Senior Regulatory Specialist, Toxicologist

The Toxicologist provides expert toxicology support to ensure compliance with global chemical registration and food contact regulations across Sherwin-Williams’ Global Packaging Division. This role partners closely with Regulatory Affairs, Research & Development, and cross‑functional global teams to support new product commercialization, product reformulation, and Safety by Design initiatives. The position oversees external toxicology studies, interprets scientific data, and serves as a subject matter expert on human health and environmental risk. The Toxicologist also contributes to advocacy efforts, internal training, and continuous improvement of toxicological capabilities and processes worldwide

Additional Information:

This role is not remote/hybrid. This role will report to Sherwin-Williams Sewickley Office, 2000 Georgetown Dr., Sewickley, PA 15143.

Travel Required: 10%

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

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1. Toxicology support for global chemical registration and food contact notification regulations

• Maintain expertise in human health and environmental testing and data requirements for global chemical registration and notification requirements

• Oversee toxicology study placement at Contract Research Organizations in support of global new product commercialization, including study initiation, monitoring, and interpretation of results

• Partner with Regulatory Affairs teams in North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Europe to achieve compliance with chemical registration and food contact notification requirements

2. Toxicology support for research and development 

• Partner with the research and development team on new product development and product reformulation to select materials that minimize risk using the SW Safety by Design process

• Provide role-based toxicology training for technical and regulatory team members and other groups within Sherwin-Williams

• Serve as a subject matter expert, supporting research and development needs

3. General toxicology support

• Contribute to advocacy efforts through reviewing and generating materials; partnering with Governmental Affairs, Regulatory,  and Commercial Teams; and representing the company in trade associations, customer meetings, or other external meetings. 
• Assist with portfolio evaluations and alternatives assessments for materials of regulatory interest
• Partner with the Marketing and R&D organizations to ensure robust product safety evaluations within new product commercialization and technology assessments
• Manage toxicological data within Sherwin-Williams systems
• Advance internal capability for toxicological in vitro studies and in silico modeling
• Conduct scientific literature reviews for various business needs
• Assist in the ideation and writing process for peer-reviewed journal publications

4. Continuous improvement

• Implement process or system changes necessary to improve efficiency or accuracy of work

• Engage with professional societies, such as the Society of Toxicology, to monitor scientific advancements and maintain any professional certifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future (e.g., OPT, CPT, H1B, EB-1,etc.)
• Must have a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in toxicology, biology, pharmacology, public health, or chemistry
• Must have three (3) years experience as a toxicologist
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency of designing, conducting, interpreting and reporting toxicity studies; with the proven capability to successfully oversee this process
• Must have a strong understanding of basic principles of toxicology 
• Must have experience using a variety of IT applications 

• Must have experience in paint & coatings or chemical industry

   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have familiarity with global chemical regulations, including TSCA, REACH, and other international registration and notification programs
• Have knowledge of OECD Guidelines for the testing of chemicals is highly advantageous

• Have proficiency with scouting, reviewing, categorizing, and summarizing scientific literature to address technical questions is highly desirable

   

• Have a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology
• Have experience with Product Development 

• Have experience with HEARS, PV, RMDM, PIM, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, OnBase, Business Objects