Job Description

Arxada is a global leader in innovative solutions that protect our world. Our groundbreaking technologies, in-depth regulatory know-how, manufacturing and process development help our customers to safeguard nutrition, health and infrastructure efficiently through chemistry and biotechnology that enhance sustainability. We offer a broad portfolio of ingredients and services for multiple end-markets that include Human Health & Nutrition, Home & Personal Care, Professional Hygiene, Paints & Coatings and Wood Protection. With customers in more than 100 countries, the company achieved sales of CHF 2 billion in 2024. Headquartered in Basel (Switzerland), Arxada employs 3,200 associates across 24 production sites and 14 R&D centers, all committed to our customers’ successAs a Risk Assessment Specialist based in Manchester, the Netherlands or Germany, you will play a crucial role in shaping Arxada’s future, strengthening our Toxicology Team and ensuring our products meet the highest standards of safety and sustainability.This newly created position offers the opportunity to act as both a strategic thought leader and a hands‑on expert, working collaboratively across functions to ensure our portfolio is compliant, competitive and positioned for long‑term success. You will influence key decisions, help identify and close data gaps, and support the development of safer, greener technologies that protect people and the planet. Your work will directly enable Arxada to deliver on its purpose while driving meaningful value for customers in a changing regulatory landscape.

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.

Arxada is an equal opportunity employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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