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As a safety scientist (Immunology) at Unilever, you will be involved in conducting risk assessment and associated research to support current products and advance both our current and new safety assessment methods by applying your scientific expertise in immunology. The role is based in the dynamic environment of our Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Science (SERS) team, located near Bedford.
Job Responsibility:
Assessment of human safety risks associated with ingredients across Unilever’s product portfolio with an emphasis on applying mechanistic or pathways-based approaches to potential immune effects
Delivering transparent, well-documented exposure-based risk assessments, including protein allergy risk assessments, to SERS project teams to enable robust decision-making
Define appropriate approaches and methodologies for generation, analysis, and interpretation of immunological data to support non-animal safety assessment
Work closely with other SERS and Unilever scientists, as well as external collaborators, to provide expert scientific advice on risk assessment of potential immune effects
Stay informed on emerging trends bringing new thinking and opportunities into the team applicable to immune effects risk assessment
Contribute to the development and application of AI/machine learning (ML) solutions that enable predictive insights and automation of risk assessment of potential immune effects
Provide training to both expert and non-expert users within the organisation, and support development of other SERS scientists via coaching/mentoring as appropriate
Promote the acceptance and adoption of new scientific approaches external to Unilever
Requirements:
A master’s or PhD degree in immunology, immunotoxicology, or a related scientific discipline, or equivalent previous experience working in industry
Knowledge of immunological mechanisms involved in, and the public health implications of, immediate allergies
Strong literature mining and writing skills
Strong problem definition and trouble shooting skills
Enjoy challenging goals and problem solving in a fast-moving environment, keeping pace with advances in non-animal approaches to immunotoxicology
Highly self-motivated, yet team orientated
Ability to work with scientists from other disciplines to understand and define problems
Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences
Nice to have:
A few years industrial/consulting/postdoc experience
Experience of conducting immunotoxicology and/or protein allergy risk assessment for consumer safety
Project leadership experience
The ability to interpret protein analysis data
Familiarity or experience using structural bioinformatics tools including protein sequence homology analysis, protein structure visualisation, and structure prediction
Exposure to AI/ML applications in a business or scientific context
What we offer:
Competitive salary and pension scheme
Annual bonus
Subsidised gym membership
Discounted staff shop
Shares
Flexible and hybrid working environment
Wellbeing support including hubs, programmes and development opportunities