Top Toxicology Roles Right Now (June 14)

For toxicologists evaluating their next move, the signal is clear: combining technical depth with regulatory, translational, or business-facing capabilities continues to create the strongest career leverage.

Organizations are actively recruiting talent in biocompatibility, regulatory toxicology, environmental risk assessment, and translational safety sciences, while leadership openings remain concentrated in emerging biotech companies building or expanding nonclinical functions.

Early-career opportunities are increasingly tied to computational toxicology, NAMs, PK/PD, and data integration, whereas senior-level roles emphasize portfolio strategy, regulatory leadership, and cross-functional influence.

Quick Snapshot

Global Hiring Distribution

• 🇺🇸 United States: 20 roles

• 🇪🇺 Europe: 6 roles

• 🌎 India: 3 roles

• 🌐 Remote: 6 roles

Key Hiring Trends

• Strong demand for biocompatibility and medical device toxicology expertise.

• Continued expansion of translational safety and risk sciences functions within biotech.

• Growing investment in computational toxicology, AI-enabled toxicology, and NAMs.

• Environmental and regulatory agencies continue hiring for ecotoxicology, chemical risk assessment, and air quality science.

💊 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

• Postdoc – Translational PK/PD & Investigative Toxicology – J&J (🇪🇺 Belgium)

• Sr. Scientist – Translational Safety & Risk Sciences – Amgen (🌐 US Remote)

• Program Toxicologist – Protagonist Therapeutics (🇺🇸 CA)

• Toxicology Research Scientist – Vertex Pharmaceuticals (🇺🇸 CA)

• Sr. Director/Director of Toxicology – Recruiter-led Role (🌐 Remote)

• Director/Senior Director, Toxicology – Lakefront Biotherapeutics (🇺🇸 CA)

• Executive Director, Toxicology – Recruiter-led Role (🌐 US Remote)

• Senior/Executive Director, Head of Toxicology – Flagship Pioneering (🇺🇸 MA)

• VP, Toxicology & Pharmacology – Recruiter-led Role (🇬🇧 UK)

• Lead Toxicology Scientist – Recruiter-led Role (🇬🇧 UK)

💡 Signal:

Biotech hiring continues to prioritize professionals who can connect nonclinical safety findings to development strategy. Opportunities span the full career ladder, but many organizations are specifically seeking expertise in translational safety, program leadership, regulatory strategy, and cross-functional decision making. Toxicologists who can bridge science, development, and business objectives remain highly competitive.

🧪 CROs & Nonclinical Research

• Principal Consultant – Toxicology – Nelson Labs (🇺🇸 UT)

• Toxicology Consultant – Edison Scientific (🌐 US Remote)

• Study Director – Palamur Biosciences (🌎 India)

💡 Signal:

Consulting and CRO employers continue to value professionals who can operate with a high degree of independence while maintaining strong client relationships. Demand remains strong for study oversight, scientific consulting, project management, and client-facing communication skills. The emergence of AI-focused toxicology consulting roles suggests growing interest in technology-enabled risk assessment and decision support.

🏥 Medical Devices & Biocompatibility

• Reg. Affairs Associate III – Biocompatibility – Riverpoint Medical (🇺🇸 OR)

• Biocompatibility Specialist II – Arthrex (🇺🇸 FL)

• Sr. Biocompatibility Scientist – Abbott (🇺🇸 MN)

• Biocompatibility & E&L Scientist – Lucideon (🇺🇸 NC)

• Senior Manager, Scientific – Biocompatibility – STERIS (🇺🇸 MN)

💡 Signal:

Biocompatibility remains one of the most active specialty areas in toxicology hiring. Employers are seeking professionals with experience in ISO 10993, extractables and leachables (E&L), risk assessments, and regulatory submissions. Toxicologists interested in expanding beyond pharmaceutical development should pay close attention to the continued growth of medical device safety functions.

🌍 Environmental Health & Ecotoxicology

• Toxicologist 2 – Washington State Department of Ecology (🇺🇸 WA)

• Principal Environmental Risk Assessor – Geosyntec Consultants (🇺🇸 CA)

• Staff Air Pollution Specialist – California Air Resources Board (🇺🇸 CA)

• Regulatory Ecotoxicologist – NonStop Consulting (🌐 EU Remote)

• Regulatory Ecotoxicologist – Recruiter (🌐 EU Remote)

• Regulatory Officer – Ecotoxicologist – ECHA (🇪🇺 Finland)

• Senior Scientist – Ecotoxicology – Exponent (🇪🇺 Switzerland)

💡 Signal:

Environmental organizations continue investing in expertise related to chemical risk assessment, environmental fate, ecological effects, and regulatory compliance. Hiring activity suggests sustained demand for toxicologists who can translate scientific data into defensible regulatory and risk-management decisions across both public and private sectors.

⚗️ Product Stewardship & Chemical Safety

• Product Stewardship & Regulatory Specialist – DuPont (🇺🇸 VA)

• Toxicologist – FDA (🇺🇸 MD)

• Senior Regulatory Toxicologist – BYK Additives (🌎 India)

💡 Signal:

Product stewardship and regulatory toxicology remain attractive pathways for scientists seeking broader business exposure. Employers increasingly value expertise in global regulatory frameworks, hazard communication, chemical compliance, safety assessments, and stakeholder engagement. This area continues to offer strong opportunities for toxicologists interested in applying science beyond traditional drug development.

🖥️ Emerging / Nontraditional Roles

• Postdoc, AI-Driven Data Integration/Predictive Tox. for NAMs – NIH (🇺🇸 NC)

• Postdoc, Visualization and Democratization of Comp. Tox. Tools – NIH (🇺🇸 NC)

💡 Signal:

Computational toxicology is steadily moving from a niche specialty toward a core capability. These positions highlight growing investment in NAMs, predictive toxicology, data science, AI-enabled workflows, and scientific software development. Toxicologists who build competency in these areas may find themselves well positioned for future hiring cycles.

📊 Pattern I’m Seeing

• Biocompatibility expertise continues to emerge as one of the strongest specialty hiring areas outside traditional pharmaceutical toxicology.

• Leadership openings increasingly require toxicologists who can influence portfolio strategy, regulatory positioning, and cross-functional decision making, not just scientific execution.

• Computational toxicology, NAMs, and AI-enabled risk assessment are appearing more frequently in both government and private-sector opportunities.

• Environmental and regulatory organizations continue investing in chemical risk assessment, ecotoxicology, and public health protection roles.

• The most resilient career profiles combine strong technical expertise with regulatory fluency, communication skills, and business awareness.

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