Lab Safety Manager

Job Requisition:

JR101769 Lab Safety Manager (Open)

Job Posting Title:

Lab Safety Manager

Department:

CC00036 WM001 | PROV | Provost's Office

Job Family:

Staff - Environmental Safety

Worker Sub-Type:

Regular (benefited)

Job Requisition Primary Location:

Boundary 208

Primary Job Posting Location:

Posting Location - William & Mary

Job Description Summary:

The Lab Safety Manager (LSM) is an on-site position supporting academic and research operations by providing leadership to ensure compliance and safe laboratory environments. Reporting to the Director of Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), the LSM collaborates with faculty, researchers, staff, and students to manage and improve programs in lab safety, biological safety, chemical safety, radiation safety, and laser safety. The LSM supervises the EH&S Specialist dedicated to lab safety programs.

The LSM supports personnel working in or affecting educational and research laboratories by providing safety services, leadership, and compliance oversight. The position manages laboratory safety programs and may assign or coordinate operational activities with the EH&S Specialist and, as needed, the broader EH&S Office.

The LSM supports the Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), and other safety committees by participating as a committee member, reviewing protocols, providing periodic inspections, offering technical safety expertise, reporting and investigating any significant research related accidents or illnesses, and assisting with related medical surveillance programs.

The LSM also serves as the institution’s Biological Safety Officer and Laser Safety Officer, meeting compliance requirements associated with duties designated in the current issuance of the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules and the American National Standards Institute, NIH Laser Safety Program, and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z136.1 and Z136.5 standards. The LSM will coordinate with institutional safety partners to support effective, consistent safety and compliance programs throughout all campuses.

Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, biology, chemistry, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, life sciences, or a related science or health and safety field.
• In-depth knowledge of OSHA, EPA, NIH, CDC, ANSI, and other regulations and industry standards.
• Advanced experience (typically 8 or more years) working in laboratory safety, a related field, or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training
• Intermediate experience (typically 5 or more years) in the field of biological safety.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse constituency.
• Ability to prioritize and manage concurrent tasks.
• Highly detail‑oriented with strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point).
• Ability to work within and manage data in a safety management software platform.
• Training, or ability to successfully take training within twelve months of hire, for OSHA 30-hour training, RCRA Hazardous Waste Management training, Shipping Hazmat by Ground (DOT), 40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations training.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in microbiology, biology, chemistry, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, life sciences, or a related science or health and safety field.
• Experience in higher education or research.
• Experience with radiation safety and laser safety programs.
• Professional certification (Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager, Registered Biosafety Professional, Radiation Safety Officer, Laser Safety Officer, or other recognized health and safety certification).

Conditions of Employment: 

• Position designated as essential to the operation of the department and may require reporting to work when the university is officially closed.
• The incumbent will be required to participate in the department’s on-call program and is required to work overtime and on weekends, as assigned.
• Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to safety glasses and goggles, gloves, face shield, lab coat, safety shoes, hearing protection, and respirator.

Duties: