California Department of Toxic Substances Control · 1 day ago
SENIOR TOXICOLOGIST
Sacramento, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$12,725/mo - $16,359/moThe California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is committed to protecting California’s people and environment from toxic substances. The Senior Toxicologist will coordinate and manage toxicology-related activities, supervise staff, and provide expert guidance on risk assessments and ecological impacts of hazardous substances.
Environmental Services
Responsibilities
Coordinate, plan, manage, and track unit activities for consultation, risk assessment evaluation, expert testimony, and public presentations at the request of programs within DTSC like SMRP, HWMP, and SCP
Manage DTSC regional human health and/or ecological hazard program consultation work requests for toxicology and risk assessment support and act as point of contact with project managers within DTSC to help programs meet annual commitments
Supervise a unit of staff and/or associate toxicologists, and manage statewide information and assistance requests pertaining to toxicology, human health risk assessment, environmental ecology, ecological risk assessment and public health risk assessments/impacts
Review, provide scientific peer review, and refine staff evaluations of complex sampling and analysis plans and detailed biological effects studies, applying and integrating scientific, toxicological and risk assessment principles to site specific hazardous substance releases to support program projects DTSC wide
Provide guidance to staff in the preparation of more complex assessments and studies to evaluate the human health and/or ecological impacts of hazardous substance releases into the environment to determine what appropriate remedial alternatives or permit conditions are necessary
Provide direct risk assessment support for the programs in DTSC for highly complex and/or highly significant site investigations
Qualification
Required
Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position
Resume is required and must be included
Statement of Qualifications - A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required and must be submitted with your Employment Application (STD.678). Please refer to the 'Special Requirements' section above for additional information
Other - Cover Letter
Preferred
Knowledge and/or experience in one or more sub-specialties for Toxicology
Knowledge or experience in Risk Assessment
Experience working on sites with complex conceptual site models
Experience in handling a leadership role
Experience in management
Ability to clearly and effectively communicate in writing
Company
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
The mission of the Department of Toxic Substances Control is to protect California’s people and environment from harmful effects of toxic substances by restoring contaminated resources, enforcing hazardous waste laws, reducing hazardous waste generation and encouraging the manufacture of chemically safer products.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Isaac Vallee
Chief Technology Officer
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