Head of the Chemical Safety unit (f/m/d)

The following position is available in the Chemical and Product Safety Division of the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR):

Head of the Chemical Safety unit (f/m/d)

The position will be made permanent if the requirements under civil service law are met and the qualification profile is completely fulfilled. Alternatively, the position can also be filled by employees covered by collective labour agreements (TVöD).

The BfR independently prepares expert opinions and statements on issues of food, feed and chemical safety and consumer health protection in Germany on the basis of internationally recognised scientific evaluation criteria. It advises the Federal Government and other institutions and interest groups in these areas. In this way, the BfR makes an important contribution to the protection of human health.

Tasks

• Technical and organisational management of the specialist group with currently approx. 20 employees
• Team leader for the coordination and technical responsibility of the health assessment of chemicals and risk assessment for the consumer. Responsible also for the implementation of the legal tasks according to the REACH and CLP regulations 
• Strategic work planning, including the identification and prioritisation of chemicals in need of regulation, in cooperation with other federal agencies 
• Representation of toxicological assessments and risk assessments in the committees of the European Chemicals Agency ECHA and in expert committees of the EU/ECHA
• Support for the scientific committees of the European Chemicals Agency ECHA
• Preparation of scientific reports on the health evaluation and risk assessment of substances in the context of various procedures under REACH and CLP (in particular proposals for the restriction of substances and for harmonised classification and labelling)
• Responsibility for the development and implementation of concepts towards future-oriented regulation of chemicals based on non-animal and alternative methods (replacement of animal testing in the assessment of toxicological effects of chemicals, including micro- or nano-particles)
• Participation in the further development of test strategies and evaluation guidelines as well as in the further development of the methodology for the risk assessment of chemicals at an international level (EU, OECD, WHO)
• Participation in advising the federal government and federal authorities on issues of consumer health protection and chemical safety 
• Representation of the BfR in national and international expert committees

Your profile

• Completed university degree (diploma, master's degree or comparable university degree) in medicine, veterinary medicine, biochemistry, toxicology, pharmacy, chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biology or a comparable specialisation
• Promotion 
• Good knowledge of chemical regulation
• Strong sense of responsibility and ability to delegate as well as a high degree of willingness to learn, communication skills and ability to deal with conflicts 
• Results- and resource-orientated working style 
• Ability for family-oriented leadership behaviour, knowledge of the connections between leadership behaviour, motivation and willingness to perform
• Willingness to further develop leadership skills
• Timely work management, conscientious way of working, flexibility, high resilience and commitment, good communication skills and enjoyment of personnel management as well as the willingness to travel on business trips 
• Good IT skills and practical experience in the use of standard IT applications and in dealing with databases

Desired

• Leadership experience in scientific interdisciplinary teams 
• Specialist qualifications in toxicology 
• Expertise in human toxicology
• Professional experience in toxicological fields of work/research projects (ideally several years of experience in regulatory toxicology at EU and OECD level)
• Experience in scientific cooperations at national and international level 
• Scientific experience abroad
• Experience in acquiring third-party funding and producing scientific publications

Our offer

• As a family-friendly institute, we also offer part-time working models for management positions, if possible
• Flexible working hours without core working hours
• 30 days holiday (5-day week) and days off on 24.12. and 31.12.
• Possibility of claiming additional compensatory days for time credits
• Attractive subsidy (50%) for the Deutschlandticket job/company ticket
• Option for mobile working online
• Very good connection to the public transport network 
• Extensive training opportunities for professional and personal development 
• VBL company pension / capital-forming benefits 
• AWO Family Service 

Application procedure

Do you feel addressed?

Then please apply by 30.09.2024 via our online system.

Please direct any questions in connection with the application process to: bewerbung@bfr.bund.de.
 (Please do not send any applications to this 
e-mail address)

If you are unable to apply online, please send us your application by post:

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment 
Human Resources Department 
Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10 
10589 Berlin

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Prof Dr Dr Andreas Luch: 
T +49 30 18412-27000

e-mail: Andreas.Luch@bfr.bund.de

Further information can be found on our homepage: bfr.bund.de/de//karriere 

The BfR welcomes applications from people of all nationalities. As an innovative scientific institution, the BfR offers family-friendly working conditions. For this, the BfR was awarded the "audit berufundfamilie®" certificate. The BfR guarantees the professional equality between women and men. Severely disabled people with equal suitability are given special consideration and are only 
required to have a minimum level of physical suitability.