Research Assistant Biosafety Officer

Research Assistant Biosafety Officer

MDP Recruitment Staffing

Posted today

To join ASAP—12 months from start date

Salary: 7,000 QAR per month, full package

Must be under family sponsorship if female or freelance (male/female) only.

To be assigned at Sidra Medicine; healthcare experience preferred.

Preferred candidate with hospital environment experience.

Key role accountabilities

• Ensures a safe working environment for all research staff and visitors (including cleaners, maintenance etc.) by creating and implementing environmental health and safety policies including workplace safety, radiation safety and laser safety.
• Implements environmental health and safety policies including workplace safety, radiation safety and laser safety.
• Collaborates with other committee members on the clinical environmental health and safety program.
• Supports implementation of comprehensive biosafety, chemical safety, radiation and laser programs designed to provide appropriate protection and compliance for researchers, students, employees and the local community.
• Supports implementation of policies and/or procedures that govern the use and disposal of bio‑hazardous, chemical and radioactive materials according to the requirements of relevant regulations and accepted safety practices, and educates researchers accordingly.
• Supports institutional and regulatory reviews of Institutional Biosafety Committee research protocols.
• Provides technical safety reviews and advice to researchers, staff and students.
• Assists in delivering training to all laboratory workers involved with the use of hazardous materials, gases and other areas as required.
• Implements audit and inspection programs.
• Facilitates and coordinates emergency planning, preparedness, response and recovery activities related to accidents and incidents involving hazardous materials.
• Assists in developing and formalising accident/incident investigation, documentation and reporting procedures, and follows up on all incidents, investigates causes, evaluates effects and recommends mitigation.
• Assists and works with the Biosafety Officer, researchers and staff to develop, implement and maintain safety practices for each research unit tailored to the hazards and needs of each unit.
• Assists in implementing a comprehensive interdisciplinary lab audit program (e.g., Fire Safety, Industrial Hygiene/Safety, Laboratory/Research Safety, Waste Management).
• Assists with and performs evaluations of workplace practices, occupational hazards and exposure in research areas; recommends strategies to control/mitigate potential health or safety problems and initiates appropriate follow‑up.
• Assists in implementing SOPs for using hazardous and other laboratory materials as required.
• Embraces a hands‑on and highly‑engaged customer‑service orientation toward researchers, and works with them to find practical and feasible solutions to biosafety issues.
• Assists in implementing new systems (e.g., electronic) for biosafety management to automate tasks and facilitate the work of researchers.
• Takes on additional tasks in laboratory management (e.g., management of gases) as required by the line manager.

Interfaces with the following:

• Sidra Corporate Safety Department, Facilities and other functions as needed.
• Internal Research stakeholders, PIs, Chiefs, end users.
• The Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
• Works with Research Operations team members and the Biosafety Officer to implement safety protocols for human/animal samples.

Please send your CV to:

Job Types: Full‑time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

Pay:
Up to QAR7,000.00 per month

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