[Hiring] Senior Toxicologist @YA Group

Role Description

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.

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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

Company Description

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.