SENIOR SPECIALIST, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY, Research Compliance

Position Overview

The Senior Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety position is part of the Environmental Health & Safety Division of Occupational Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS). This position reports to the Director of Environmental Health and Safety at Boston University (BU). Primarily located on the BU Medical Campus (BUMED) with flexibility to support assignments across Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the BU Charles River Campus (CRC) as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Executes safety program initiatives by conducting inspections, maintaining related records, and implementing injury and illness prevention programs designed to protect campus employees and visitors.
• Develops and delivers training programs on a variety of health and safety topics while providing campus-wide occupational safety education to support organizational safety goals.
• Supports BMC environment of care rounds and contributes to the BMC Safety Committee.
• Oversees and implements multiple OSHA and compliance programs including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, hazard communication, machine shop safety, bloodborne pathogen protocols, and powered industrial truck operation.
• Provides essential support to construction and fire safety programs at both BUMC and BMC, ensuring that safety standards are maintained across all campus activities and projects.

Required Skills

• Holds a Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in a related field and has a minimum of three years of relevant environmental health and safety experience.
• Ability to respond to emergencies on campus during off-hours, including weekends and holidays, as a member of the rotating on-call emergency response team.
• Obtains or already possesses 40-hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) certification.
• Completes a pre-placement physical questionnaire and undergoes on-site physical and medical surveillance upon hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Holds one or more professional certifications including Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or Certified Health and Safety Professional (CHSP).

Salary Information

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The expected hiring range is from a minimum of $78,000.00 to a maximum of $83,000.00.