Corporate Toxicologist

Switzerland, BaselToday, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

The Occupational Toxicologist will be part of the Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) organization and is responsible to identify and analyze health hazard data, establish safe health based exposure limits (HBELs) such as Occupational Exposure Levels (OEL) for occupational health and Permitted Daily Exposure (PDEs) for quality assurance purposes and provide technical advice to sites.

Key responsibilities:

- Evaluate and assign OELs and/or PDEs for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), intermediates, and hazardous chemicals with the compilation of relevant documents for Lonza manufacturing globally
- Ensure a high-quality standard of Corporate Toxicology (CT) work with updates of scientific practices, contribution to internal guidelines, and compliance with laws and regulations as well as Lonza corporate guidelines
- Support the cross-functional processes of CT including reporting of hazard information to key stakeholders (EHS, Quality, Manufacturing Science and Technology, and Project Management), training sites in the use of hazard information, outsourcing activities when warranted, and managing CT database

Key requirements:

- University or Bachelor's degree in Toxicology, Pharmacology, or other related discipline (chemistry, biology, or similar) is required.
- 1-4 years of work experience in toxicology
- Experience in the assignment of OELs, OEBs, PDEs, and performing in-silico toxicology predictions
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
- Graduate degree preferred

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

**Reference: R50025**: