Biosafety Officer: Compliance, Training & Research Safety

UMBC: Recent Jobs; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition remission

Life and disability insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Wellness opportunities

Much more

Job summary

UMBC seeks a Biosafety Officer/Specialist to oversee the university's biosafety program and support researchers, faculty, staff, and students engaged in biological work. You will provide expertise, guidance, and training to ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional safety standards.

This role offers a limited hybrid telework option, a starting salary around $88,000, and opportunities for professional development and tuition remission.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field.
• Two years of experience in a biological safety officer level position
• Five years of experience at the assistant biological safety officer/specialist level.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the university's biosafety program, ensuring that research involving biological agents is conducted safely and in compliance with applicable requirements.
• Advise faculty, researchers, students, and staff on biosafety practices, containment, risk assessment and laboratory procedures.
• Manages compliance with federal, state and University regulations, policies and procedures governing research using recombinant DNA molecules and biological agents and other research activities, including the campus biological safety program.
• Serves as an Institutional Biosafety Committee member.
• Assists investigators and staff in interpreting regulations and guidelines for biological agents and recombinant DNS, biological agent shipping, biocontainment facility design, biosafety practices, risk assessment, work practices, and decontamination.
• Manages the laboratory safety inspection program.
• Assists the Responsible Official with development and implementation of the Select Agent Program.
• Develops and implements training programs.
• Responds to and assists with mitigation of emergencies and spills involving biohazardous materials.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field

Job description

UMBC seeks a Biosafety Officer/Specialist to oversee the university's biosafety program and support researchers, faculty, staff, and students engaged in biological work. You will provide expertise, guidance, and training to ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional safety standards.

This role offers a limited hybrid telework option, a starting salary around $88,000, and opportunities for professional development and tuition remission.