Toxicologist

Responsibilities

• Apply the principles of toxicology, risk assessment, clinical toxicology, occupational toxicology, and risk communication to assess the public health implications resulting from human exposure to hazardous chemicals.
• Assess the metabolic pathway interactions of metals, solvents and vapors, radiation and radioactive materials, pesticides, and other organic contaminants.
• Support the analysis of toxicological/environmental data associated with hazardous waste sites.
• Evaluate toxicological/environmental data for quality assurance/quality control, completeness, and relevance.
• Provide expertise to assess site-specific public health impacts of identified hazardous substances and to develop appropriate responses for health consultations requested by Federal, state and local agencies, and the public.
• Provide technical assistance and appropriate recommendations regarding potential human health impacts resulting from exposure or potential exposure to hazardous substances.
• Aid in the development of public and petition health assessments.
• Attend technical assistance site visits and public meetings.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in toxicology, environmental health, public health, health sciences, or a related scientific field.
  • Experience working in public health, health sciences research, and/or program evaluation and performance measurement.
  • Desired experience working with CDC, federal agencies, or related public health entities.
  • Knowledge of toxicology, risk assessment, clinical toxicology, occupational toxicology, and risk communication principles.
  • Experience analyzing and evaluating toxicological and environmental data, including data associated with hazardous waste sites.
  • Ability to assess potential human health impacts resulting from exposure to hazardous substances and provide appropriate technical recommendations.

    Physical Requirements

    • Constantly conduct sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
    • Occasionally conduct light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
    • Occasionally push or pull less than 25 pounds.
    • Occasionally use both hands.
    • Occasionally stand or walk for more than 25 minutes.
    • Constantly have clear vision (near and/or far), depth perception, peripheral vision, and/or visual acuity.
    • Constantly communicate with others to exchange information.
    • Constantly assess the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned.
    • Occasionally work in low and/or high temperatures.
    • Occasionally work in outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind.
    • Occasionally work in hazardous conditions.
    • Occasionally work in environments where no adverse environmental conditions are expected.
    • Occasionally wear PPE including but not limited to gloves, face shields/goggles, safety glasses, and safety shoes.
    • Occasionally wear a lab coat.
    • Occasionally wear a clean room uniform.
    • Occasionally wear disposable dust/surgical mask and respirators, such as a disposable respirator mask (N-95), half-face/full-face style, PAPR, SCUBA.
    • Occasionally come in contact with chemicals, such as aerosols, biological inhalants, plastics, inorganic dust and powders, etc.

      Benefits

      • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for individuals and families.
      • FSAs, HSAs, life and AD&D insurance.
      • Short- and long-term disability.
      • Legal services.
      • Voluntary hospital indemnity, critical illness and accident insurances.
      • EAP, pet insurance.
      • 401(k) with employer match and Roth option.
      • Tuition and professional reimbursement.
      • Public transportation support in the DMV area.
      • A referral bonus program.
      • Vacation with tenure-based increases.
      • PTO.
      • 11 paid holidays.
      • Paid bonding leave.
      • Paid supplemental short-term disability.