Toxicologist (Environmental Health)

Location: Full-time on-site at the CDC’s Chamblee Campus in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Ability to travel for approved site visits, public meetings, or other project needs is required.

Pay range: $55,665–$94,631 per year for full-time employment.

Company

hirify.global is a global advisory and technology services provider supporting clients with complex environmental, public health, regulatory, and technology challenges.

What you will do

• Apply toxicology, risk assessment, clinical toxicology, occupational toxicology, and risk communication principles to evaluate public health implications of hazardous chemical exposures.
• Assess metabolic pathway interactions involving metals, solvents, vapors, radiation and radioactive materials, pesticides, and other organic contaminants.
• Analyze toxicological and environmental data from hazardous waste sites and evaluate data quality, completeness, relevance, and quality assurance/quality control.
• Assess site-specific public health impacts and develop responses for health consultations requested by federal, state, and local agencies and the public.
• Provide technical assistance and recommendations on potential human health impacts and support the development of public health assessments.
• Participate in technical assistance site visits and public meetings.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in toxicology or a related subject with at least 2 years of professional experience in environmental health toxicology, or a master’s degree in toxicology, environmental science, or a related subject with at least 6 years of related professional experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required under the federal contract.
• Ability to obtain a federal government security clearance.
• Strong quantitative skills and experience with dose-response analysis.
• Strong scientific writing, critical thinking, and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex findings to clients, partner agencies, communities, and the public.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and produce accurate, timely, and defensible work products.
• Collaborative ability to integrate input from multiple scientific disciplines and stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Nice to have

• At least 1 year of experience evaluating potential human health effects from contaminated sites, such as Superfund, CERCLA, or RCRA sites, or other chemical-specific environmental exposures.
• Experience working with CDC, ATSDR, EPA, other federal agencies, or related public health entities.
• Working knowledge of ATSDR public health assessment processes and exposure pathway terminology.
• Experience using ATSDR Toxicological Profiles and authoritative sources, applying health guidelines such as ATSDR Minimal Risk Levels, and evaluating hazardous substance health effects.
• Experience translating toxicology evidence into site-specific public health conclusions, evaluating environmental and exposure data, identifying data gaps and uncertainties, assessing exposure pathways, and developing recommendations for public health assessments and health consultations.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with an equal opportunity employer.
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
• The position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship. Candidates with valid work authorization may be considered for a change-of-employer petition subject to company policy and immigration requirements.
• Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and employment process.
• Applications must be submitted directly by the applicant; third-party or bot-submitted applications may be excluded.
• AI tools may not be used to generate or assist with interview responses unless an accommodation has been arranged in advance.

Hiring process

• Submit the application directly as the applicant; third-party submissions may not be considered.
• Contact Candidateaccommodation@hirify.global.com in advance if an accommodation is needed for the application or interview process.