Laboratory/Biosafety Leader

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Pay

$105,060 annually

Benefits

• 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)