Senior Associate, Science, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Application Deadline: Friday, September 5, 2025.

Please include both a resume and a cover letter with your application.

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

This new project aims to measurably reduce Americans' exposure to harmful endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The project will focus on reducing exposure to the most harmful EDCs in use in the near-term, while laying the foundation for longer-term policy reform to prevent additional harmful EDCs from being introduced. The Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals project is a collaboration between Pew's Environment and Government Performance portfolios.

The Environment Portfolio focuses on science-based, nonpartisan, and sustainable solutions to help protect the planet and people. We work in partnership with governments, Indigenous rights holders, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, local stakeholders, scientists, and other researchers to advance public policy so that nature and communities can thrive.

The Government Performance portfolio provides the nonpartisan research, solutions, and momentum decisionmakers need to ensure our institutions improve the health of people in the United States and enable them to successfully climb the economic ladder. Those goals are pursued through a wide range of the portfolio's policy-focused projects (with explorations into new areas underway)-from ensuring states' finances are prepared for future volatility, to unlocking gateways to mental health care, to addressing the nation's lack of attainable housing.

Position Overview

The senior associate will be part of a team that serves a key role in advancing scientific research and knowledge of endocrine disrupting chemicals. This work is part of a broader effort to reduce exposure to the most harmful EDCs in the near term while laying the foundation for longer term reform to prevent additional harmful EDCs from being introduced to the economy and the environment. Reporting to the officer, the senior associate will provide support by conducting background research, contributing to the production of research materials, and providing other project management assistance.

Located in Pew's Washington D.C. office, this position participates in Pew's hybrid work program with core days in the office and the flexibility to telework the remaining days. Staff also enjoy four telework "flex weeks" per year.

Responsibilities

• Foster a work environment that inspires excellence, values impact, encourages transparency, builds mutual trust and respect, embraces and values diversity, and is collaborative, caring and compassionate.
• Monitor key activities of federal and state governments, academia, advocacy groups, and other relevant stakeholders that relate to endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxics, and chemical oversight. This includes tracking public policy discussions and other relevant changes to policies and practices.
• Maintain and develop an understanding of emerging issues by monitoring publications and participating in conferences, seminars, and other professional development activities.
• Conduct targeted literature reviews, gathering relevant scientific and gray literature, to help the project better understand and address relevant scientific and policy questions related to endocrine disrupting chemicals.
• Support knowledge management for the project by collecting and sharing team learnings and developing analyses to assist all the project's workstreams (Policy, Cross-cutting, Private Sector).
• In collaboration with relevant external experts and Pew colleagues, support the development of research proposals and research materials such as issue briefs, web features, newsletters, and other materials.
• Assist in project management of external research by contractors, grantees, and other relevant partners.
• Facilitate engagement with Pew's research quality and support staff as part of the internal review and approval processes of research projects to ensure sound methodologies and accurate findings.
• Collaborate with Pew's communications department to prepare materials for the project's website and ensure that they are timely, accurate, and relevant.
• Participate in activities that support program and Pew-wide objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Generally, four years of applicable experience.
• Familiarity with a scientific field is required. Specific knowledge of human health, endocrinology, toxicology, or chemistry is preferred.
• Excellent applied research and analytical skills, including synthesizing large sets of information and identifying key themes. Deft at translating scientific components and language into accessible research.
• Familiarity with at least one data analysis and visualization program (e.g., Tableau, Stata, R).
• Excellent written and oral communications skills. Aptitude to write quickly and succinctly as well as revise and edit based on input from a range of reviewers.
• Effective interpersonal skills. Demonstrated capacity to develop and manage productive and collaborative relationships both internally and externally.
• Proven capacity to think strategically and creatively, juggle multiple priorities, adjust to changing circumstances, organize time efficiently, and remain attentive to details.

Travel

This position requires occasional domestic travel to meetings and conferences.

Work Authorization

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are seeking employment without visa sponsorship.

Salary Range

The salary range represents a reasonable estimate of the annual salary based on Pew's commitment to provide equitable and market-competitive pay. The actual salary offered will take into consideration many factors including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills and experience, internal pay equity, and business need.

Total Rewards

We offer a competitive salary and benefit program, including: comprehensive, affordable health care through medical, dental, and vision coverage; financial security with life and disability insurance; opportunities to save using health savings and flexible spending accounts; retirement benefits to help prepare for the future; and work/life benefits to maintain a good balance.

The Pew Charitable Trusts is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. Pew considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex (including pregnancy), nation of origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.