior Analyst – Toxicology – Evalueserve (🌎 India)

💡 Signal

Consulting organizations continue expanding beyond traditional regulatory toxicology into highly specialized niches including PFAS, product stewardship, agricultural chemistry, and post-market compliance. Client-facing roles increasingly reward professionals who can translate complex science into practical business recommendations, making scientific communication, risk assessment, and multidisciplinary consulting highly transferable skills. Toxicologists with expertise spanning regulatory strategy, chemical safety, and emerging contaminants remain especially competitive.

• Senior Scientist I, Biocompatibility, Tissue Material Sciences – AbbVie (🇺🇸 NJ)

• Biocompatibility & Toxicology Scientist – Vantive (🇺🇸 MN)

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

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

• Product Safety Officer – Progressive (🇪🇺 Germany)

• Senior Biocompatibility Scientist – Aerogen (🇪🇺 Ireland)

💡 Signal

Biocompatibility remains one of the fastest-growing specialty areas within applied toxicology. Employers are increasingly seeking scientists who can bridge ISO 10993 biocompatibility evaluations, materials science, extractables & leachables, risk assessment, and regulatory strategy throughout the product lifecycle. Rather than functioning solely as study scientists, toxicologists are expected to partner closely with R&D, engineering, quality, clinical, and regulatory teams to support product development from concept through post-market surveillance.

• Emerging Contaminants Technical Advisor – ExxonMobil (🇺🇸 TX)

• Principal PFAS Toxicologist – GSI Environmental (🇺🇸 TX)

• Senior Associate, Safer Chemicals Project, Federal Policy – Pew (🇺🇸 DC)

• Product Safety Compliance Specialist – Chemicals – Recruiter Driven (🇺🇸 NC)

💡 Signal

Product stewardship continues evolving beyond traditional hazard assessment into a discipline centered on regulatory intelligence, policy interpretation, emerging contaminants, and enterprise risk management. PFAS, chemicals policy, and product safety remain major hiring drivers, reflecting increasing regulatory scrutiny across multiple industries. Toxicologists with expertise in exposure assessment, chemical regulations, stakeholder communication, and cross-functional business support are well positioned as organizations strengthen proactive chemical management programs.

• Faculty Position in Environmental Epidemiology – University of South Carolina (🇺🇸 SC)

• Ecotoxicologist (Ph.D.) – Exponent (🇺🇸 MA)

• Ecotoxicologist – RSK Group (🇬🇧 UK)

• Advisor (Chemicals Surveillance and Emerging Risks) – Environment Agency (🇬🇧 UK)

💡 Signal

Environmental toxicology hiring reflects growing investment in understanding population-level health impacts, environmental exposure, and emerging chemical risks. Organizations are seeking professionals capable of integrating ecotoxicology, environmental epidemiology, exposure science, and regulatory policy to address increasingly complex environmental challenges. As chemical regulations continue to evolve globally, interdisciplinary expertise spanning both environmental and human health is becoming increasingly valuable.

• Strategic nonclinical leadership remains one of the strongest hiring themes, with director-level roles emphasizing program influence, portfolio strategy, and cross-functional leadership rather than study execution alone.

• Computational toxicology, in vitro models, and data-driven safety assessment continue gaining momentum as organizations invest in modern approaches to nonclinical decision-making alongside traditional toxicology.

• Biocompatibility and medical device toxicology remain a sustained growth area, with employers seeking expertise in ISO 10993, materials science, extractables & leachables, and lifecycle risk assessment.

• Environmental health, PFAS, and emerging contaminants continue driving hiring across consulting, industry, nonprofit, and government sectors, underscoring the expanding role of toxicologists in addressing complex public health and regulatory challenges.

• Across nearly every sector, employers are prioritizing professionals who can combine scientific expertise, regulatory knowledge, effective communication, and cross-functional collaboration to influence strategic decisions rather than simply generate technical data.

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