Programme Manager – Chemical Safety Assessment

at  NC3Rs

PROGRAMME MANAGER – CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT

Employer
NC3Rs
Location
London
Salary
£43,116 – £49,891 plus London allowances
Closing date
2 Jun 2024
Discipline
Life Science
Job Type
Manager
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Permanent
Qualification
PhD
Sector
Charity/NGO
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EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING:

Essential:

• PhD or MSc in a biological science, ideally toxicology and/or equivalent experience.

Desirable:

• Experience of (eco)toxicology and regulatory sciences.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Experience of working in the pharmaceutical, (agro)chemicals, consumer products industry or contract research environment.
• Knowledge of the regulatory environment for chemical safety assessment, for the protection of human health and/or the environment including, for example, an awareness of the OECD Test Guidelines Programme and global requirements for testing.
• Experience of managing and delivering projects with a variety of stakeholders (e.g. companies, academics and regulators).

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Excellent understanding of the use of animals in chemical safety assessment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to tailor style to a range of scientific, executive and lay audiences.
• Experience of influencing at high level and ability to represent the NC3Rs externally in a range of forums.
• Ability to deal with complex and sensitive issues with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Persuasive and credible in winning support for NC3Rs mission.
• The ability to handle, analyse and present complex information (scientific, financial, policy, ethical).

PERSONAL SKILLS, BEHAVIOURS AND QUALITIES:

Essential:

• A solid understanding of the use of animals in research and a demonstrable commitment to the 3Rs.
• Experience of identifying, analysing and proposing solutions to varied and/or complex problems.
• Experience of interpreting complex information and managing complex processes.
• Significant degree of independence.
• Excellent organisational skills and management of a varied workload.
• The ability to work under pressure and deliver targets to tight deadlines.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and team player.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Comfortable and confident working in a changing environment.

Desirable:

• Project Management experience.

Reporting structure and salary
This role will be a part of the Science and Technology group and will report to Dr Fiona Sewell, Head of Toxicology. Salary will be in the range of £43,116 – £49,891 per annum (plus London allowances) depending on skills and experience.
The successful candidate will be subject to security checks.
The NC3Rs is an autonomous body responsible for setting and delivering its strategy and managing its resources. It is not an independent public body and for this reason it operates under the umbrella of the Medical Research Council (MRC), which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), using some UKRI administrative systems. A service agreement exists between the NC3Rs and the MRC. NC3Rs staff are appointed to the appropriate MRC Band and immediately seconded to the NC3Rs.
The NC3Rs offices are based in London. This role will be required to attend the offices in London and also to travel to attend meetings within the UK and/or overseas locations. The NC3Rs is a hybrid working employer, with staff working flexibly from home and other locations when and if necessary. The post holder may need to work early and/or late around key meetings and events.
Choosing to come to work at the NC3Rs means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme, as well as the chance to put the NC3Rs on your CV in the future.
Our success is dependent upon our ability to embrace diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all our team members. We welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability or age. As “Disability Confident” employers, we guarantee to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Further information
The closing date for applications is 2 June May 2024.
Please ensure you include a copy of your CV and a covering letter. Your cover letter should outline and explain how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification for this position.

ROLE OF THE PROGRAMME MANAGER – CHEMICAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT

The Programme Manager for Chemical Safety Assessment works with scientists from the chemicals industries (including from agrochemicals and industrial chemicals, cosmetics and consumer products, pharmaceutical and contract research industries), academia and regulatory agencies to initiate, lead, support and deliver programmes of work that accelerate the 3Rs in the safety assessment of chemicals for the protection of human health and the environment. Examples of previous and ongoing projects include those within our toxicology and regulatory sciences programme, (e.g ecotoxicology programme, projects to refine animal use for acute toxicity testing and the development and application of new approach methodologies (NAMs). The role also involves horizon scanning to identify new projects in areas of 3Rs strategic importance.
The post holder will work collaboratively within the Toxicology Team to maximise the programme’s strategies and outputs to best deliver the NC3Rs mission, and will also work with the Innovation Team responsible for delivering our CRACK IT Challenges.
Key responsibilities