Senior Scientist - Efficacy

Exponent is a leading engineering and scientific consulting firm that brings together more than 90 different disciplines to solve the most pressing and complicated challenges facing stakeholders today. Our vision is to engage the brightest scientists and engineers to empower clients with solutions for a safe, healthy, sustainable and technologically complex world. We leverage over 50 years of experience in analyzing accidents and failures to advise clients as they innovate their technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.

We offer opportunities for you to expand your engineering or scientific knowledge amidst experts from top programs at over 500 universities. At Exponent, you will apply your experience, technical skills, and prior academic research to a fulfilling career in consulting. You will have the opportunity to develop continuously through formal and informal development programs, coaching and mentoring, and involvement in a wide array of projects. We are excited about your interest in joining our growing team!

Key statistics:

• 1100+ Team members
• 900+ Consultants
• 550+ Ph.D.s
• 30+ Offices globally

We are currently seeking an Efficacy Specialist to operate within our Chemical Regulation and Food Safety Practice in our Harrogate (UK), Derby (UK), Edinburgh (UK), London (UK), Dublin (Ireland) or Mannheim (Germany) offices; homeworking may also be considered. In this role you will work as part of a team to primarily prepare regulatory dossiers with respect to efficacy for plant protection products (including biopesticides).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Compiling large datasets within Excel, from ARM or trial reports, ready for creating summary data tables for use in Biological Assessment Dossiers and new active substance dossiers
• Writing Biological Assessment Dossiers and concise evaluation documents, supporting product authorisations, to EU/UK requirements, using SANCO/10055/2013 Rev. 4 format (including the provision of expert justifications in the absence of data)
• Writing efficacy sections of new active substance dossiers in OECD and IUCLID formats
• Undertaking Data Gap Analyses of client's existing efficacy data sets, providing guidance as to the type and amount of efficacy data required to meet current data requirements
• Designing efficacy study plans and providing expert comments on client's existing efficacy study plans
• Providing guidance on the placing of efficacy tests within the EU/UK, which best fit the client’s needs
• Undertaking efficacy study monitoring and reviews of efficacy trial reports, on behalf of the client
• Assisting in the compilation of Comparative Assessment dossiers, to national requirements, for plant protection products containing active substances which are candidates for substitution
• Maintaining technical expertise through attendance of relevant training courses, conferences workshops and meetings, and maintaining membership of professional bodies, as appropriate
• Assisting in the management and co-ordination of efficacy projects for clients
• Providing expert efficacy guidance to colleagues working within the other regulatory specialisms

You will have the following background and qualifications:

• A minimum of a B.Sc. degree or equivalent, in the biological sciences or an agriculture related subject
• An agronomic background, possibly gained from conducting efficacy field trials or managing other agronomic testing of plant protection products
• Experience in efficacy data management, preferably with ARM, and data manipulation / summarisation within Excel
• Some knowledge of the preparation of Biological Assessment Dossiers for efficacy
• Some knowledge of biological pesticides would be advantageous but not essential
• A strong team-worker, who is accurate, motivated, assertive, also demonstrates good judgement and is capable of sound decision-making
• Some type of project management experience would be advantageous

We value and encourage diversity and inclusivity across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.

Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits as well as compensation and recognition programs empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.

Exponent is a proud equal opportunity employer.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may email us at HR-accomodations@exponent.com.