Chemist/Toxicologist (Part Time/Limited Duration)

How You'll Make An Impact

• Risk Assessment: Conduct rigorous evaluations of consumer products, including personal care products and household products, to identify chemical hazards and assess human health risks beyond baseline regulatory requirements.
• Laboratory Liaison: Collaborate with external lab partners to establish testing protocols and detection limits for key contaminants such as heavy metals, PFAS, phthalates, VOCs, and bisphenols.
• Techical Consultation: Provide expert guidance to internal stakeholders regarding chemical and allergen risks associated with both emerging and established product categories.
• Data Interpretation: Synthesize and interpret laboratory findings to evaluate product compliance with safety benchmarks and identify potential consumer health hazards.

About You

You’ll Be Highly Rated If:

• You have the education B.S. or higher in Chemistry, Toxicology, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• You have the experience. 5+ years in analytical chemistry, toxicology, risk assessment, or consumer product safety.
• You know Instrumentation: Familiarity with ICP-MS, GC-MS, and LC-MS/MS.
• You have working knowledge of PFAS, heavy metals, phthalates, and VOC toxicology.
• You have regulatory knowledge, including FDA, EPA, CPSC, EU REACH, and Health Canada.
• You are a strong communicator with the ability to translate complex findings for non-technical editorial.

You'll Be One of Our Top Picks If:

• You have an advanced degree: MS or Ph.D preferred.
• You have a background in consumer product safety, nonprofit testing, or risk assessment frameworks (HQ, HI, MoS).

Fair Pay and a Just Workplace

At Consumer Reports, we are committed to fair, transparent pay and we strive to provide competitive, market-informed compensation. The target salary range for this position is $65K-$70K. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall near the middle of this range. Compensation for the successful candidate will be informed by the candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. We have three locations: Yonkers, NY, Washington, DC and Colchester, CT. We are registered to do business in and can only hire from the following states and federal district: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Washington, DC.

Consumer Reports is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or lactation), gender identity and expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, disability, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.