BME Lab Technician and Safety Coordinator

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Job Requisition :

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Group:
Staff

Job Category:
Laboratory Support

Employment Type:

Temporary

Department:
Faculty of Engineering - Systems Design Engineering

Hiring Range: $66,380.23 - $82,975.28

Posting Information:
This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The internal posting deadline for this position is August 13 ,2026 at 11:59PM.

This position is being offered as a Secondment or contract opportunity. Term: 2 years

The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Lab Technician and Safety Coordinator is accountable to the Lab Director in Systems Design Engineering and serves as the main department staff position to support biomedical tissue and cell research labs as well as support safety across the entire department. The incumbent provides technical oversight for safe operations of "wet labs" including creation and maintenance of standard operating procedures, experimental set‑up, and maintenance of research equipment.

Additional support with documentation and reporting, management of shared laboratory space, guidance of graduate students, as well as help with managing day-to-day lab operations (proper storage of chemicals, ordering supplies, scheduling equipment).

Under direction of the Lab Director, the BME Lab Technician and Safety Coordinator implements the department health and safety program. Duties include liaising with the university Safety Office on behalf of the department safety coordinator, performing termly and annual lab and space inspections under the oversight of the lab director, identifying areas for improvement, arranging for deficiencies to be corrected, promoting a culture of safety through education, and ensuring compliance with university policies, legislative requirements, and best practices.

In this role, they provide support for and feedback on short- and long-term operational planning for all parts of the department mission with a keen eye towards safety and lab facilities.

• Coordination of the overall operation of the biomedical engineering research facilities in alignment with the objectives of Systems Design Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering and the University of Waterloo.
• Liaises with external vendors, suppliers, and technical service providers for the procurement, maintenance, and support of lab equipment.
• Implements policies, standards and procedures for technical work performed in the BME laboratories.
• In conjunction with the lab director, ensures that all Systems Design Engineering department spaces including but not limited to teaching and research laboratories meet or exceed technical, professional and safety standards in compliance with licensing authority, legislative requirements, and University policy/procedure.
• Ensures that BME research laboratories practices, procedures, and environments are regularly reviewed and updated to maintain a safe and compliant operating environment.
• Provides guidance to undergraduate and graduate students performing experiments for class or research.

• Implements the department’s health and safety program as directed by the lab director with a keen focus on laboratories.
• Ensures compliance with university policies, legislative requirements, and best practices regarding safety.
• Develops, maintains, and monitors safety documentation (safety data sheets, standard operating procedures, training records, inspection reports, etc.).
• Conducts and/or coordinates regular laboratory inspections and hazard assessments.
• Performs regular workplace inspections to identify environmental health and safety issues, deficiencies, and hazards, and ensures that the issue, deficiency, or hazard is…