Regulatory Toxicologist 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 combined lessons from past failures with tomorrow’s solutions to advise clients as they innovate complex products and processes, ensure safety, and address sustainability challenges.

Our Opportunity

Exponent’s European Chemical Regulation & Food Safety Practice specialises in timely high‑quality, creative, and practical solutions. We work on pesticide and non‑pesticidal products—including conventional chemicals, biochemicals, biocides, cosmetics, consumer products, biotechnology products, food, food ingredients, and nutrition—supporting clients across Europe and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Providing high‑quality technical, scientific and regulatory advice, including formulation of regulatory toxicology strategy
• Leading within science areas within toxicology
• Planning and executing toxicology programmes, including study design and monitoring
• Project‑managing and delivering finished documents to support registrations in Europe and other countries
• Training and developing junior members of the toxicology team
• Line‑managing junior staff
• Building and developing successful client relationships
• Actively marketing your expertise and identifying potential new opportunities for Exponent

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum BSc in chemistry, biology or a closely related field; strong preference for a professional qualification or higher degree in toxicology
• Knowledge and experience of European regulatory frameworks relating to plant protection products, industrial chemicals, food or consumer products
• Experience with guidance documents (e.g. endocrine disruptors, groundwater, impurities, dermal absorption) concerning the application of European pesticides regulation
• Proven experience of data interpretation and problem‑solving in a relevant industry

Desirable Skills

• Recognised authority in one or more of the following areas: reproductive and developmental toxicity, endocrinology, carcinogenicity, QSAR or genotoxicity
• Awareness of the evolution of future regulatory policy, especially in Europe
• Familiarity with OECD test guidelines, the principles of GLP, study placement and monitoring
• Experience with hazard classification under CLP
• Experience with assembling and writing submission dossiers for Europe and JMPR
• Experience working within regulatory frameworks in regions other than Europe
• Evidence of networking aptitude (e.g. external experts, business managers, industry task forces, committee membership, industry contacts)
• Experience of working in a team environment, especially multi‑disciplinary and geographically dispersed project teams
• Experience of business development

Applicants

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending). No restriction to 1 page.

Life @ Exponent

To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, visit: https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponent
https://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact

Work Environment

In‑person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development and a sense of belonging. Our office culture is supportive, collaborative, dynamic, and multi‑disciplinary. Consultants engage in‑person unless travelling for client work or other business activities.

We value colleagues’ outside lives and balance work/life for well‑being. Consultants have autonomy to balance work and personal schedules, allowing innovation while meeting client needs.

Benefits

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer.
For assistance or accommodation due to a disability, email HR‑Accommodations@exponent.com.

Job Locations

UK–North Yorkshire–Harrogate
UK–Nottingham
UK–London
Dublin
CH–Basel
DE–Mannheim