Senior Manager, Toxicology

The Coca-Cola Company•Atlanta, GA

7d•$131,000 - $153,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Toxicology develops and applies novel toxicological approaches to scientific challenges involving ingredient safety, packaging, and crop protection. The role helps lead and evolve the Company’s approach to risk assessment and develops programs to ensure ingredients and products are safe for their intended use. The work takes place in a technically challenging, globally diverse business environment involving regulators, consumers, and other stakeholders. The position is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and reports to the Senior Vice President of Risk Assessment and Ingredient Safety as a member of the global team. The role builds understanding of toxicological issues affecting the Company’s ingredients, packaging, and crop protection technologies; supports human safety risk assessments; partners with business teams and Operating Units to address scientific challenges; shares expertise with selected external organizations; communicates assessment outcomes and risk-management guidance; and contributes to the evolution of the Company’s risk-assessment and risk-management approach. The position requires a Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Toxicology, or a related discipline and 2–3 years of relevant work in the consumer product industry, contract laboratories, or toxicology-focused consulting agencies. The role calls for technical expertise in toxicological risk assessment, exposure estimation, toxicity-value development, regulatory and testing requirements, and communication of scientific information to diverse audiences. The stated U.S. pay range is $131,000–$153,000, with an annual incentive reference value of 15%. The Company does not offer employment-status sponsorship for this position; applicants must already be authorized to work full time in the United States without Company sponsorship.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Toxicology, or a related discipline.
2–3 years of work in the consumer product industry, contract laboratories, or consulting agencies specializing in toxicology.
Demonstrated experience with current risk-assessment practices involving PBPK models and dose-response modeling, including benchmark-dose software, with proven technical expertise.
Experience estimating dietary exposures to food additives and contaminants using advanced modeling techniques.
Practical experience with alternative or in silico assessment approaches such as Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) or Threshold of Toxicological Concern.
Experience developing toxicity values, including reference doses, cancer slopes, and benchmark doses, based on technical reviews of toxicology and epidemiology literature.
Ability to identify critical studies that drive toxicity values and assess study strengths, weaknesses, and uncertainties in studies or the literature overall.
Ability to develop risk-assessment programs with special consideration for sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and people with underlying disease.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain scientific subject matter simply to diverse audiences.
Experience writing clearly for scientific documents or publications and lay audiences.
Strong understanding of GLP and OECD testing requirements and criteria used by major regulatory bodies such as the U.S. FDA, EFSA, and JECFA.
Must be currently authorized to work full time in the United States and must not require Company sponsorship to continue working legally in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (DABT).

Responsibilities

Build an understanding of toxicological issues impacting the Company’s ingredients, packaging, and crop protection technologies.
Assist in developing and deploying human safety risk assessments for the Company’s ingredients and products, applying novel and traditional toxicological risk-assessment approaches.
Partner with cross-functional business teams and Operating Units to create scientific programs addressing local and global scientific challenges raised by regulators and key stakeholders.
Share scientific expertise with selected external organizations to influence outcomes and advance scientific and regulatory strategies.
Communicate risk-assessment outcomes internally and to business partners, and provide risk-management guidance where appropriate.
Contribute to the evolution of the Company’s risk-assessment and risk-management approach to meet current and future business needs.