Assistant Director of Biosafety
Tulane University

Job Info

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Assistant Director of BiosafetyOffice of Biosafety, Biocontainment and Quality Assurance

Location: Covington, LA

Summary

The Assistant Director of Biosafety is responsible for the implementation of the Tulane University Biosafety Program at Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) under the supervision of the Executive Director of Biosafety. The Assistant Director provides services directly to TNPRC personnel through field consultations, technical assistance, training, data collection and analysis. The employee is responsible for development of a comprehensive biosafety program at Tulane University in accordance with federal, state, local regulations and university policy. The employee may be delegated supervision of biosafety staff by the Executive Director of Biosafety.
The Assistant Director of Biosafety should have experience working within a matrix management organization, since he/she will need to facilitate interactions among the relevant parties with shared responsibility for aspects of biological safety. This includes Tulane University units of Occupational Health (TNPRC and New Orleans Campuses), Veterinary Medicine/Division of Comparative Medicine, Comparative Pathology, Campus Services, Information Technology, Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) and Tulane University Police Department, and all researchers/investigators utilizing infectious agents. The Assistant Director will work with stakeholders to maintain and promote a "customer service" and shared accountability culture.

Required Qualifications

* Master's Degree in safety, industrial hygiene, microbiology, molecular biology, biology, public health or other related discipline is required, along with relevant experience working as a laboratorian or research scientist in a biological laboratory.* Five (5) years of experience as a biosafety professional.

Preferred Qualifications

* Doctoral degree in safety, industrial hygiene, microbiology, molecular biology, biology, public health or other related discipline.* Experience in a University research environment.* Background working directly with rDNA or infectious materials in laboratories registered for use of select agents, BSL3/ABSL3 or other high consequence biological pathogens.* 10 years of experience as a biosafety professional.

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