Principal Regulatory Environmental Fate Scientist

at  Life Scientific

What makes Life Scientific stand out? At Life Scientific, we’re doing things differently, very differently. We’re not just participating; we’re transforming the industry. We’ve disrupted a $250 billion market and are on a mission to become the world’s most successful crop protection innovator. It’s no easy task, but it’s worth it!
So, how will we achieve it? Well, we won’t do it by doing what everyone else is doing. We’ll make it happen by driving innovation into everything we do, by pioneering, and by creating through our people, technology and process, at every level. In partnership with InVivo, the largest co-operative group in Europe, Life Scientific is embarking on a ground-breaking journey globally.
What’s our goal? We’re an R&D crop protection company driven by an extraordinary ambition - we aim to be the ultimate innovators in our field and deliver high quality choices to farmers and play a pivotal role in global food production.
What’s our spirit? We are an intensely human company. Our spirt is a mix of shared leadership and fun, fostering an environment where collaboration and enjoyment go hand in hand. No one here is interested in micromanaging, we have clear goals and we let people get after them, in their own way. We don’t want to be some soulless multinational, we want to create a place where we can do our best work. It won’t be perfect, and it won’t always be easy .. but it will be worth it!
What sets us apart from others? Our exceptional speed and collaborative teamwork. Our top-notch R&D talents and Supply Chain specialists collaborate seamlessly to swiftly bring our innovative products to market, leveraging global sourcing and delivering directly to meet customer needs. Our competitive advantage is based on being first to market. Our fully integrated R&D team of laboratory and regulatory scientists work seamlessly together to ensure the best possible outcomes in the shortest possible timeframes. Our Supply Chain team manage a virtual, global supply chain, sourcing active ingredients from China and India and outsourcing manufacturing to toll formulation partners in Europe and delivering finished product direct to distributor and co-operative customers in key EU markets. Our success to date has enabled us to build an impressive portfolio across key EUR markets, including many first to market products. Regulatory expertise has been core to this success.
Why this role? Given the ongoing growth of our product portfolio and the continual defence of existing product authorisations through the renewal process, we have exciting opportunities in our Regulatory team for scientists who wish to put their knowledge and training to use in a science based, commercial R&D environment.
Are you ready to innovate? To ensure our continued success in Europe, we are looking to recruit, ambitious, talented regulatory professionals who are seeking opportunities to put their expertise to work in a stimulating, high-growth business where regulatory really matters.

WHAT DO WE OFFER ?

We offer roles with purpose, that contribute to something bigger globally that matters - food security. Of course, we also offer competitive salary and benefits packages including 24 days annual leave, discretionary bonus scheme, excellent private healthcare, pension scheme, paid leaves, life insurance & income protection, flexible working arrangements, hybrid working model, educational support plus additional time off for exams, on-site parking, pay-day lunches, travel benefits and more. Oh and a pretty sound team of co-workers!
How to apply If you’re excited by what you’ve seen here & think you have the skills we’re looking for, we’d be delighted to hear from you ..

• Environmental exposure modelling of pesticides in the environment (groundwater, soil and surface water bodies by drift, deposition etc).
• Running all core EU models including SWASH steps 1-4, PEARL, PELMO, PERSAM etc.
• Refining risk assessments with higher tier models and refinement tools including SWAN.
• Interpretation of all key EU guidance and regulations for 1107/2009 such as FOCUS landscape and mitigation, surface water and groundwater scenarios etc.
• Drafting position papers and bespoke refinement strategies.
• Building creative technical solutions to unique scientific issues for environmental risk assessments.
• Commissioning and management of GLP studies elucidating the behavior of active substances/metabolites in soil, water and sediment.
• Derivation of endpoints including soil half-lives, adsorption parameters and kinetics based on EU and higher tier data.
• Carrying out national requirement modelling for core markets including the UK, Germany and France.
• Writing national addenda.
• Writing draft Registration Reports to support product applications.
• Working closely, especially with ecotox colleagues, to tackle environmental risk assessment issues.
• Training and mentoring junior staff in fate.