Toxicologist jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

Job title: Nutrition Toxicologist

Department / Division: Global Regulatory Affairs / Innovation & Science

Nutrilite Salary Grade: EXC 15

Salary Range: $92,197 - $119,314

Location: Ada, MI

What’s special about us:

Amway is the world’s No. 1 direct selling business, according to the Direct Selling News Global 100. Established in 1959, with sales of $8.1 billion, Amway operates in more than 100 countries and territories. We manufacture and distribute 450 consumer products that support health and well-being. Our employees worldwide support millions of Amway Business Owners who sell Amway products.

What do we need:

A Toxicologist who can ensure the product safety of all Amway nutrition products sold globally.

What’s special about this team:

As a Toxicologist on a global team of five, you will ensure product safety is inherent in every step of our product lifecycle. Amway is known for high quality products in all our product portfolios. This group delivers scientifically sound safety principles, which provide our Amway Business Owners (ABO’s) confidence, that they are selling a superior product. This group contributes to product development teams, offering technical leadership on safety compliance for Nutrition, Beauty, Personal Care and Home Care products sold globally. Additionally, they support product safety dossiers, safety risk assessments, and product registrations around the world. If you seek a dynamic, collaborative global environment, this is a very special opportunity!

What’s special about this role:

Regulatory Affairs is a high functioning Amway team that supports global product safety, as well as one another. Working with existing strategy for global safety compliance, you will work with local, regional, and global teams to deliver safety compliance for nutrition products in all stages of the product lifecycle. Your contributions to product development teams around safety compliance elements, will provide data-based decisions on both ingredient and product safety assessments. You will design, conduct, and interpret toxicology evaluations and clinical studies on new and existing ingredient formulations, as well as preparing product safety dossiers and safety risk assessments for products sold globally.

What skills and background will be important to be successful:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in safety of consumer products or chemicals
• Knowledge / subject matter expertise on consumer products safety compliance, US and global preferred
• Experience with toxicity test methods and risk assessments for consumer products
• Ability to offer thought leadership on strategic safety recommendations
• Analytical talent to recognize and communicate implications of emerging safety/regulatory issues
• Talent to lead project teams offering influence with tact and diplomacy
• Knowledge of product development processes and background offering safety support in product development
• PhD with 3 - 5 yrs industry experience in Toxicology, Pharmacy, Medicine or related discipline.
• Board certified toxicologist helpful