Principal Consulting Toxicologist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and cultivate a team of toxicologists across various projects and locations.

• Ensure scientific accuracy, quality assurance, and defensibility in all outputs.

• Promote a collaborative, high-performance team culture that aligns with J.S. Held’s consulting standards.

• Provide oversight and direction on intricate, high-profile engagements.

• Act as a consulting and testifying expert in litigation, arbitration, and regulatory issues.

• Manage and deliver toxicological risk assessments, exposure evaluations, and product safety analyses.

• Analyze complex toxicological, epidemiological, and exposure data to produce clear, defensible conclusions.

• Assist with mass torts, environmental exposure cases, product liability issues, and occupational health conflicts.

• Develop, enhance, and sustain client relationships across legal, corporate, and regulatory domains.

• Lead business development initiatives, including identifying opportunities, defining scopes, pricing, and proposal creation.

• Promote the growth and expansion of toxicology services both within the U.S. and in international markets.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to incorporate toxicology into wider disputes, investigations, and compliance services.

• Contribute to thought leadership through publications, conference presentations, and client briefings.

⛳️ Requirements

• PhD in Toxicology, Pharmacology, Environmental Health, or a related field.

• Approximately 15+ years of professional experience, including substantial time in consulting and leadership positions.

• Proven experience serving as a testifying expert, including the preparation of expert reports and participation in depositions and/or trial testimony.

• Extensive knowledge in toxicological risk assessment, chemical exposure, and human health impact evaluation.

• Strong comprehension of global regulatory frameworks (e.g., REACH, CLP, EPA, OSHA, and similar regulations).

• Established seller-doer history, covering business development, client relationship management, and revenue generation.

• Outstanding communication skills, capable of conveying complex scientific concepts to legal, technical, and executive audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible work environment allows employees to work remotely when necessary.

• Flexible Time Off Policy.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• 401k Match.

• Commuter Benefits.