Do you enjoy challenges and opportunities to use your leadership skills? Do you aspire to work with a dynamic management group to protect our population and the environment from harmful chemicals? Then consider joining the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), Safer Consumer Products Program (SCP) team. DTSC is dedicated to protecting human health and the environment from the harmful effects of toxic substances by identifying toxic chemicals, educating the public through outreach efforts, encouraging the manufacture of chemically safer products, restoring contaminated resources, enforcing hazardous waste laws, and reducing hazardous waste generation. SCP is comprised of scientists, engineers, analysts, and administrative staff all working together to reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products and workplaces throughout California. We offer a progressive, friendly work environment that values innovative thinking, collaborative approaches, and enthusiasm for learning. Safer Consumer Products Program implements California’s groundbreaking green chemistry laws and regulations to reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products. To learn more about SCP, please visit our homepage at http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/SCP/.
As a Senior Toxicologist you will have the opportunity to:
- Plan, organize, direct, and provide supervisory reviews of work performed in a unit of Staff Toxicologists, Associate Toxicologists, and Senior Environmental Scientists (Specialists)
- Support, and may manage and direct, interdisciplinary project teams of Toxicologists, Environmental Scientists, and Engineers from across SCP implementing the program’s regulatory framework
- Counsel staff and initiate disciplinary actions as necessary
- Conduct technical reviews of assessments of chemical hazards and consumer product- related exposure scenarios prepared by toxicologists and non-toxicologist staff from across the program, applying and integrating scientific, toxicological and exposure assessment principles
- Provide guidance to staff in the preparation of more complex assessments and studies to characterize adverse human and environmental health impacts of exposure to chemicals in consumer products in support of regulatory decision making
Desirable Qualifications We Look For:
- Experience with, or knowledge of, New Approach Methodologies
- Experience working in, supporting, or leading interdisciplinary teams
- Experience communicating complex scientific information to non-technical audiences
- Experience with, or knowledge of, project management principles
- Experience working and/or managing in a matrix organization
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
A hybrid schedule may be available for this position. This position is Headquartered in Downtown Sacramento, Ca.
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