Job Description Summary:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a world-renowned scientific research organization located on the North Shore of Long Island, is seeking a motivated Senior Safety Specialist to join our Environmental Health & Safety team. The ideal candidate will provide support to scientific staff in the areas of environmental health and safety and emergency response.
Other responsibilities include:
- Performs all the essential duties and responsibilities of a safety technician and safety specialist when required.
- Assists with regulatory inspections conducted by the EPA, DEC, DOH, OFPC, NCFM, and OSHA.
- Provides training in environmental and occupational safety to all members of laboratory staff.
- Develops, writes, and implements safety programs to maintain compliance with various regulatory agencies, such as OSHA, EPA, DEC, and DOH.
- Identifies and recommends solutions to environmental and occupational hazards at the Laboratory.
- Serves as a key member of the Laboratory's emergency response team
- Surveys laboratory areas and equipment for hazardous conditions and contamination.
- Performs additional tasks and duties as directed by the Director or Manager of Environmental Health and Safety.
- Maintains implements and performs environmental and occupational monitoring and dosimetry programs. Specifies and orders safety supplies and equipment.
- Schedules EH&S services with outside vendors and directly oversees all hazardous waste disposal operations.
- Supervises and directs Hazardous Waste Technician(s).
- Performs additional tasks and duties as directed by the Manager(s) and Director of Environmental Health and Safety.
Essential Duties Summary:
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent EH&S-related experience.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: Two years' experience in environmental health and safety is preferred. Must have a valid driver. Must be able to occasionally work after hours and on weekends to attend required training, seminars, or respond to hazardous material emergencies. Desirable to have certification in CPR/First Aid and use of an AED.
We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits program, including medical and dental insurance and access to an affordable and licensed on-site childcare center. In addition, CSHL Meetings and Courses program provides an opportunity for interacting with a broad range of researchers and exposure to timely advances in many areas of scientific research.
Candidates from non-traditional and/or underrepresented backgrounds, broadly defined, are strongly encouraged to apply.
You are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition to your employment at the Laboratory, except in instances where you have a qualifying medical condition or sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance that is contrary to receiving the vaccine. You will be required to provide proof of your vaccination on your first day of employment.
Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and educational institution with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and bioinformatics.
CSHL is a private, not-for-profit institution in New York and has been home to eight Nobel Prize winners. Today, CSHL's multidisciplinary scientific community is bolstered by more than 600 researchers and its Scientific Meetings & Courses Program, which hosts more than 9,000 scientists from around the world each year on its campus. Website:
https://www.cshl.edu
CSHL is an EO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. VEVERRA
Position Category: Environmental Health & Safety
Education Required: Undergraduate Degree
Experience Required: 1 - 3 Years
Job Status: Full Time
