Laboratory​/Biosafety Leader

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY (UA-ENHS-IUBLA)

Indiana University Environmental Health and Safety (IUEHS) works to ensure that all our campuses are safe and healthy places to live, study, work, and visit. We develop, implement, and operate comprehensive programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, as well as university policies.

IUEHS is in need of a Laboratory/Biosafety Leader to provide direction on university-wide biological and laboratory safety programs, policies, plans, guides, procedures, training, and work with other EHS directors and managers to maintain collaboration across functional groups. This position will provide the highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define Laboratory/Biosafety methodologies and standards for IU's south territory (Bloomington, Columbus, and Southeast).

• Directs and oversees biological and laboratory safety initiatives to maintain a safe and healthy workplace on all campuses.
• Provides highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define laboratory and biological safety methodologies and standards; provides direction and guidance on high priority safety projects/initiatives.
• Establishes short-term business plans and long-term operational objectives, including managing project timelines/deliverables and developing resource plans for multi-project/multi-phase safety initiatives.
• Conducts a variety of personnel actions to include, but not limited to hiring, promotion, performance management, and dismissal.
• Manages high level assignments and allocation of resources, including negotiating and coordinating initiatives that involve staff in other departments/areas/teams.
• Makes budgetary recommendations/proposals based on resource needs and ensures cost containment.
• Conducts research and stays up-to-date on local, state, and federal safety requirements, best practices, services, protocols/processes, and/or standards in support of biological and laboratory safety efforts; responsible for the implementation of new protocols/procedures to address business needs.
• Prepares management reports and summaries for senior administration, executive, steering and advisory committees; acts as an advisor to executive committees; serves on various university committees and task forces related to biological and laboratory safety.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in related field)

• Advanced degree

• 5 years of lab safety support or related experience
• 1 year of management experience

• Higher education work experience
• Toxicology work experience or academic coursework

• Valid driver's license and ability to be insured by Indiana University upon date of hire

• CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) upon date of hire OR
• CSP (Certified Safety Professional) upon date of hire OR
• CBSP (Certified Biological Safety Professional), upon date of hire OR
• CCHO (Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer) upon date of hire

• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Proficient communication skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Ability to inspire and develop staff
• Builds and manages effective teams
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Maintains a high degree of…