Regulatory Testing Coordinator or Specialist

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is seeking a Regulatory Testing Specialist with at least 2 years of experience in toxicology, pharmacology, or regulatory science, and exposure to in vitro or computational methods. The position supports the advancement of ethical, human‑relevant approaches in toxicology by developing and promoting in vitro and computational methods such as QSAR, read‑across, IVIVE, and PBPK, and facilitating their regulatory acceptance.

Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing scientific and regulatory documents, collaborating with agencies, industry, and academic partners, and communicating findings to both technical and general audiences. This is a full‑time remote position based in the United States.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a non‑profit organization dedicated to saving and improving lives by promoting plant‑based diets and ethical scientific research.

Position Title:

Regulatory Testing Coordinator or Specialist

Position Objective:
Reduce and replace the use of animals in toxicology by leading the development, evaluation, and promotion of human‑relevant in‑vitro and computational approaches.

• Advance the replacement of animal tests in regulatory toxicology programs.
• Drive the development, evaluation, and implementation of human‑relevant in‑vitro and computational methods across multiple toxicological endpoints.
• Draft, review, and coordinate scientific and regulatory documents, including Test Guidelines, Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATAs), and Detailed Review Papers.
• Monitor and analyze activities at OECD, EPA, FDA, EMA, and other regulatory bodies, providing scientific and strategic input to promote adoption of non‑animal approaches.
• Lead data analysis, scientific and regulatory writing, and collaborative project work to advance non‑animal methods regulatory programs.
• Design and execute workshops, trainings, and stakeholder meetings with regulators, industry, and academic partners.
• Collaborate with cross‑sector partners to identify data gaps, propose innovative approaches, and advance regulatory acceptance of in‑vitro and computational methods.
• Communicate the benefits of non‑animal test methods to lay and scientific audiences, authoring peer‑reviewed manuscripts, policy briefs, and media pieces.
• Serve as spokesperson to lay and trade press with media training and guidance as needed.
• Assist communications team in developing traditional and social media packages.
• Submit abstracts and present research or policy positions.
• Keep up to date with scientific literature to cultivate expert status in non‑animal approaches.

Office work, including extended periods at a computer; ability to attend and present work at scientific conferences and professional meetings; occasional travel for research collaborations, presentations, or trainings.

Full‑time position that may be performed remotely from any location in the United States.

Approximately semi‑annually.

The position level is flexible, either at the coordinator level (average of 12 years of total experience) or the specialist level (average of 16 years of total experience).

Minimum: $80,000;
Maximum: $90,000.

• Supervisor:
  Director of Toxicology
• Department Director:
  Acting Director of Research Policy

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Required:
  
  Master’s degree in Toxicology, Pharmacology, Biomedical Sciences, Computational Biology, or related field.
• Preferred:
  Ph.D. in Toxicology, Computational Biology, Cheminformatics, or related discipline with research experience in in‑vitro toxicology, computational modeling (QSAR, read‑across, IVIVE, PBPK), mechanistic assays, and regulatory toxicology.

• Required:
  
  Minimum of 3 years total work experience, including at least 2 years in toxicology, pharmacology, or regulatory science, with exposure to in‑vitro or computational methods.
• Preferred:
  Minimum of 10 years total work experience, including at least 5…