Graduate scheme
Regulatory scientists and regulatory affairs professionals at ECHA come from a variety of disciplines such as chemistry, biology, environmental science, toxicology, exposure and risk assessment and law. They work in multidisciplinary teams to ensure the correct implementation of the chemicals regulation.
This involves problem solving based on a solid scientific approach but taking into account the legal requirements, including a variety of policy elements as well as socio-economic analysis.
Some of the typical tasks include for example:
- Scientific assessment of physico-chemical, environmental and toxicological data provided by companies
- Evaluation of the risks generated by the use of chemicals
- Coordinating development of new and on-going testing and assessment strategies
- Coordinating the socio-economic assessment in relation to the decision of authorising the use of a substance or restricting it
- Providing scientific, technical and legal support to companies about the chemicals they register
- Development of technical guidance documents
- Providing expert advice to the European Commission in the field of chemicals
- Representing the Agency and Commission at an international level