Manager, Toxicology - Mississauga, ON

Intertek Canada•Mississauga, ON

1d•CA$90,000 - CA$150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Intertek is searching for an Manager, Toxicology (Consultant) to join our Assuris team in our Mississauga, ON office. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow a versatile career in consulting! The Manager, Toxicology is responsible for acting as a scientist, project manager, and consultant. As a scientist, the role involves understanding project needs, potential issues, and the vision of the deliverable (report, regulatory dossier, research, risk assessments, nonclinical program design or analysis, etc.) and determining the most efficient approach for scientific and writing activities within the project scope. This includes reviewing and interpreting scientific materials, synthesizing findings, preparing toxicology/safety risk assessments, and advising on toxicology studies. The role requires knowledge of and application of regulatory agency guidelines for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, as well as industry standards. As a project manager, the position entails providing leadership to project teams, overseeing their work, and managing all project phases from set-up (scope, budget, proposal preparation) to initiation, maintenance, and client relationship management. As a consultant, the role involves both in-house and external client interaction, developing client relationships, identifying new project opportunities, and participating in marketing initiatives. The work typically involves balancing the needs of and resolving potential conflicts among several complex projects or programs. The role also supports leadership in meeting goals and objectives and contributes to the development of junior staff.

Requirements

B.Sc., M.Sc. or Ph.D. with experience in the pharmaceutical or relevant industry/sector.
Education degree should be in Toxicology or a relevant field.
Additional specialization in an area of toxicology, e.g., molecular toxicology, physiology, metabolism, pharmacology, anatomy, chemistry, regulatory knowledge, etc.
Subject matter expertise: scientific acumen and expertise to a level that can be expected to undertake and understand most standard studies within the overall field of toxicology.
Able to critically review information and present a mature scientific argument.
Understanding of the role of regulatory toxicology in drug development and ability to solve increasingly complex scientific problems.
Excellent communicator and manager, able to practice effective time management and able to manage complex projects in order to meet client expectations related to project deadlines and deliverables.
Enjoys working within a team including more senior and more junior team members.
Clear and skillful writer, able to draw together key points, identify and include relevant details, and prepare a clean and persuasive document.
Excellent communication skills in both verbal and written format; able to develop persuasive, clear arguments and rationales.
Well organized and structured; able to pay attention to detail.
Excellent customer service and interaction skills.
Enjoys the challenge of analyzing and solving problems.
Able to self-motivate to meet project or submission timelines, process information, and work independently in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment, but also a team player able to contribute work on a number of different parts of a project.
Able to work in an office in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada (remote/home-based work could be discussed in due course).

Responsibilities

Understand the needs of the project and possible issues, and the vision of the deliverable (report, regulatory dossier, research, risk assessments, nonclinical program design or analysis, etc.) and how best to conduct the project efficiently with respect to scientific and writing activities and the project scope.
Exercise judgment and be principally involved in deciding the approach needed to resolve the problem.
Review and interpret published/unpublished scientific materials and synthesize findings into reports and address the implications of the findings given the regulatory and toxicology questions at issue.
Prepare toxicology/safety risk assessments for active substances, excipients, impurities, and other compounds and advise on, guide, and monitor toxicology studies and whole programs, including data review and issue resolution.
Know and apply regulatory agency guidelines and expectations for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products of various types to client product development programs and be aware of industry standards.
Review internal reports and be responsible for the quality and scientific accuracy of the final deliverable to internal reviewers and, depending on the complexity of the project, to the client.
Use powers of analysis and lateral thinking skills to identify “out of the box” solutions in/across the different dimensions of the problem.
Provide leadership to project teams, oversee the work of assigned team.
Lead or support all project phases from set-up (scope, budget and proposal preparation, administrative elements) to initiation (address project requirements depending on size and complexity; design tasks and envision deliverables), through project maintenance to manage progress and client relationships, and project deliverables focused on the client’s needs (supported by senior staff).
Be a consultant, both in-house and to outside clients.
Interact and develop relationships with clients on most projects to ensure smooth communication regarding project scope, timing, and other parameters.
Identify new project opportunities with existing clients, participate in marketing initiatives and sales discussions.
Support leadership in meeting goals and objectives and contribute to the development of junior staff.