Risk Assessment Specialist

Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business that’s committed to solving the world’s toughest preservation challenges through better science. With a proud history of innovation dating back more than a century, we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and maintain the health and wellbeing of people and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our and our customers’ ecological footprint.

Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions.

Arxada now has an exciting opportunity for a Risk Assessment Specialist to join our team.  The role can be based in Manchester or possibly at our offices in the Netherlands or even Germany . This is a completely new position which will supplement and complement our Toxicology Team to help position Arxada for the future.  Acting as both a thought leader and a hands-on contributor, the Risk Assessment Specialist delivers business results by ensuring that the products developed and marketed by Arxada meet strict internal standards as well as relevant regulatory requirements in terms of human and environmental safety. The risk assessment specialist provides a high level of expertise and guidance to the Regulatory team and business leaders on strategies to optimize the positioning of products, flags potential data gaps or challenges, and responds to risk assessment requests from regulatory authorities. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Leadership on all topics associated with risk assessment relative to the Arxada portfolio and as required by the various regulations (BPR, FIFRA, TSCA, REACH, and other national approaches). 
• Scope, author and defend risk assessments for internal safety determinations and for regulatory submission. Identify opportunities for refinement and make recommendations to toxicology, regulatory and other internal stakeholders regarding acceptability or need for further information.
• Be the inhouse expert and stay up-to-date on guidance and new developments in risk assessment, data interpretation, and associated regulatory requirements. Proactively inform relevant internal stakeholders of impact.
• Ability to apply various exposure assessment approaches in a tiered approach to risk assessment.
• Coordinate closely with the topic experts in toxicology to interpret hazard information and propose thresholds for risk assessment.
• Coordinate with regulatory colleagues in all relevant geographies for meeting the relevant regulatory requirements for all Arxada active substances, biocidal products as well as additives.
• Support study design and study interpretation as it relates to risk assessment (e.g., exposure monitoring, dermal absorption, residues, leaching, etc.)
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to support toxicology team goals which could include study management, dossier preparation, classification, etc.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Post graduate qualification and 3+ years industrial experience or degree level and 5+ years industrial experience with at least 3+ years in risk assessment for biocides or chemicals.
• Degree in natural sciences. Strong mathematical/quantitative reasoning skills. Training in statistics and experience programming equations in Excel are an advantage.
• Training or work experience in toxicology, chemistry, or exposure assessment.
• Team player with ‘can do’-mentality; a strong communicator, who is flexible and self-starting with proven project management and project co-ordination skills.

Arxada has world class offering in two distinct areas:

Microbial Control Solutions (MCS) focuses on threats posed by microorganisms to people and planet through five distinct business lines including Professional Hygiene, Home & Personal Care, Wood Protection, Paints & Coatings and Material Protection.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.