Senior Safety Manager, Toxicologist - No7 Beauty Company

Senior Safety Manager, Toxicologist - No7 Beauty Company

No7 Beauty Company

Nottingham

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Location: Nottingham or London
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Overview:

This is an exciting opportunity to work with major cosmetic brands throughout their lifecycle in a market leading Global Company.

As a Senior Safety Manager, you will use your expertise to lead and develop a team that assesses the safety of products during Innovation and New Product Development (NPD) and throughout their lifecycle. The team is responsible for the maintenance of safety frameworks that efficiently support both in-house and supplier development routes. Additional assessments are applied where novel ingredients, products or safety signals require, with recommendations to the business. You will use your experience and lead the team in continuously translating scientific insights into consumer relevant product improvements.

Reporting into The Director of Product Integrity for No7 Beauty Company, you will work across a wide group of stakeholders including Research & Development, Formulation, Brand, Claims, Regulatory, Quality, Global Sourcing and Legal teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for safety activities during Innovation and NPD, for the final safety assessment and for ensuring that products on the markets are safe though their lifecycle.
• Responsible for the Cosmetovigilance program.
• Responsible for a robust and relevant on-going Safety QMS.
• Build scientific expertise in safety fields and technologies. Use this expertise to drive continuous improvement of the products and protect the brands and business.
• Drive competitive advantage through the application of safety expertise in our products.
• Represent No7 Beauty Company on expert committees.
• Train the technical and commercial teams on basic safety knowledge to ensure awareness of the importance of safety for customer protection.

What you’ll need to have:

• Qualifications and experience that meet the regulatory requirements for a Safety Assessor:
• Higher qualification in one of the following disciplines: Pharmacy, Toxicology, Medicine, Dermatology.
• At least 5 years’ experience of safety assessment in FMCG, the chemistry industry, with cosmetics experience being an advantage.
• Outstanding technical capabilities and able to represent No7 Beauty Company externally within scientific committees.
• Be a strong business partner cross-functionally within the business.

It would be great if you also have:

• Professional qualifications - DABT (Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology), UKRT (UK register of Toxicologists).
• A chemistry background and experience of the OECD QSAR Toolbox.

Who we are

No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - we’re innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products, proven results and positive impact. We have built a reputation on scientific innovation, whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer, empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.

What's next

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you’ll be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.