Primarily focussed on the development, assessment and application of (Q)SAR software tools used in the prediction of physical-chemical properties, (eco)toxicology endpoints and toxicokinetic parameters.
The job holder will be expected to: provide expert chemistry support in the development of pathways-based approaches to mechanistic risk assessment applied to Unilever chemicals and products critically test and review tools and report findings and recommendations by written report and oral presentation to appropriate project teams generate in silico predictions of physical-chemical properties and (eco)toxicological endpoints to provide input to chemical specific risk assessments work with a range of scientific experts in a number of different disciplines, including toxicologists, ecotoxicologists, chemists and occupational safety experts to translate computational chemistry output into a risk assessment context
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Computational Chemical Toxicologist / QSAR Expert you will be responsible for :
Offer chemistry insights to facilitate risk assessment of new chemicals and development of new risk assessment approaches
Research and critically assess the science underpinning software tools used in the prediction of physical-chemical properties, (eco) toxicology endpoints and toxicokinetic parameters Assimilate chemical data sets to evaluate the predictive performance of various models
Transfer knowledge gained to other computational chemists within Unilever
Become familiar with the internal suite of in silico tools and apply them to new chemicals
Interpret in silico predictions to allow non-chemists to use the output in risk assessments
Communicate with both experts and non-experts and publish scientific work internally and externally as appropriate
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
PhD or commensurate experience covering aspects of computational chemical toxicology and organic chemistry or biochemistry
Extensive experience of multiple computational software platforms relating to toxicology and ecotoxicology
Understanding of the mechanisms underlying the toxicity of chemicals
Cheminformatics skills such as scripting, docking and experience of e.g. Pipeline Pilot, Knime, Taverna would also be advantageous
Key Skills;
Demonstrable experience of QSAR and chemical read-across in (eco)toxicity prediction including the calculation of chemical descriptors for use in QSAR modelling
Understanding of the physical-chemical properties of chemicals and how they relate to activity in biological systems
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to convey complex scientific material in a clear and simple manner
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Unilever is a global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company in the UK and Ireland. We are already on target to achieve our huge ambition to double the size of our business globally whilst reducing our environmental impact. We are growing our business and also doing what is right for our consumers, community and environment. We are developing brands for people’s lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow – making sustainable living commonplace.
Working at Unilever means that you get to take part in this exciting journey and work with amazing people who are really passionate about our large portfolio of famous brands. We want to improve billions of lives and you too can join us in making a sustainable difference.
HOW TO APPLY
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Job Number:150003UJ