Health and Safety Manager

CRUK Scotland Institute (operating as Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute); Bearsden; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 days annual leave including bank hol

Defined contribution pension

Free life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loan

Maternity pay

Shared parental leave

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Job summary

CRUK Scotland Institute in Scotland seeks a Health and Safety Manager with a strong biological, laboratory or research safety background to lead safety across the Institute. You will act as Biological Safety Officer, advising on genetic modification work and containment controls.

You will drive continuous improvement of health and safety culture, ensure staff competence, and deliver training. A degree in a biological discipline or equivalent experience is required, with NEBOSH qualification and

Qualifications

• NEBOSH qualification or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of biological safety and genetic modification containment.
• COSHH risk assessment experience.
• Experience in incident investigations and fire safety in labs.

Responsibilities

• Lead health and safety management across the Institute.
• Act as Biological Safety Officer and provide expert advice on biological safety and containment.
• Advise on genetic modification work and containment controls.
• Drive continuous improvement of health and safety culture and training.
• Ensure competence across staff and regulatory compliance.

Skills

NEBOSH cert

Biological safety

COSHH risk assessment

Accident investigations

Fire safety

Communication skills

Education

Degree in biology

Job description

Salary: £45,00 to £55,000 depending on experience

Permanent full-time position (35 hours per week)

About us

The CRUK Scotland Institute is one of Europe’s leading cancer research centres. It is core funded by Cancer Research UK and supports cutting edge research into the molecular mechanisms of cancer development. The Scotland Institute provides an outstanding research environment, underpinned by state-of-the art core services and advanced technologies.

It's a busy and dynamic working environment. The Institute employs over 350 staff and students and also supports University of Glasgow colleagues who work at the Institute as well.

The Role

We are seeking a Health and Safety Manager with a strong biological, laboratory or research safety background to lead health and safety management across the Institute. A key part of the role will be acting as the Institute's Biological Safety Officer, providing specialist advice on biological safety, genetic modification work, containment controls and associated regulatory requirements.

You will also be responsible for the continuous improvement of health and safety across the Institute through the identification of trends and improvements to our safety culture and ensuring that suitable levels of competence are maintained across staff at all levels.

You should be educated to degree standard, ideally in a biological discipline, or have significant previous experience in a specialist related health and safety role within a laboratory, research or similarly regulated environment. You will be able to bring demonstrable experience of health and safety in a biological, biomedical, laboratory, research or similarly regulated environment. Experience of advising on genetic modification work and biological containment arrangements is essential.

In summary, you must have the following:

• a NEBOSH qualification or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of biological safety, including experience of advising on genetic modification work, containment controls and associated regulatory requirements
• Experience of COSHH risk assessment and control measures
• Experience in conducting accident and route cause investigations
• Experience of fire safety management and the application of fire safety requirements in a laboratory or research environment

To be successful in the role you must have demonstrative experience of communicating health and safety to a variety of stakeholders, and working collaboratively with stakeholders to influence and persuade people towards good health and safety behaviours. You should also be familiar with health and safety training with the ability to create and deliver training that captures the imagination and allows for competence to be assessed.

Whilst not essential to the role, experience of DSE and manual handling assessments would be an advantage, as would experience of Lean Six Sigma or other continuous improvement techniques and a general knowledge of radiation safety.

For informal enquiries, [e-mail]

Our vision is to build and maintain a diverse and inclusive research culture based on our shared values of Innovate, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence. These values, which underpin our behaviours and everything we do, allow all our people to realise their full potential. The diversity of our staff and students is also what makes the Institute such a vibrant place to work and advance discoveries in cancer research. Family friendly policies, our collaborative ethos, a focus on good mental health and well-being and opportunities for all help to create an enjoyable and inclusive workplace where your voice matters.

• 5 days annual leave including bank holidays (FTE)
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Free life assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Additional maternity pay for 6 months at full salary
• Shared parental leave including up to 6 weeks paid at full salary
• Cycle to work scheme saving tax and NI on cycle purchase and spreading repayments over up to 12 months
• Access to employee benefit schemes with discounts on supermarkets, cinema, travel and much more.

Closing Date for applications

25 th September 2026

The Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, a Registered Scottish Charity NoSC006106 & Company Limited by Guarantee (Registered in Scotland No 84170) [trading as the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute]