Associate Scientist, Toxicology

Requisition ID Posted 11/18/2025 - Research & Development - India - Maharashtra - Mumbai - Colgate-Palmolive - Travel - up to 10% of time - Hybrid

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number # Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Are you ready to use your expertise in toxicology to safeguard our products and consumers globally? Joining the Global Product Safety team on a hybrid shift position in Mumbai, you will be providing essential safety support to Toxicologists in the Piscataway office. This critical role involves demonstrating a broad knowledge of toxicology by performing safety clearance reviews for formulas, experimental recipes, and human use protocols to ensure compliance and consumer safety. You will be based in Mumbai and will operate on a shift schedule to overlap with the US-based team.

• Provide safety clearance reviews for new product recipes (formulas), experimental formulas, and formulas being tested in Clinical, Consumer, or Panel studies (Human Use Protocols).
• Prepare Product Safety Reports and assist more senior toxicologists by performing formula reviews and comparisons necessary for product registration safety letters and regulatory requests.
• Evaluate toxicological and other scientific databases to conduct literature searches that support new raw material safety assessments.
• Maintain Compliance Check values within Colgate's Product Data Management (PDM) system.
• Work a shift position to accommodate necessary working-hour overlap with the Global Product Safety team based in Piscataway.

• Education: A Master's degree in Toxicology, Pharmacology, or a related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of Toxicology Experience in Industry/consumer products.
• Experience in Product Safety/Toxicology with a consumer products, medical device, food, or pharmaceutical company. .

• Strong English written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability in Relationship Building and Effective Execution.
• Experience in performing literature searches and evaluating toxicological and scientific databases.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

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