Biosafety Manager

Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology, working to accelerate scientific progress and understand the root causes of complex diseases. Founded in 2021 and based in Palo Alto, Arc partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.

Unlike academia, our scientists have long-term funding and industry-like resources. Unlike industry, they're free to pursue high-risk, long-term research without commercial pressures. Arc's Technology Centers and Core Investigator labs work side by side, integrating experimental and computational biology under one roof to tackle problems neither could solve alone.

Our two Institute Initiatives reflect this model in action:

• Virtual Cell Initiative :
  Building a full-stack virtual cell model to identify disease mechanisms and nominate drug targets, accelerating the path from biological insight to clinical trials.
• Alzheimer's Disease Initiative :
  Mapping the genes, pathways, and environmental factors behind Alzheimer's disease to develop drug candidates that address root causes.

More than 300 Arconauts work together at our Palo Alto headquarters, backed by substantial long-term philanthropic funding.

As Biosafety Manager, you will be responsible for developing, implementing, supporting, administering, and managing Arc's Biosafety Program. As an experienced biosafety specialist, you will combine biosafety subject-matter expertise with the ability to independently address a broad range of difficult problems.

• You thrive on building and translating regulations and risk assessments into a robust, consistent, and administratively user-friendly Biosafety Program for Arc.
• You are genuinely curious about our science and driven by a desire to understand our research on a deeper level.
• You are excited to build programs and foster cross-functional partnerships, helping to strengthen our community and support our mission.

• Establish and lead the Arc Biosafety Program and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) operations to ensure seamless oversight of biological agent usage.
• Serve as subject matter expert on biological safety for Arc's researchers, representing Arc to local, state, and federal authorities on biosafety matters; provide input to regulators on the development and revision of regulations.
• Act as primary point of contact for IBC protocol review: assess all research protocols involving biohazards or potentially biohazardous materials, provide pre-review guidance to researchers, and manage approvals and renewals to keep documentation aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Validate ongoing biosafety program compliance through site inspections and follow-up on biological use authorizations.
• Advise on biosafety requirements for proposed research, work, and facilities; provide technical guidance on permitting and shipping of biological materials and material transfer agreements (MTAs).
• Design, deliver, and evaluate biosafety training, including employee onboarding, and keep the biosafety manual and related materials current with practice and regulation.
• Participate on relevant committees (e.g., IACUC) as an EH&S/biosafety resource.
• Maintain on-call availability to respond to emergencies (e.g., spills), directing or performing field response as needed.

• Serve as one of two EH&S leaders at Arc, providing shared safety leadership and subject matter expertise aligned with Arc Institute’s operating principles, and advising the administrative team on safety and compliance for specific projects and…