This is a full-time, permanent Toxicologist 3 position located within the Division of Environmental Public Health (EPH) in the Office of Environmental Public Health Sciences (OEPHS).
This Toxicologist Supervisor position reports to the Site Assessment and Toxicology Section manager and supports the section as a senior toxicologist. In this position, you will have primary responsibility for establishing and supporting partnerships to address the threats to public health from environmental contaminants. This will be done by conducting assessments and providing recommendations on a broad array of non-routine human health toxicological issues with Department of Health (DOH) programs, external agencies, and communities. External agencies include agencies such as the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Washington State Department of Ecology, other state public health agencies, and Tribal governments. This responsibility includes evaluating chemical exposures, while considering equity and environmental justice, to determine public health risks, provide technical assessments, recommend values for protective standards, recommend policy actions, and issue public health advice and assigning requests to staff, assisting them with these requests, and reviewing responses and/or reports.
The position supervises three toxicologist staff members, and is expected to be effective at:
Currently, this position may be located anywhere within the State of Washington. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telework (mobile-work) is expected. When approved to return, the incumbent will work with their supervisor to identify an appropriate work schedule and balance, including telework and reporting to the Tumwater duty station for specific work activities. It is anticipated that the incumbent may be expected to report to the Tumwater duty station for work activities one day per month.
The vision of the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is equity and optimal health for all. Our mission is to work with others to protect and improve the health of all people in Washington state.