Senior Managing Scientist (Regulatory)
EXPONENT INC · Washington, D.C.
📍 Washington, DC, UNAVAILABLEvia icimsPosted 2026-08-25
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About Exponent
Exponent is the only premium engineering and scientific consulting firm with the depth and breadth of expertise to solve our clients’ most profoundly unique, unprecedented, and urgent challenges.
Our vision is to engage multidisciplinary teams of science, engineering, and regulatory experts to empower clients with solutions that create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. For over five decades, we've connected the lessons of past failures with tomorrow's solutions to advise clients as they innovate technologically complex products and processes, ensure the safety and health of their users, and address the challenges of sustainability.
Join our team of experts with degrees from top programs at over 500 universities and extensive experience spanning a variety of industries. At Exponent, you’ll contribute to the diverse pool of ideas, talents, backgrounds, and experiences that drives our collaborative teamwork and breakthrough insights. Plus, we help you grow your career through mentoring, sponsorship, and a culture of learning. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!
Key statistics:
950+ Consultants
640+ Ph.D.s
90+ Disciplines
30+ Offices globally
Our Opportunity
We are currently seeking a Senior Managing Scientist for our Chemical Regulation and Food Safety Practice. Location is flexible. In this role, you will provide strategic regulatory expertise and oversight for complex client engagements. You will lead multidisciplinary project teams, drive practice growth through business development and thought leadership, mentor and develop technical staff, and expand Exponent's presence in the regulatory, product stewardship, and sustainability marketplace.
You will be responsible for
Leveraging deep knowledge of product stewardship and sustainability to address a wide range of complex challenges across diverse client sectors, delivering scientifically rigorous and impactful solutions
Developing clients through business development and marketing efforts
Conducting regulatory compliance and risk assessments to support product stewardship and sustainability initiatives for clients across a variety of industries and product types
Maintaining and growing trusted relationships with existing clients by consistently delivering high-quality work, anticipating future needs, and serving as a strategic advisor
Managing and tracking client projects, project deliverables, invoices, and budgets
Providing regulatory and technical review and quality control support for projects
Synthesizing technical and regulatory information for clients and regulators
Providing scientific technical peer review
Mentoring junior staff
You will have the following skills and qualifications
B.S. degree is required. M.S. or Ph.D. degree in a science-related field is preferred
Ten (10) or more years of EPA TSCA regulatory experience. This position requires knowledge, solid understanding, and practical experience with U.S. EPA TSCA regulations for chemicals
Ten (10) or more years of consulting or government regulatory experience
Proven track record of business generation and attracting new and repeat clients or funding
Extensive background in regulatory compliance and risk assessment related to product stewardship and sustainability
Presently legally authorized to work in the United States; no immigration sponsorship or processing required
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to independently prepare, edit, and proofread technical and regulatory documents
Must be detail-oriented, able to work independently, and manage time effectively
Strong ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects with competing deadlines
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
Experience with project management, budget tracking, and invoicing a plus
Exposure to sensitive information will necessitate considerable use of tact, diplomacy, discretion, and judgment
Applicants are encouraged to submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae) with publications (feel free to include publications that are in review or pending) [not restricted to 1 page].
Life @ Exponent
To learn more about life at Exponent and our impact, please visit the following links:https://www.exponent.com/careers/life-exponenthttps://www.exponent.com/company/our-impact
We value and encourage diversity, equity and inclusion across all facets of our firm. Having a team built of people with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives allows us to provide better value to our clients and enjoy an enriched work environment.
Our firm is committed to offering a variety of programs and resources to support health and well-being. We believe that providing competitive benefits, as well as compensation and recognition programs, empowers our staff to do work that makes a difference.
Work Environment
At Exponent, we have found that in-person interactions deepen employee engagement and are crucial for development, for realizing the full potential of our talented and diverse teams, and for building a more inclusive workplace where all have a sense of belonging. In our offices, you can expect a supportive culture and a collaborative, dynamic, multi-disciplinary work environment. Our consultants engage in-person in the office unless they are traveling for client work or other business activities.
We value the rich lives our colleagues enjoy outside of work and understand that work/life balance is critical to our employees and their well-being. Consultants have the autonomy to balance their work and personal schedules so you can meet with clients, visit inspection sites, attend conferences, and make time for priorities outside of work, too. It is this flexible, agile work style and working hours that allow our teams to drive innovation and results in their own ways, while meeting the needs of clients. #LI-Onsite
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