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Form of workSenior Principal Strategist, Regulatory Science
Humane Society International’s global Research & Toxicology team brings together dedicated experts in science, public policy and advocacy who share a common goal of reducing and ultimately replacing reliance on animals in safety assessment, and we do this by advancing a modern, efficient approach to Regulatory Science.
This is your chance to contribute to a better world, for animals, people, and the planet.
This position provides global scientific leadership, project management, and support of regional staff in the HSI Research & Toxicology program with a focus on regulatory safety testing using non-animal methods, with the aim of accelerating a paradigm shift away from animal testing.
Primary responsibilities
- Provide scientific oversight and coordination of all of the HSI Research and Toxicology program’s regulatory safety testing work with the goal of supporting HSI’s policy efforts with accurate, timely, and persuasive scientific evidence. This includes maintaining a robust understanding of regional HSI policy and communications efforts and support needs and working with Regulatory Science staff and external partners to develop and implement proactive analyses, reports, publications, webinars, workshops, and other technical resources as needed to support HSI policy and communications, as well as to respond to external commenting opportunities and technical enquiries, in close collaboration with country and program leads.
- Lead the scientific branch of the Animal-Free Safety Assessment (AFSA) Collaboration Chemicals workstream to coordinate the development and dissemination of scientific analyses and resources to support policy goals, providing strong project management, internal communication, satisfaction among workstream members, as well as recruitment of new AFSA members.
- Oversee and coordinate HSI R&T engagement with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), governmental advisory bodies, scientific conferences, societies, and expert groups. This includes making prioritization and budget recommendations to program leadership, coordinating or participating in R&T delegations, review or development of technical comments, and ensuring timely debriefs for relevant internal stakeholders.
- Contribute to ongoing strategic and budget planning efforts for the R&T toxicology workstream, including advising on HSI positioning on emerging science/policy topics.
- Serve as an HSI senior scientific spokesperson for media, conferences, workshops, webinars, expert committees, governmental and other events as needed.
- Provide subject matter support to policy, advocacy, communications, fundraising, or other teams, as needed. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of global scientific and regulatory initiatives and developments relevant to animal-free safety assessment.
Qualifications and skills
- Commitment to animal protection issues and the ability to professionally advocate for HSI science-policy positions.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of staff management practices and processes and the ability to establish accountabilities and expectations and manage performance to achieve results.
- Ability to work and multitask in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; self-motivated and proactive.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills, as well as the ability to handle complex situations and demonstrate sound judgment and problem-solving.
- Superior organizational and project management skills, including the ability to prioritize responsibilities and motivate staff and external partners meet deadlines.
- Strong communications (oral and written) and interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly absorb, analyze and communicate complex subject matter to a variety of audiences.
- A high level of confidence, integrity, interpersonal skills, and a professional presence for effectively interacting with and influencing others, internal and external to the organization, as well as for facilitating meetings and conducting public speaking/presentations.
- Proven ability to build/foster relationships with different cultures and diverse stakeholder groups, demonstrating high standards of tact, diplomacy, and discretion.
- Ability to work both independently and as an effective team member in a team environment.
- Technical proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Planner, etc.).
Location Remote in countries with a registered HSI office (Belgium, Canada, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, United States).
