Toxicology Positions

A leader in the development of RNA based therapeutics has engaged The Leyden Group associates to identify the company’s lead in the Pathology (Anatomic & Clinical) function within their Preclinical Safety Assessment group. The company has multiple therapeutics on the market and a deep pipeline of promising drugs across a variety of disease targets.

The person hired for this role will be an ACVP Boarded pathologist, with several years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. A strong research background and experience in regulatory agency interactions/submissions is also required.

The Executive Director will scientifically lead all scientific efforts within the pathology function, be deeply involved on preclinical regulatory strategy teams and supervise two ACVP pathologists. A pathologist with previous management experience is strongly desired.

The position reports to the company’s Senior Vice President of Preclinical Safety and will be based at the company’s California headquarters.

We have been retained by a stable and growing consulting services company to identify an experienced, applied health scientist to join a new public health focused business unit. The person sought will have an advanced degree in a relevant science (toxicology, exposure sciences, risk assessment and/or epidemiology) and not less than five years of broad industrial or government experience. The role will accommodate a person with ten or more years of experience.

The person hired for this role will support the leader of this practice in acquiring and analyzing data pertaining to chemical, contaminant and pollutant exposures, assessment of toxicologic effects and risk/exposure assessment modelling. The practice’s primary customers will be communities affected by emergency chemical incidences and companies affected by public health legislation/policy, and litigation, associated with alleged community or occupational exposures.

A person capable of working in a multi-disciplinary group of health/environmental scientists, with strong communication skills is needed. The company operates from a Denver, Colorado metropolitan office, but will consider an independent person seeking to work remotely, with periodic travel.

The Leyden Group has been engaged by a very successful, health sciences consulting firm to identify an early career toxicology and/or risk assessment scientist for the growth of their company. Basic qualifications would include a PhD in Toxicology, or a related health science, and from 0-3 years of experience. A person with research and/or applied experience in exposure/risk assessment, quantitative methods, public health etc., would be best qualified for this role. The position is less viable for an experimental laboratory minded scientist.

The people hired for these roles will work collaboratively with other health and environmental scientists to assess toxicologic effects of chemicals/materials. The work is often associated with emergency response matters in the chemical, petroleum, shipping, maritime and other sectors. The company also provides chemical product safety assessment and litigation support for cases involving alleged exposures to potentially toxic compounds.

The positions will work from their headquarters in the South. The roles are not initially remote supported. US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required.

Our client company is an established and respected consulting firm with multiple U.S. offices. Among their areas of practice is an FDA expert group which provides services to medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

The company seeks experienced toxicologists to work within this specialty. General requirements include a relevant graduate degree and experience in safety assessment/risk assessment of medical device materials and/or work with pharmaceutical extractables/leachables.  Experience must include knowledge of pertinent global regulations.

The company seeks at least one person with the capacity to manage projects and be ‘client facing’ in addition to producing a quality work product. The positions report to the Practice Manager/Principal and can work from one of three US offices, or remotely within the U.S.

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