Senior Managing Scientist - Residues in Harrogate

About Exponent

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges. Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower our clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we have connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning.

Key statistics:

• 950+ Consultants
• 640+ Ph.D.s
• 90+ Disciplines
• 30+ Offices globally

Our Opportunity

We are currently seeking a Senior Managing Scientist - Residues for our Chemical Regulation and Food Safety Practice in Harrogate (UK), Nottingham (UK), London (UK), Dublin (IE), Mannheim (DE) or Basel (SW) offices; homeworking will also be considered. In this role you will work as part of the Pesticide Residues/dietary exposure team.

You will be responsible for:

• Contributing to a leadership role in our highly skilled existing pesticide residues specialist team
• Providing high-level strategic advice to Exponent’s clients on questions around pesticides residues, dietary safety and registration of agrochemicals, biocides and other chemicals
• Interpreting regulations and guidelines relating to agrochemical registration and MRL/import tolerance-setting, especially in the EU
• Managing and working on a range of projects, working closely with internal project managers and external clients
• Managing, training and developing colleagues
• Interpreting and summarising data from scientific studies, drawing sound scientific and regulatory conclusions to prepare high-quality regulatory submission documents and other responses or inputs to authorities on behalf of client companies
• Developing a trusted reputation with a base of client contacts including discussions relating to Exponent’s wide range of services
• Line management of staff

You will have the following skills and qualifications:

• B.Sc. degree or equivalent in a chemical discipline
• Excellent technical background relating to pesticide residues and dietary exposure
• In-depth understanding of regulatory/authorisation procedures for crop-protection chemicals, especially in the EU
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong team working and leadership skills
• Sound judgement
• Decision-making ability
• Where you do not already have this, motivation to establish a reputation as an expert consultant

Desirable experience or knowledge would include any of:

• The metabolism of organic compounds in plants or animals
• Analytical chemistry, especially of crop-protection chemicals
• The principles of exposure characterisation and risk assessment
• Placement and conduct of scientific studies under GLP
• Interpretation of data from scientific studies

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending).

Life @ Exponent

To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links: Life at Exponent Our Impact. Attracting, inspiring, developing, and rewarding exceptional people with diverse backgrounds and expertise are central to our corporate culture. Our diverse team allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment. Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.

Work Environment

At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realising the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are travelling for client work or other business activities. We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients.

Benefits you will enjoy

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-Accommodations@exponent.com.

Job Locations: UK-North Yorkshire-Harrogate, UK-Nottingham, UK-London, IE-Fingal-Blanchardstown, CH-Basel, DE-Mannheim