Research Health & Safety Lead: Audits & Training

UAB group; United States; On-site; USD 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a Research Health and Safety Lead to conduct lab audits, ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, and generate corrective actions for researchers and staff. This role supports the Sr.

Safety Officer and mentors other safety specialists. Key duties include coordinating audit schedules, developing training modules, supervising student interns, summarizing findings for safety committees, and maintaining an audit database to drive continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental or Occupational Health Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering or a related field and three (3) years of related experience required.
• Driving record should meet University underwriting guidelines to drive University business vehicles.
• UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status.

Responsibilities

• Conducts laboratory audits to assess compliance with current UAB policies and applicable regulatory agencies.
• Coordinates audit schedules among applicable Research Safety staff and student interns to ensure inspections are completed on time.
• Supports the research safety program; identifies training needs and assists in development and delivery of training for staff and student interns.
• Leads, trains, and supports other safety specialists.
• Supervises student interns and schedules their time between inspections, chemical inventory, and other lab safety projects.
• Summarizes inspection findings for reports to institutional safety committees.

Skills

Problem solving

PC literacy

Environmental regulations

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Process improvement

Project management

Written and verbal communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental or Occupational Health Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering or related field

Job description

The University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a Research Health and Safety Lead to conduct lab audits, ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, and generate corrective actions for researchers and staff. This role supports the Sr.

Safety Officer and mentors other safety specialists. Key duties include coordinating audit schedules, developing training modules, supervising student interns, summarizing findings for safety committees, and maintaining an audit database to drive continuous