Director of Food Safety Toxicology

Impossible Foods was founded to transform the global food system and reduce the impact of climate change by making the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat, fish, and dairy — from plants.
Through the revolutionary work of our world-class R&D team, we’re inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish, and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the negative environmental or public health impact.
Our flagship product, Impossible™ Burger, uses 96% less land, 87% less water and generates 89% less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional beef from cows. And the burger is just the beginning. We’re working on recreating every animal product, from chicken to fish, with plant-based ingredients that are vastly better for people and the planet. 
Impossible Foods has experienced spectacular growth over the last few years, and we continue to lead all aspects of the plant-based revolution – from discovery and innovation to commercial production and consumer education. We’re building an amazing team of brilliant, collaborative, mission-driven individuals who take pride in using their diverse skills to contribute to a better world. Our core values include leading with heart, thinking like scientists, and doing the right thing, and our employees embody these attributes in their work every day. 
Want to join the movement? You can help us solve the most urgent, important challenge facing the world today (and have fun doing it). Check out our job opening below:
The Nutrition, Health and Food Safety team is looking for a Director of Food Safety Toxicology who will be responsible for the non-microbial safety of products, ingredients and food processes. This individual will work closely with many other teams, including Regulatory, Analytics and R&D. 

You Will:

• Set safety specs for products, ingredients and processing aids, including for environmental contaminants and intrinsic phytochemicals.
• Develop a comprehensive non-microbial food safety screening program for products and ingredients.
• Evaluate in-house and external processes for toxicity risk (e.g., residual solvents).
• Collaborate on the design and analysis of any toxicology or human clinical studies.
• Evaluate genetically modified strain changes for impact on final product. Familiarity with the Pariza and Johnson decision tree is helpful.

You Have:

• PhD in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physiology, toxicology or related field.
• 10+ years of work experience in the field of toxicology.
• Extensive food industry background.
• FT (Institute of Food Technologists) experience.
• Food Chemicals Codex and/ Codex Alimentarius experience.
• Experience with genetically modified organisms used for food and ingredient production.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A highly collaborative nature.
• A passion for the mission of Impossible Foods.

At Impossible Foods, safety is our priority. Our obligation to our employees (and their families and communities) includes providing a fully vaccinated workplace. It is widely recognized that vaccination is by far the safest and most effective tool for protecting ourselves and our community against the spread of Covid-19. For the sake of our employees, their families, and communities, Impossible Foods will require vaccination by February 1, 2022 for all US-based employees who are on-site at one of IF’s facilities or co-manufacturing facilities; are in a position that requires them to be in person with co-workers, customers, clients, or contractors; or are traveling on behalf of the Company, including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event.
Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 
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If the ability to work remotely is indicated, this role can be performed from any US state except for Alaska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and Wisconsin.
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.