Scientific Consultant, Toxicology Expert

3 weeks ago


Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Equest Full time

Job Title: Toxicology Risk Assessment Lead

Company: Equest

About the Job:

At Equest, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Toxicology Risk Assessment Lead to join our team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading and guiding our clients on matters related to regulatory toxicology and compliance to global regulations and expectations for pharmaceuticals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and guide projects: As a senior scientist, you will be responsible for work on and guidance of projects, which typically have major complexities and multiple dimensions/facets, identification of "out of the box" solutions when needed, and synthesis of findings into clear, well-written reports that discuss the implications of the findings.
  • Liaise with clients: Act as the primary liaison with Equest clients, including initial business development meetings, through preparation of cost estimates for projects, formal project proposals and plans, and communication during the course of projects.
  • Supervise and lead teams: Be an effective supervisor and team leader, responsible for a group or an area of expertise, who makes effective decisions about work to be done and work standards. Balance, or assist others in balancing, the needs of projects and resolving potential conflicts among competing projects or programs.
  • Identify business opportunities: Be a senior consultant, able to identify and capitalize on business development opportunities. Attract a flow of work from new and existing clients based on own reputation and expertise in the field.
  • Support leadership: Act as a senior leader for the team: support leadership in meeting goals and objectives and contribute to the development of junior staff.

Requirements:

  • Education: PhD in Toxicology (preferred) or related field, or MSc or other related degree or training.
  • Experience: 10 years of pharmaceutical industry experience with a primary focus on toxicology, and more specifically toxicological risk assessments.
  • Skills: Subject matter expertise: scientific acumen in toxicological risk assessments, understanding of the role of regulatory toxicology and pharmaceutical safety, ability to solve complex scientific problems, and experience guiding clients with their project or program needs.
  • Desirable: Demonstrated consulting skills: business acumen to identify project needs and encourage additional client work requests; experienced at the preparation of accurate cost and timeline estimates. Operating at a very high level of professional standards and integrity to ensure project parameters and standards are met at all times.
  • Personal characteristics: Well organized and structured, with a keen 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.

Benefits:

When working with Equest, you can expect a salary and benefit package competitively placed within the local market, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with company match, generous vacation/sick time (PTO), tuition reimbursement and more.



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