TERC Toxicologist

Dow combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics, water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2011, Dow had annual sales of $60 billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 5,000 products are manufactured at 197 sites in 36 countries across the globe. More information about Dow can be found at http://www.dow.com/
The Dow Toxicology & Environmenal Research and Consulting organization is currently offering an exciting and challenging opportunity as a Toxicologist. In this role, you will be part of our multi-disciplinary team contributing to ensuring the safety of Dow products and manufacturing processes around the world. If you have the desire to practice industrial toxicology, you will have the opportunity to grow your career in a stimulating environment of teamwork, mentoring and continuing education.
Your key responsibilities:
Consulting Toxicologist:
- Advising Dow businesses on mammalian toxicological assessments including guiding product development.
- Anticipating new developments in toxicology, regulatory toxicology and risk assessment.
- Advising on compliance with the requirements of global chemical registrations.
- Coordinating the conduct of toxicological studies (via the Dow toxicology laboratory, or external toxicology laboratories). to meet regulatory, or business product safety assessment needs.
- Representing Dow in various national and international science expert groups and trade association working groups.
Contributing to Dow’s toxicology research program:
- Members of the Dow toxicology group are constantly looking at opportunities to improve the relevance of toxicology.
testing for product safety assessments and to reduce the need for animals in the testing.
- Establishing and maintaining an external network with academic, industrial and regulatory contacts.
Qualifications:
We are looking for candidates with outstanding interpersonal skills as well as excellent written and oral communication
skills. The ideal candidate has the ability to work independently as well as to contribute in internal or external
multidisciplinary global teams. In addition, the successful candidate will fulfill the following requirements:
- PhD toxicologist with preferably a minimum of 3–5 years experience in various aspects of mammalian toxicology;
Or
- Toxicologists with a Masters degree and a minimum of 6–9 years experience in various aspects of mammalian
toxicology.
Additional Desirable skills or experience:
- Experience in other toxicological areas such as environmental toxicology and risk assessment
- Experience in regulatory testing guidelines (e.g. OECD, OPPTS) and Good Laboratory Practices
- Experience in advising clients of regulatory and toxicological issues
- Experience with developing innovative solutions to improve the relevance of toxicology testing for product safety
assessment or to reduce the need for animals in testing.
 
Please apply online at:
https://dow.taleo.net/careersection/10020/jobdetail.ftl?job=1211982