Senior Scientist, Product Safety & Toxicology

DECIEM•Melville, NY

11d

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to support the consumer safety of new products and legacy/existing formulas coming in from newly-acquired brands. This individual will be assigned several projects of differing degrees of complexity and is expected to manage priorities and stay on top of critical deadlines. They will be responsible for the initial review and gap analysis of toxicology, in vitro and clinical reports. In addition, there may be on-boarding and maintenance work required to support the overall PS&T team. The individual will be required to maintain data integrity in all ingredient and formula assessments, perform research and literature reviews, as well as write reports, perform database entry, and manage large amounts of data in a detailed and orderly fashion. Knowledge of consumer goods/cosmetics is highly preferred. There may be some off hours due to client time zone differences. Safety data intake, sorting and tracking. Keep Senior PS&T management informed of integration project progress. Provide clear and frequent status updates to project toxicologist to ensure on track. Be assigned several projects of different degrees of complexity which will include research, literature searching, recording data and interpreting results, and writing reports. Work independently with a minimum amount of supervision with decision making skills that enable completion of ingredient and formula reviews with a minimum of supervision. Collaborate with Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) group, formulation scientists and New Brand Empowerment (NBE) teams on data requirements and communicate safety positions.

Requirements

B.S. in toxicology or in a related discipline
2+ year of cosmetic safety experience desired
Degree in Toxicology, Pharmacology, or health and science fields
Familiarity with cosmetics or personal care products
Academic background in scientific data evaluation and analysis
Strong technical writing and communication skills
Understanding of risk assessment principles
Strong English communications skills (written and spoken)
Microsoft office

Nice To Haves

Masters or Ph.D. preferred
DABT, ERT or DCST certification is a plus
Knowledge of consumer goods/cosmetics is highly preferred
Problem solving skills
Strong attention to detail
Project management ability
Statistical analysis skills a plus

Responsibilities

Support the consumer safety of new products and legacy/existing formulas.
Manage priorities and stay on top of critical deadlines for assigned projects.
Perform initial review and gap analysis of toxicology, in vitro and clinical reports.
On-boarding and maintenance work to support the overall PS&T team.
Maintain data integrity in all ingredient and formula assessments.
Perform research and literature reviews.
Write reports, perform database entry, and manage large amounts of data.
Track safety data intake and sorting.
Keep Senior PS&T management informed of integration project progress.
Provide clear and frequent status updates to project toxicologist.
Conduct research, literature searching, recording data, interpreting results, and writing reports for assigned projects.
Work independently with a minimum amount of supervision.
Make decisions to enable completion of ingredient and formula reviews with minimal supervision.
Collaborate with Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs (PSRA) group, formulation scientists and New Brand Empowerment (NBE) teams on data requirements.
Communicate safety positions.