Responsabilities
As experienced human health chemical risk assessor working on the PARC program, you will report directly to the Senior Toxicologist and Risk Assessor of the MEDI Service. Specifically, your responsibilities will include:
Leading the project on derivation of health-based indoor air guideline values within the PARC program with contribution of various European partners, to ensure scientific execution, milestones and deliverables, as well as managing technical reporting and other related tasks
Development of a suitable methodology for the derivation of indoor air guideline values in alignment with regulatory methods and guidelines,)
Derivation of health-based indoor guideline values for indoor air pollutants, including Volatile Organic Compounds and emerging substances,
Derivation of health-based human biomonitoring (HBM) guidance values based on toxicological and/or epidemiological data for prioritized substances to be measured in PARC HBM surveys. This will include an evaluation of PFAS compounds in collaboration with the epidemiologists of the MEDI service and European partners,
Conducting human health risk assessments based human biomonitoring data and indoor exposure data for the general population and workers as obtained in the national context and science-policy initiatives including the previous EU partnership on HBM (HBM4 EU) and PARC,
Use advanced human health exposure and risk assessment models, in particular mixture risk assessment with the Monte Carlo Risk Assessment platform (MCRA),
Providing support to the MEDI service in setting up and conducting the national exposure monitoring surveys in the scope of PARC, as detailed above, supporting the development of protocols and questionnaires, and prioritization of exposure and effect biomarkers,
Publishing in international peer-reviewed journals and presenting results at international conferences,
Participating in various working groups and meetings within PARC related to indoor exposure, chemical risk assessment, and health impacts. This list of tasks should not be considered exhaustive. Missions may vary depending on the specific needs of the Department, the MEDI service, and the PARC program.
Profile
Sc., Ph D or equivalent in toxicology, chemistry, bioengineering, veterinarian or pharmacy,
Related post-graduate trainings on toxicology and chemical risk assessment, ERT (European Registered Toxicologist) certification, and having a Ph D is considered a strong asset,
Proven track record in human health risk assessment in the regulatory context, in particular experience in hazard characterization and derivation of health-based reference values (such as REACH DNELs),
Sound understanding of regulatory and technical requirements for conducting risk assessments under specific regulatory programs,
Experience in chemical risk and exposure assessment based on monitoring data including human biomonitoring,
Proven track in project management and collaboration in international consortia,
Full professional proficiency in English language (oral and written) is required and fluency in French and/or German (oral and written) will be considered an asset. Key skills
Strong organizational and analytical skills and structured way of working
Strong writing skills for scientific journals and technical reports
Excellent team working, networking and communication skills
Result and client-oriented mindset
Ability to generate the necessary information from the working context to report to and interact with upper management levels and supporting services
