Senior Toxicologist - USA (Finance)

Ashland Inc.

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we'd like to meet you and bet you'd like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Toxicologist to join our Personal Care business at our Bridgewater, NJ site. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Global Regulatory function. This position will report to the Senior Principal Toxicologist

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing toxicology support for industrial, consumer, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceutical excipients to meet marketing timeline.
• Identification of safety issues concerning human and/or the environment and recommend solutions for mitigating risk regarding the commercialization of new innovative products.
• Directing specific toxicology projects pertaining to new products development.
• Conducting toxicology review and safety assessment to establish or confirm safety and regulatory compliance.
• Writing detailed reports on toxicological assessments and findings.
• Developing, contracting, and monitoring toxicology testing programs in support of business programs and regulatory requirements.
• Conducting toxicology review and assessment to address customers' and regulatory authorities' requests and concerns.
• Providing expert support to testing lab operation, occupational and environmental toxicology, and chemical product regulatory filing.
• Participating in chemical consortia and trade associations.
• Staying up to date on the latest scientific literature and regulatory guidelines that covers the scope of toxicology and risk assessment.
• Assisting in the setup of occupational exposure limits and other workplace safety standards for hazardous substances.
• Making use of advanced statistical and computational techniques to model dose-response relationships and characterize the uncertainty in toxicological risk assessments

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• PhD or MS in Toxicology, Chemistry, or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years (PhD) or 5 years (MS) of experience as a Toxicologist
• Experience with chemical regulatory compliance processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently and with global teams
• Well organized with attention to detail and concern for quality and accuracy

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.