Laboratory/Biosafety Leader

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 89,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition subsidy for IU courses

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Indiana University in Indianapolis seeks a senior leader to direct biological and laboratory safety initiatives across campuses. You will provide high-level operational leadership, set safety standards, and guide multi-project initiatives.

The role involves budgeting, staffing, policy development, and ensuring compliance with federal/state requirements. A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred, with at least five years in lab safety and one year of management experience.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Preferred: Advanced degree.
• Required: 5 years of lab safety support or related experience.
• Required: 1 year of management experience.
• Preferred: Higher education work experience.
• Required: Valid driver's license with ability to be insured.
• Preferred: Certification in CIH, CSP, CBSP, or CCHO.

Responsibilities

• Directs and oversees biological and laboratory safety initiatives across campuses.
• Provides operational leadership and coordinates assigned staff on safety projects.
• Establishes short-term and long-term safety objectives with resource planning.
• Conducts personnel actions including hiring, promotion, and performance management.
• Manages resource allocation and budgets; negotiates cross-department initiatives.
• Keeps up-to-date with local, state, and federal safety requirements and implements new protocols.
• Prepares management reports for senior administration and serves on university committees.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Team leadership

Conflict management

Staff development

Judgment and decision making

Organization

Professionalism

Time management

Regulatory experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Driver's license

CIH/CSP/CBSP/CCHO (preferred)

Job description

Department Information

Department ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY (UA-ENHS-IUINA) Department Information Indiana University (IU) Public Safety pursues IU's commitment to providing the greatest degree of safety for all members of the IU community, consistent with the university's mission and environment, applicable legal and professional standards, and available resources. IU Public Safety directly oversees the IU Police Department, University Environmental Health and Safety, and Emergency Management and Continuity with a team of approximately 300 dedicated staff on a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year operational basis across all campuses.

Job Summary

• Directs and oversees biological and laboratory safety initiatives to maintain a safe and healthy workplace on all campuses.
• Provides highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define laboratory and biological safety methodologies and standards; provides direction and guidance on high priority safety projects/initiatives.
• Establishes short-term business plans and long-term operational objectives, including managing project timelines/deliverables and developing resource plans for multi-project/multi-phase safety initiatives.
• Conducts a variety of personnel actions to include, but not limited to hiring, promotion, performance management, and dismissal.
• Manages high level assignments and allocation of resources, including negotiating and coordinating initiatives that involve staff in other departments/areas/teams.
• Makes budgetary recommendations/proposals based on resource needs and ensures cost containment.
• Conducts research and stays up-to-date on local, state, and federal safety requirements, best practices, services, protocols/processes, and/or standards in support of biological and laboratory safety efforts; responsible for the implementation of new protocols/procedures to address business needs.
• Prepares management reports and summaries for senior administration, executive, steering and advisory committees; acts as an advisor to executive committees; serves on various university committees and task forces related to biological and laboratory safety.

Education

• Required: Bachelor's degree (preferably in a related field)
• Preferred: Advanced degree

Work Experience

• Required: 5 years of lab safety support or related experience
• 1 year of management experience
• Preferred: Higher education work experience
• Toxicology work experience or academic coursework

Licenses and Certificates

• Required: Valid driver's license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University upon date of hire
• Preferred: Certification in one or more of the following: CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CBSP (Certified Biological Safety Professional), and/or CCHO (Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer) upon date of hire

Skills

• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Proficient communication skills
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Effective conflict management skills
• Ability to inspire and develop staff
• Builds and manages effective teams
• Instills commitment to organizational goals
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Experience in a regulated environment

Working Conditions & Demands

The role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. The role frequently requires the ability to move about the work environment and to position oneself to operate laboratory equipment effectively. The role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds and will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Advertised Salary

$105,060 annually

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Job Classification

• Career Level: Sr. Operational
• FLSA: Exempt
• Job Function: Legal, Safety, & Protection
• Job Family: Environmental Health & Safety

Equal Employment Opportunity Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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