Senior Toxicologist

The Role:

The Senior Toxicologist will lead consulting projects involving chemical exposures, environmental contamination, and human health risk. They will provide independent, science-based analysis to attorneys, insurers, corporate clients, and public agencies, helping them understand complex technical issues and make informed decisions. This role will serve as a trusted expert in litigation, forensic investigations, regulatory matters, and risk management, delivering clear, defensible conclusions when the stakes are high.

The Senior Toxicologist will also build strong client relationships, expand professional networks, and contribute to the growth of the practice.

In This Role, You Will:

Lead toxicology assessments addressing human health, exposure pathways, and risk in both litigation and regulatory contexts

Serve as a retained expert witness, preparing expert reports and providing deposition and trial testimony

Review and analyze legal documents, medical records, industrial hygiene data, laboratory results, and scientific literature

Evaluate toxicological studies and exposure data to develop clear, well-supported conclusions

Coordinate with laboratories and assess the quality and reliability of analytical data

Prepare technical reports that support litigation, regulatory matters, and client decision-making

Support forensic investigations and proactive risk assessment projects for clients

Build and maintain long-lasting relationships with attorneys, insurers, industry professionals, and regulatory agencies

Identify new business opportunities and grow a book of reoccurring client work in line with individual revenue goals

Perform additional duties as assigned

What You Bring:

Degree in Toxicology, Environmental Health, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences or equivalent years of experience

DABT certification required

10+ years of professional toxicology practice, with substantial work supporting litigation matters

Strong understanding of litigation-related toxicology, including the analysis of case files, medical records, exposure data, and peer-reviewed research

Experience managing laboratory partners and evaluating analytical and industrial hygiene data

Demonstrated experience presenting expert opinions through written reports, depositions, and courtroom testimony

Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex scientific information to a variety of audiences

Who We Are:

YA Group is an international professional services organization providing forensic consulting, engineering, risk mitigation, and related services. Founded over 25 years ago as a property damage consulting firm, YA has expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Today, YA has over 800 professionals dedicated to excellence, partnership, and driving innovation. 

YA Group's Environmental Services division delivers comprehensive environmental, health, safety, industrial hygiene, building sciences, and due diligence consulting to private and public sector clients. With nearly 20 years of experience and over 100 years of combined expertise, our team of certified professionals — including CIHs, LSRPs, CIECs, and CMCs — assesses a broad range of hazards such as mold, asbestos, lead, smoke, indoor air quality concerns, and subsurface soil and groundwater contamination, providing actionable remediation protocols and clarity-driven reports that ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and peace of mind across projects of all sizes.

What We Offer:

Employee-focused culture

Strong commitment to work-life balance

Remote work

Flexible vacation & Paid holidays

Paid family care/sick leave

Parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision + more

401k w/match

Career growth

Competitive salaries + Bonus

Fraudulent Recruitment Alert:

Please be vigilant against fraudulent recruitment attempts. YA will never ask for personal financial information (such as bank account numbers or identification numbers) via social media or chat-based apps. We also will not request money for the purchase of business equipment, post job opportunities on Craigslist or conduct interviews solely via text message.

All official email communications regarding your application will come from [email protected] or directly from a member of our talent team using an @yagroup.com domain name.

If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us directly at [email protected].

Disclosures:

As part of our recruitment process, we may use AI-assisted tools to support candidate screening and evaluation. These tools are designed to assist—rather than replace—human decision-making, and all employment decisions are made by our recruiting team in accordance with applicable laws and our commitment to equal employment opportunity.

Where required by law, we will provide additional information about the use of these tools, including their purpose, and offer alternative processes or accommodations upon request.