Toxicologist 10-P11/12 - Hazardous Waste Program
Salary
$28.06 - $48.16 Hourly
Location
Lansing, MI
Job Type
Permanent Full Time
Job Number
7601-26-MMD-050
Department
Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE)
Opening Date
07/14/2026
Closing Date
7/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit
SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING (SEIU)
Job Description
Toxicologist 10-P11:
This position is responsible for providing toxicological and risk assessment to the state hazardous waste management program, under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA). This program controls and regulates toxic substances in the environment, related to the management and disposal of hazardous waste, and remedial activities for release of contaminants associated with hazardous waste facilities. The focus of this position is on actual and potential risks due to releases of toxic substances in various media such as air, ground and surface water, soils, waste, and wastewater. This position is responsible for assessing hazards and risks at sites of environmental contamination, developing cleanup criteria for emerging contaminants, new hazardous substances, and evaluating human health, ecological, and environmental risks from toxic substances associated with Part 111 licensing, compliance monitoring, enforcement, and remedial activities required for closure and corrective action. This position provides assistance to Division staff regarding risk assessment issues related to Part 111, Part 201, Environmental Remediation, and Part 31, Water Resources Protection, of NREPA, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), including the application of the Part 201 criteria. This position also provides toxicological and risk assessment assistance to the regulated community and general public
9-P11 - Position Description
Toxicologist 12:
The general purpose and function of this position is to serve as the recognized resource for toxicological and risk assessment expertise to the state hazardous waste management program, under Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management (Part 111), of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA). This program controls and regulates toxic substances in the environment, related to the management and disposal of hazardous waste, and remedial activities for release of contaminants associated with hazardous waste facilities. The focus of this position is on complex and/or controversial actual and potential risks due to releases of toxic substances in various media such as air, ground and surface water, soils, waste, and wastewater. This position is responsible for assessing hazards and risks at sites of environmental contamination, developing cleanup criteria for emerging contaminants, new hazardous substances, and evaluating human health, ecological, and environmental risks from toxic substances associated with Part 111 licensing, compliance monitoring, enforcement, and remedial activities required for closure and corrective action. As the recognized resource, this position provides toxicologist expertise to Division staff regarding risk assessment issues related to Part 111, Part 201, Environmental Remediation (Part 201), and Part 31, Water Resources Protection (Part 31), of NERPA and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), including the application of the Part 201 criteria. As the recognized resource, this position also provides toxicological and risk assessment expertise for the regulated community and general public.
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Required Education and Experience
Education
Possession of a masters degree in toxicology.
Experience
Toxicologist 10
No specific type or amount is required.
Toxicologist P11
Two years of professional experience in assessing and controlling the impact of toxic substances on human health and the environment equivalent to a Toxicologist, including one year equivalent to a Toxicologist 10.
Toxicologist 12
Three years of professional experience in assessing and controlling the impact of toxic substances on human health and the environment equivalent to a Toxicologist, including one year equivalent to a Toxicologist P11.
Alternate Education and Experience
Toxicologist 10
Possession of a master's degree in a physical, biological, or environmental science with 10 semester (15 term) credits in one or more of the following subject areas: toxicology, human or environmental risk assessment, pharmacology, pathology, environmental stress, mechanisms or modes of chemical action on living organisms; and an additional 10 semester credits (15 term) in any combination of the following: molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry, anatomy, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, zoology, ecology, biology, limnology, environmental science, soil science, physiology, histology, statistics, and chemical fate and transport.
Toxicologist P11
Possession of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in toxicology; or, a PhD in a physical, biological, or environmental science with 10 semester (15 term) credits in a one or more subject areas including toxicology, human or environmental risk assessment, pharmacology, pathology, environmental stress, mechanisms or modes of chemical action on living organisms; and an additional 10 semester credits (15 term) in any combination of the following: molecular biology, biochemistry, chemistry, anatomy, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, zoology, ecology, biology, limnology, environmental science, soil science, physiology, histology, statistics, and chemical fate and transport.
Additional Requirements and Information
Please attach a cover letter, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application.
Information provided in your application, resume, cover letter, transcripts, and any other documentation provided will be used to verify responses to the supplemental questions. Unsupported responses may not be considered further.
If applicable, you must attach an electronic and/or scanned copy of your official college/university transcripts. For our purposes, "Official Transcripts" must contain the college/university name and address, the degree conferred and date granted, coursework completed (especially if no degree granted), and the Registrars signature and/or seal.
Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results
View the entire job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Toxicologist_13053_7.pdf
Accommodations
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Updated: 2/28/24
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TOXGST - Do you possess one of the following? A masters degree or higher in toxicology. If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts. OR A masters degree or higher in a physical, biological, or environmental science with 10 semester (15 term) credits in toxicology, 14 semester (20 term) credits in chemistry (including inorganic, organic and biochemistry), AND 24 semester (35 term) credits in any combination of the following: physiology, histology, pathology, statistics, environmental science, microbiology, physical or environmental chemistry (in addition to the above indicated 14 semester credits); anatomy, pharmacology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, toxicology (in addition to the above indicated 10 semester credits); or, vertebrate biology or zoology. If so, please attach a copy of your official college transcripts.
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TOXGST - Please select your level of experience.
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Do you possess at least four years of professional experience equivalent to a Toxicologist, including two years equivalent to a Toxicologist P11 or one year equivalent to a Toxicologist 12?
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QOL - Did you attach a cover letter, resume, and official college transcripts (if applicable) to your application? (Failure to do so may result in your application being screened out.)
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Do you have experience assessing sites of chemical contamination; evaluating environmental data; and conducting risk assessments, using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, or other regulatory agency's risk assessment guidance?
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Do you have experience working with Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act or the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act projects?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please explain. If no, please enter N/A.
Required Question
Employer State of Michigan
Department Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) Address 525 West Allegan Street
Lansing, Michigan, 48909
Phone 517-284-5014