Toxicology Safety Scientist

This job is with Unilever, an inclusive employer. At Unilever, we are committed to developing safe & sustainable products for our consumers. As a Toxicology Safety Scientist in our Safety, Environmental & Regulatory (SERS) team, you will provide scientific expertise to assure the safety of Unilever ingredients for consumers who use our products and the workers who make them.

You will be joining a team of safety scientists, where you will be supported in your own development, while also being expected to help others grow in their roles. You will work as part of multidisciplinary teams (including biologists, bioinformaticians, computational chemists, and mathematical modellers), to apply novel, mechanistic approaches to safety assessment. You will also play a role in bringing robust, new science to our safety assessments, making sure that we meet both the current and future needs of Unilever. You will work alongside some of the industry's most respected scientists, learning new risk assessment approaches, growing as a professional and enjoying opportunities to publish and present. In addition, you will have fantastic career opportunities within a successful global company that is focused on winning every day.

The role is based in the dynamic environment of our SERS team at Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook located near Bedford.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess human safety risks associated with ingredients with an emphasis on applying novel (non-animal) approaches.
• Deliver transparent, well documented, exposure-based risk assessments to enable robust decision-making.
• Clearly communicate the outcomes of these risk assessments, providing input to broader communication to maintain trust in the safe use of Unilever products.
• Contribute to the evolution of our approach to exposure-driven risk assessment including working with external groups.
• Build an understanding of the wider issues surrounding the use of ingredients and products.
• Be part of a team making an impact internally & externally on the way in which safety risk assessments are conducted and communicated now and in the future.
• Work closely with other SERS and Unilever scientists, as well as external collaborators, to provide expert scientific advice on new scientific approaches to non-animal safety assessment.
• Promote the acceptance and adoption of new scientific approaches external to Unilever through interactions with key opinion formers with international reputation and influence.

ALL ABOUT YOU

You'll need to be able to work effectively and with impact in cross-disciplinary teams and in multi-cultural environments, be flexible and willing to adapt within a fast-changing business environment.

We would expect the successful candidate to have:

• A degree (BSc/MSc or equivalent) in Toxicology or a related discipline with relevant experience in commercial product safety or industrial/occupational health.
• Experience of toxicology/consumer safety risk assessment and its application in an industrial context (FMCG, healthcare setting).
• Awareness of novel, non-animal approaches to safety assessment and their potential application for decision-making.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills including ability to convey scientific subject matter in a simple manner.
• Evidence of a creative, problem-solving mindset.
• Highly self-motivated, with a proven track record of collaborating effectively in interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work with scientists from other disciplines as part of multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong team player, as both a leader and a team member.

Desirable

• Knowledge of different approaches to the risk assessment of carcinogens.
• Post graduate experience or a higher degree/ qualification (e.g., PhD).
• Knowledge/Experience of product safety regulations.
• Project leadership experience.
• Understanding of computational approaches applied to consumer safety risk assessment/Toxicology.

NOTES

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world.

What We Offer: Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.