Occupational Toxicologist at AstraZeneca

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Occupational toxicologist
Global Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) exists to help AstraZeneca protect our people and the planet. We drive improvement in SHE performance, maintain compliance and otherwise protect the company's reputation. We do this by setting strategy and providing specific SHE expertise or accessing it through the wider SHE network. We lead our industry in our development of a strong and varied pipeline. This means our people are here to win, we give you a breadth of opportunities to be curious and do cutting edge, unique work that has big impact on science and medicine. Working on a strong pipeline means so much more than producing innovative, groundbreaking medicines. It allows AstraZeneca people to be part of long-term development programs with the variety that comes from working at the leading edge of science and technology. As an Occupational Toxicologist or Health Hazard Assessment Specialist, you will be providing expertise for health hazard and risk assessment (primarily occupational and product quality-related toxicology) within Global Safety, Health and Environment (GSHE) for AstraZeneca and the AstraZeneca Group.

Key responsibilities

• Provide robust, scientifically-sound risk management processes to support health hazard assessment for: employees handling proprietary and non-proprietary chemicals used in the production of medicinal products in the workplace, environmental toxicology and product quality activities (primarily associated with manufacturing).
• Update and revise AZ procedures and guidelines related to health hazard assessment. Revise and/or develop hazard banding or default methodologies for early stage projects in lieu of established health-based exposure limits (HBELs).
• Establish HBELs and author documentation for regulatory compliance, including Permitted Daily Exposures (PDEs) to support of product quality (e.g. cleaning validation, impurities and product excursions and worker health and safety activities (e.g. occupational exposure bands and limits (OEBs and OELs)).
• Provide toxicological risk assessments for project teams and development and regulatory/project toxicology leads: Impurities, intermediates and degradants; Extractables and leachable; Excipients; Quality excursions (i.e. contaminants, extraneous matter).
• Provide expert technical advice and prepare toxicology assessments in support of health hazard classification:
Safety Data Sheets according to GHS and CLP, and Dangerous Goods; Chemical notification/registration (i.e., EU REACH, China REACH, etc.)
• Provide technical and scientific support for Environmental Reference Concentrations and Maximum Tolerable Concentrations.
• Collaborate with industrial hygiene network, operations, R&D and engineering as part of comprehensive occupational hazard evaluation, controls and risk assessment.

Essential skills

• Advanced degree in toxicology, pharmacology, industrial/occupational health or related biomedical science field.
• Experience in hazard/risk assessment within pharmaceuticals and/or bio-pharmaceuticals industry.
• Proven proficiency in technical science writing, specifically regarding chemical monographs for risk assessment.
• Experience in toxicology assessments for both occupational (e.g. worker exposure) and product quality (e.g., patient safety).
• Fluency in relevant international regulations and guidelines for both worker and product safety (EMA, FDA, ICH, ISO, USP, OSHA, COSH, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as proven negotiation, collaboration and interpersonal leadership skills.

Desirable skills

• PhD in pharmacology, toxicology, biology or related biomedical science field
• Professional business qualification/certifications (e.g., DABT, ERT, CIH).
• Industrial Hygiene and/or Occupational Health experience: occupational exposure assessment and controls; containment strategies and worker protection.
• Operational expertise in risk management and contingency planning: working understanding of risk in terms of hazard (toxicology) and exposure/controls (industrial hygiene)

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer. AstraZeneca will consider all qualified applicants for employment without discrimination on grounds of disability, sex or sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity leave status, race or national or ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, protected veteran status (if applicable) or any other characteristic protected by law. AstraZeneca only employs individuals with the right to work in the country/ies where the role is advertised.

Business: Dfind Science & Engineering

City: Location for this role can be in Snäckviken/Södertälje, Gothenburg or Camebridge, UK.

Deadline for applications: 2019-02-06. Selection is on-going and interviews will be held continuously which means the position can be filled before deadline. Please make sure to send in your application at your earliest convenience!

For more information contact: Galia Nyström galia.nystrom@dfind.se or Kerstin Karlsson kerstin.karlsson@dfind.se.

Please keep in mind, e-mail applications will not be considered. Register your profile at Dfind Science & Engineering's webpage and send in your application there.

Organization/Business description:

Dfind Science & Engineering is a recruitment and consulting company within science and engineering. All our consultant managers and recruitment consultants have an education and work experience within the respective field. In combination with extensive knowledge of staff issues and solid experience of recruitment, this means that we understand our clients' need for both flexibility and the right skills.

Dfind Science & Engineering is since 2016 part of Randstad Group. With over 600 000 employees in over 40 countries Randstad is the world's largest company within recruiting and staffing.

Varaktighet, arbetstid
Heltid Tillsvidare

Publiceringsdatum
2019-01-18

Ersättning
Fast lön

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Sista dag att ansöka är 2019-02-07
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Kontakt
Galia Nyström galia.nystrom@dfind.se

Företag
Dfind Science & Engineering AB

Adress
Dfind Science & Engineering AB
Södra Hamngatan 35
41110 GÖTEBORG

Kontorsadress
Södra Hamngatan 35, 41110 GÖTEBORG

Jobbnummer
4562909

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