Programme Manager

Programme Manager – Chemical Safety Assessment
NC3Rs, London
Permanent, full-time and part-time options available
£43,116 – £49,891 plus London allowances

You will work 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.

In this role you 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.

You will need:

• PhD or MSc in a biological science, ideally toxicology and/or equivalent 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
• Experience of managing and delivering projects with a variety of stakeholders (e.g. companies, academics and regulators).
Choosing to come to work at the NC3Rs (part of UKRI) 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. Further information can be found at www.nc3rs.org.uk

Science-led and evidence-based, the NC3Rs is the UK’s national organisation for the 3Rs, established to accelerate the development and uptake of new models and tools that replace, reduce or refine the use of animals in research and testing. Fostering academic/industry interactions to accelerate the development and validation of relevant and predictive models for drug safety and human disease is critical to delivery of the 3Rs. Our scientific staff play a key role in horizon scanning for research opportunities which benefit the 3Rs, identifying potential partnerships to deliver these benefits effectively and acting as an honest broker to facilitate data sharing between companies and sectors to create evidence-bases to support change in practice, policy or regulations.

For full details of this post and for details on how to apply, visit quoting reference NC3Rs 2407: https://mrc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/appcentre-1/candidate/postings/2667

Closing date: 2 June 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.

Interviews are due to take place mid-June 2024