Lab EHS Safety Officer/Scientist

Job Description

BioPhase Solutions specializes in recruiting top talented professionals for Southern California's Scientific community. We are currently looking for an Lab EHS Safety Officer/Scientist to work for an Orange County area medical device company.

Salary: $70-95k

Responsibilities:

Lab Safety Officer, Primary Major Responsibilities

Establishes calibration, maintenance, warranty, service contract, and access to operator manuals for all BSL2 common equipment

Upkeep of chemical inventory lists

Keep PPE and consumable laboratory supplies appropriately stocked and organized

Order specific laboratory supplies and work with other team members on placing orders on reoccurring stock items

Review companywide chemical purchases, ensures MSDS sheets are kept up to date, organized, and easily accessible

Ensure all personnel in the lab have adequate access to PPE

Schedule shared lab space or common lab equipment use time for staff.

Ensures the lab is organized

Maintains service contract records and renewals of essential lab instruments/equipment

Either directly trains or schedules training for lab personnel on the correct use of lab equipment

Responsible for coordinating chemical and biowaste disposal based on the county, state and federal regulations

Ensures that employees have all resources at their disposal to follow industry standards and safety regulations for handling and disposing of chemical and biohazardous materials.

Maintain comprehensive maintenance and upkeep of laboratory infrastructure including:

Partnering with Facilities and Quality to ensure upkeep of all Laboratory safety equipment (fire extinguishers, safety eye wash, etc.) to the appropriate calibration and maintenance schedules

Maintains and upkeeps large laboratory equipment, including chemical fume hoods and biosafety cabinets.

Quality standards and procedures for laboratory operations

Laboratory safety equipment, including fire extinguishers, safety showers, eyewash stations

Laboratory safety enclosures, including fume hoods, biosafety cabinets, PCR Workstations, etc.

Appropriate chemical storage, including secondary containment, and an up-to-date chemical inventory

PPE access for all personnel in the lab

Maintains security standards within the laboratory

Maintains contamination monitoring within the laboratory and gowning rooms

Monitors utilization of equipment and provides ongoing guidance to lab staff on the safe and appropriate use of equipment

Assist with other responsibilities and/or projects as the need arises.

Scientist, Secondary Major Responsibilities

Responsible for handling biological specimens (BSL2), following experimental procedures and protocols

Prepares reagents and solutions as directed, using appropriate procedural and documentation methods

Design thoughtful and informative experiments (with the assistance of experienced colleagues)

Execute various PCR-based experiments and analysis of raw data generated

Recording of experimental data in an electronic LabArchive lab notebook following good laboratory notebook practices to ensure proper traceability

Assist other colleagues with additional laboratory work as needed

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, or related field

5+ years of cumulative experience working in either a chemical or BSL2 laboratory

Very familiar with Chemical and Biohazard safety rules and regulations; preferred to have prior certification in chemical safety, bloodborne pathogen safety, Hazwoper, OSHA 30, or related

Comfortable with working in a BSL2 laboratory environment

Effective use of LabArchive, Excel, PowerPoint, Word required

Excellent communication skills to plan and obtain buy-in for lab management

Can multitask and coordinate duties of both LSO and Scientist I

Ability to quickly deploy new equipment and technology for the BSL2 lab

Demonstrated knowledge of laboratory safety regulations and Good Laboratory Practice

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