Director, Lab Safety, Compliance, Integrity (LabSci) & Operations

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity for a Director, Laboratory Safety, Compliance & Integrity (

) & Vivarium Operations in the Office of Research Administration. If you are looking for an opportunity to work at a beautiful university campus with lots of perks including free parking and access to a top of the line athletic facility, look no further! At Brandeis we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances.  If you hope to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition benefits for employees, dependents and spouses.  Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

Brandeis University’s encompasses an array of inter-related programs to provide infrastructure, administration, and support to the Laboratory Safety, Compliance & Integrity team as well as to the research community. Such programs include (but are not limited to) the Animal Care & Use Program including the IACUC and the vivarium (Foster Biomedical Research Laboratory), the Biosafety Program and Institutional Biosafety Committee, the Controlled Substances Program, the Radiation & Laser Safety Program, the Laboratory Safety Program, including safety oversight of other core research facilities, as well as the Responsible Conduct of Research Program. The LabSCI team is responsible for maintaining full compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, institutional policies and guidelines, and implementing best practices to ensure that research is conducted safely and ethically.

As the leader of the LabSCI team within the Office of Research Administration, the Director, LabSCI & Vivarium Operations is responsible for providing leadership and institutional oversight of the day-to-day management of all the programs and facilities under the LabSCI team’s purview and maintaining the office’s reputation for superior support to our research community and impeccable records with our regulators and accreditors. Rooted in a deep and continuously updated understanding of all federal, state, and local regulations as well as institutional guidelines, the Director will work collaboratively with the Associate Provost for Research Administration and the Vice Provost for Research to develop policies and programs and lead their implementation at Brandeis University.  This work will often require the Director to work horizontally across cross-functional teams and manage projects involving indirect reports from other departments within the university.  They will also represent the university in various external professional forums. This role requires technical knowledge and experience rooted in a deep, nuanced, and continuously-updated understanding of applicable laws, regulations, and best practices in all aspects of laboratory safety, biosafety, chemical hygiene, radiation safety, laboratory animal welfare as well as the fiscal and operational management of animal and research facilities to cultivate a culture of safety and compliance in the teaching and research labs, vivarium, and core research facilities to support Brandeis’ dual mission as a top teaching and research institution.

Responsibilities:

Laboratory Safety, Compliance & Integrity Program Oversight (50%)

• Strategic Leadership Provides strategic leadership, communications, and oversight for the university’s laboratory safety programs, cultivating a culture of excellence, safety, cleanliness, compliance, and ethical research among the laboratory personnel through the development of effective policies, procedures, training programs, and a laboratory safety program.  Leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of Brandeis’ laboratory safety strategy, aligning laboratory operations with best practices and regulatory requirements.   Works with ORA & VPR leadership to establish and prioritize work plans for the LabSCI team and long-range goals for the enhancement of LabSCI programs.  Continually assesses the current state of research and pursues a strategic plan that supports future strategic growth as it pertains to these programs, including programmatic needs and necessary compliance initiatives.

• Program Development and Management Works with campus stakeholders including the Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), the Laboratory Safety Committee, and other school, division, and department contacts to evaluate, implement, review annually, and make updates, as needed, to the Chemical Hygiene Plan and Laboratory Safety Manual.  Serves as an ex officio member on the Laboratory Safety Committee and may serve in an advisory capacity on other regulatory compliance committees (i.e. IBC, IRB, IBC, Laser/Radiation Safety, etc.). Responsible for the Laboratory