Occupational Safety Officer

We are seeking an Occupational Safety Officer. Position involves all aspects of laboratory safety including promoting safe lab areas and staff attitudes toward safe work habits, assessing laboratory safety and compliance, and educating the JHU research community on safety requirements, expectations, and compliance assistance.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Schedule and perform laboratory and animal research lab safety surveys on the various campuses of Johns Hopkins Institutions including East Baltimore, Homewood, Bayview, and other campuses as necessary.
• Perform surveys of off campus sites as needed.
• Document survey data and follow up on any necessary corrective actions.
• Communicate survey results to the appropriate departmental administrative staff.
• Perform return surveys as necessary to ensure laboratory safety and compliance.
• Collect and update databases with laboratory survey data, investigator and departmental contact information, and observed maintenance issues.
• Document laboratory research information including chemical stock inventories, biological agents in use, fume hood and biosafety cabinet certification and other relevant safety equipment information.
• Serve as a laboratory safety advisor for laboratory and administrative staff.
• Provide information regarding general laboratory safety as well as specific chemical and biological safety issues.
• Assist staff in creating safe laboratory environments and work attitudes.
• Provide onsite laboratory safety consultation.
• Disseminate safety materials including signage and informational documents.
• Develop and present laboratory safety training programs that cover general laboratory safety, chemical safety, and biological safety.
• Present bloodborne pathogen and other safety training as needed including onsite training for specific laboratories or special needs.
• Investigate laboratory incidents, reports of non-compliance, and other safety issues that may arise.
• Assist with the completion of Environmental Compliance Assurances as required for Department of Defense funding.
• Research investigator safety status and provide safety compliance assurance documents including reviews of bloodborne pathogen training, biosafety research registrations, hazardous chemical registrations, and laboratory survey history.
• Perform an annual review of the JHU safety website information and applicable JHU safety protocols and policies to ensure information available to the JHU community is current and accurate.
• Be available off hours for emergency response if needed in the event of a lab incident.
• Perform other duties as required.

• A college Degree in a Scientific Discipline is required. Advanced degrees are a plus.
• Requires a minimum of two years of research lab experience. Experience with chemical fume hoods and biological safety cabinets is expected.
  

• Knowledge of some chemical or biological safety standards is also expected.
  

• The candidate should be able to lift 25 pounds and roll carts and/or HEPA filter equipment between rooms and buildings. The position requires extensive walking/travel from lab to lab and building to building.

• Knowledge of OSHA rules is a plus as is any experience with chemical safety, BSL3 facilities or animal facilities.
• Attendance at supplemental classes regarding lab safety training will be expected, provided free of charge, and will occur during working hours.

Other

• Research laboratory experience is required.
• The candidate should be familiar with the daily workings of a laboratory and understand the internal and external issues at play in such an environment.
• Candidate will be required to enter laboratory and animal holding/procedural spaces.

Classified Title: Occupational Safety Officer 
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: Min $62,300 - Max $109,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 37.5 M-F 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: Environmental Safety 
Personnel area: University Administration 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Accommodation Information

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit accessibility.jhu.edu.

Johns Hopkins has mandated COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, as applicable. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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