Toxicologist

About Us - Vestacy

Vestacy is a standalone company (carved out from Reckitt) with a clear purpose: to transform houses into homes. We’re home to some of the world’s most trusted brands (Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, and Mortein) helping millions of people care for the spaces they live in every day. Backed by Advent, a leading global private equity firm, we have the freedom to think big and move fast. With almost 3,000 colleagues across 20+ countries, we see every person as a Founder, empowered to make bold decisions and shape what’s next. We care for our company the way you care for your own home: with energy, passion, and pride. Here, you’ll find space to grow, opportunities to lead, and the support to thrive. Together, we’re building something extraordinary.

Research & Development

Within Vestacy, Global Consumer Safety is a key function ensuring VESTACY creates and manages VESTACY product safety risk assessments across the organisation. This will ensure Vestacy always has the consumer at the heart of all safety activity. The Technical Excellence function within Global Consumer Safety is responsible for the safety of all innovative and marketed products, driving safety by design and ensuring the application of risk assessment and safety compliance across the business. This will involve proactively working alongside multidisciplinary functions to contribute to the development of safe sustainable Vestacy Products throughout their product lifecycle.

About the role

This position can be remote if required for candidate. This role is based within the Global Consumer Safety team, which is part of the Regulatory Affairs and Safety (RAS) Function. This role is to ensure the preparation and delivery of nonclinical regulatory documentation to support our Vestacy products. The role will contribute to ensuring the safety of Vestacy Products which are manufactured as biocides, surface care and household products during both late stage development and post-launch. The role will also ensure the creation of high-quality GHS documentation to support safety and labelling classification of Vestacy products throughout their product lifecycle. This will include oversight and/or creation of high-quality safety datasheets and supporting GHS documentation to support the safety and compliance of VESTACY products. Contribute and provide technical support related to the hazard profiles, classification and labelling of VESTACY products and ensure changes and impact assessments following changes in regulations are communicated in a timely manner to stakeholders.

Your responsibilities

• Provide toxicology guidance and expertise in relation to safety risk assessments for consumer products marketed globally, in accordance with the company policies and guidelines.
• Ensure that assessments at VESTACY are performed applying current scientific knowledge, methods and in compliance with relevant regulations and legislation.
• Conducting impact and safety assessments for ingredients and products where appropriate and providing effective and timely communication of key safety issues, scientific information and risk assessments related to VESTACY products to key stakeholders.
• Proactively work with global teams to drive accurate safety labelling of Vestacy Products.
• Responsible for ensuring that the Company safety standards are met for the creation GHS/EU CLP/national safety data sheets and documentation.
• Follow scientific and regulatory development in the field of safety assessment to pro-actively address and implement new knowledge and standards where applicable.
• Manage tests required to support product registration and safety.
• Drive consistent and high quality safety assessments to support the safety of Vestacy products.
• Preparation and review of safety language labelling as required to ensure Vestacy products are used as intended.
• Manage statutory reporting requirements and assist in the response to adverse health effects complaints and product incidents.

The experience we’re looking for

• BSc or higher degree preferred in Toxicology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Biochemistry and/or a related science with extensive industry and/or regulatory experience in product stewardship, REACH or in the creation of GHS documentation.
• Good working knowledge of REACH, GHS and associated guidelines.
• Experience in conducting product safety risk assessment.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data and document within a formal risk assessment.
• Effective project and time management skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organisation and externally.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, cross-functional team environment delivering superior business results in a culturally diverse organisation.
• Capable of building strong working relationships to deliver outstanding results with or without hierarchical relationships.

The skills for success

• Commercial Awareness
• Business Partnership
• Collaboration
• Partnership building
• Regulatory
• Dossier writing
• Collaborator
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Ability to challenge the status quo
• Propose improvement
• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Objective Setting
• Business Strategy

What we offer

We believe great work deserves great rewards. That’s why we offer numerous local benefits and global benefits designed to help you grow and thrive, such as career mobility opportunities, a referral program, access to our online learning academy, mental wellbeing support, and short-term bonus incentives.

Equality

We believe the best teams are built like great homes: on strong foundations and room to grow. That’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. If you resonate with our purpose, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t tick every box. We’re committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of age, ability, background, identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Together, we create a space where everyone can thrive.