Health care professionals and AC staff for risk assessment of pesticides and biocides

Do you want to help protect the environment through technically strong assessments of pesticides? We are seeking two toxicologists who will work with health assessments of products and active substances together with skilled colleagues.

Tasks in the office and organization

The area Safe Chemical works to protect the environment and human health through regulation, authorization, control and enforcement in the chemical, biocidal and pesticide area. The tasks include among other things assessment and authorization of biocides and pesticides, as well as research and production with genetically modified organisms.

The work also includes the assessment and regulation of chemical substances and products in accordance with EU legislation, including REACH and CLP regulations, setting limit values and mapping and risk assessment of chemicals in products and the environment.

The area Safe Chemistry also conducts control of and enforces chemical legislation and the related rules. This includes control and enforcement tasks concerning, among other things, classification, labeling, storage, restrictions, marketing and use of a wide range of products, including pesticides, biocides, chemical products, cosmetics, electronics, textiles, toys and other consumer products.

In addition, the area actively participates in global, Nordic and European cooperation on regulation, authorization, control and enforcement in the chemical, biocidal and pesticide fields.

We are organized in 4 offices and in total about 120 skilled and dedicated colleagues.

Authorization tasks are solved together with environmental and health professionals, lawyers and administrative staff and specialists in the physical/chemical properties of substances. We have an informal tone and a work environment characterized by high professionalism, job satisfaction, professional sparring and good humor.

You will join team Pesticides – Health or team Biocides , which are both part of the office Fighting Agents – Authorization and Evaluation in the Safe Chemistry area. The office consists of about 50 employees.

We are looking for colleagues for these tasks

We are seeking two toxicologists for health-based assessments of pesticides and biocides. Your tasks will be the assessment of the health effects of applicant products on humans and animals. Based on an application from a company you will assess the intrinsic properties of the products from the submitted studies, and perform a health-based classification and a risk assessment for the specific uses, as well as set risk limits contributing to safe use.

You will also comment on product assessments and active substances assessments from other countries. Communication with applicants and authorities in the EU is therefore an important part of the job. In the position you, depending on area experience, will have the opportunity to participate in work with health-based assessments of active substances and participate in EU expert groups.

Qualifications

We expect that you

• Are a trained pharmacist, human biologist, veterinarian, biomedical scientist or similar.
• If you have experience with the biocide or pesticide area, that is an advantage.
• Have experience with EU and regulatory work.
• You may have knowledge of exposure scenarios, OECD test guidelines and EU guidance documents in the area.
• You are efficient, good at breaking down tasks and have a good mood.
• You enjoy collaborating with colleagues from different professional backgrounds.
• You write well in both Danish and English and also preferably have administrative experience.

We also expect that you are thorough, responsible, diligent and will contribute to our community. You thrive with many tasks, some of which will be routine, while others will require deep focus and analytical sense. You will learn a lot of new things, so it is important that you are patient and persistent, and can establish good cooperation with your colleagues, who all are willing to help you.

Salary and employment terms

Salary and employment terms are in accordance with the then current collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and a number of academic organizations for academics in the state (Academics Collective Agreement).

The place of employment will be at Lerchesgade 35, 5000 Odense C. The employment area is the Ministry of the Environment with its associated institutions.

Further information

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact office manager Charlotta Wallensten on tel. 2267 8304, team leader Henrik Svenstrup (pesticides) at 2156 5903 or team leader Mads Holmgaard Kaspersen (biocides) at 2134 9915.

How to apply for the position

You apply for the position online by sending your application, CV and diploma etc. no later than

18 October 2026 .

We plan to hold interviews on 21 October 2026.

You may before a possible interview be asked to complete a test and/or prepare a case.

Application deadline: 18 October 2026

Department: Lerchesgade 35 5000 Odense C

Location: Lerchesgade 35, 5000 Odense C