Head of Risk Assessment

The Head of Risk Assessment works as part of Food Standards Scotland's (FSS's) Science Division. This post leads the team which is responsible for undertaking FSS’s food and feed safety risk assessment functions, commissioning research and providing scientific and technical advice concerning microbiological, allergen and chemical food safety across the business, including support for incidents. The role requires excellent communications skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly to a range of audiences. They must develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships with key government partners and stakeholders, particularly with scientists at the Food Standards Agency (to support the UK Risk Analysis process), scientific advisors in Scottish Government, food safety scientists and industry representatives. They will also represent FSS’s interests on a range of Scottish and UK Government, industry and academic technical and science groups.