Chemistry Safety Specialist: Lead Lab Safety & Compliance

UT Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX is seeking a Chemistry Safety Specialist to support chemical safety programs under minimal supervision. A bachelor’s degree in physical sciences is required, and ASP/CSP/CHMM/CIH certifications are preferred.

The role involves surveys, consultations, industrial hygiene activities, and emergency response across both health system and academic environments. The position is essential and may require on-call work and respirator use.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in safety related field required.
• No experience required.
• ASP, CSP, CHMM or CIH certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs surveys of laboratories and facilities to ensure adherence to safe practices and procedures; responsible for monthly laboratory and follow-up surveys; responsible for annual validation of chemical fume hoods.
• Reviews research projects submitted for hazardous materials permitting on behalf of chemical safety; denotes safety deficiencies and assists with monthly Chemical Safety Committee (CSC) meeting planning.
• Ensures employee health and safety standards with a focus on chemical safety are met in all areas of the organization. Identifies potential chemical safety hazards, prepares reports on conditions, and takes action to mitigate identified deficiencies.
• Delivers safety training with a focus on chemical and lab safety content to all departments on campus. Aids in creating safety training and updates safety training content.
• Performs chemical sampling, industrial hygiene monitoring, and air quality checks. Creates reports to communicate results and any needed remediation or safety improvements.
• Investigates chemical safety-related and environmental incidents; responds to emergencies involving hazards that are chemical in nature; identifies causes and how to prevent their recurrence.
• Develops safety guidance, assists with SOPs, and other educational documents in response to identification of areas of deficiency with departments.
• Ensures proper hazardous materials management for both the research enterprise and health system to include inventory management, use, security, and disposal.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

ASP/CSP/CHMM/CIH certifications

Education

Bachelor's Degree in safety related field

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX is seeking a Chemistry Safety Specialist to support chemical safety programs under minimal supervision. A bachelor’s degree in physical sciences is required, and ASP/CSP/CHMM/CIH certifications are preferred.

The role involves surveys, consultations, industrial hygiene activities, and emergency response across both health system and academic environments. The position is essential and may require on-call work and respirator use.