Environmental Fate Specialist, Senior Managing Scientist (Ph.D.)

About Exponent

Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.  

 

Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.  

 

Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!   

 

Key statistics: 

• 950+ Consultants 
• 640+ Ph.D.s 
• 90+ Disciplines 
• 30+ Offices globally 

Our Opportunity

We are currently seeking an experienced Environmental Fate Specialist for a Senior Managing Scientist role in our Chemical Regulation & Food Safety Practice in Washington, DC. Other locations may be considered. In this role, you will work as part of a team of other consultants providing a high-level of project management, regulatory, and technical expertise with specific experience related to environmental fate and behavior, metabolism, and analytical chemistry. This person will have opportunities to collaborate with other Exponent practice areas.

You will be responsible for

• Providing in-depth and insightful interpretation of the environmental fate and behavior, and, if possible, plant and livestock metabolism as well as chemistry, study results including factors that affect the results and the ability to strategize and determine how these results may impact regulatory strategies and decision making
• Placing and monitoring environmental fate and behavior studies according to EPA test guidelines
• Evaluating and assessing EPA, CA DPR, and other regulatory authorities’ technical reviews
• Working with environmental modelers to determine appropriate environmental fate data and associated inputs for use in ecological risk assessments
• Attracting, developing, and enhancing new projects and clients
• Working in and contributing to a team environment
• Leading teams on complex and challenging projects

You will have the following skills and qualifications

• Ph.D. in the Sciences
• Ten or more years of related post-graduate experience
• Understanding of EPA regulatory guidelines and policies, particularly with respect to environmental fate and behavior studies needed for evaluating pesticides under FIFRA (required) and industrial chemicals under TSCA, and other regulated compounds
• Providing insight into plant and livestock metabolism is not required but would be valuable
• Knowledge of OECD guidelines is not required, but would be advantageous
• An outstanding reputation in the areas of integrity, responsiveness, and technical expertise
• Project management experience including tracking of milestones and deliverables
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint are required
• Excellent communication, organization, and writing skills
• Must be detail oriented, able to work independently as well as in a team, and manage time effectively
• Strong ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects with competing deadlines

 

Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].

Life @ Exponent

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We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion 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.

 

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