Senior Lead Scientist, Toxicology (AI)

Location: Hybrid role based in Hilversum, Netherlands or Barcelona, Spain

Company

hirify.global develops flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and bioscience solutions, including sustainable innovations for food, beverage, nutrition, and pharmaceutical applications.

What you will do

• Provide toxicology and risk assessment expertise for flavor ingredients and products across global Taste markets.
• Evaluate the safety profiles of new flavor ingredients and technologies with Research and Development teams.
• Conduct and communicate toxicological risk assessments supporting ingredient development, product stewardship, and customer needs.
• Design and coordinate testing strategies for ingredient approvals, registrations, and scientific substantiation across regulatory regions.
• Translate complex toxicological data into recommendations for stakeholders, regulators, trade associations, and customers.
• Improve toxicology workflows, data management, and decision-making through digital platforms, data tools, automation, and emerging technologies.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Toxicology, Pharmacology, Risk Assessment, or a related scientific discipline.
• At least 5 years of industry experience in toxicology, risk assessment, product safety, flavors, fragrances, or pharmaceuticals.
• Strong experience conducting toxicological evaluations and interpreting complex scientific data.
• Ability to communicate technical findings to scientific and non-scientific audiences.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Research and Development, Regulatory Affairs, Product Stewardship, Quality, and Commercial teams.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with computational toxicology, digital toxicology platforms, automation tools, or artificial intelligence applications.
• Professional networks across industry, academia, regulatory bodies, or trade associations.
• Familiarity with flavor chemistry, ingredient innovation, FDA, FEMA, and EFSA regulatory frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to influence safety strategies for innovative flavor solutions used by food, beverage, and nutrition brands.
• Collaborative projects spanning science, innovation, customer engagement, and digital transformation.
• Global visibility across Research and Development, Regulatory, Commercial, and Product Stewardship functions.
• Access to scientific expertise, professional networks, and ongoing learning and development.
• Flexible hybrid work environment in Hilversum or Barcelona.