Principal Safety Specialist -

Ideal candidate will have skills / experience with safety experience implementing and/or managing  large projects, contracts, contractors, committee support, etc.

SUMMARY 

The primary purpose of the Principal Safety Specialist position is to provide technical expertise to resolve safety issues involving MD Anderson workforce members, visitors, patients, and contractors. Performs and completes special projects as assigned or as needed to address institutional safety issues. Maintains knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and national guidelines, relevant to section functions and responsibilities. Completes environmental and safety policy review and developments risk assessment, incident investigations, report writing and presentations to management in order to communicate risk and solutions. Facilitates cross- functional teams within division, department and institution in the implementation and maintenance of institutional safety policies, procedures, standards and best practices. Responsible for assessing compliance, health and safety risks associated with projects and changes in operations. Employee will be responsible for developing engineering, administrative and other controls to mitigate the risks.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Recognize, Evaluate and Mitigate Hazards

Recognizes, evaluates and controls hazards related to laboratory safety programs at MD Anderson. Serves in an advisory capacity and reports, monitors, and mitigates discrepancies in departmental, institutional, and regulatory guidelines, policies, and standard operating procedures. Acts as a lead for hazardous material emergency management efforts for the Houston campuses. Supports the institutional emergency plan for these facilities. Acts as a technical expert to determine health & safety requirements needed to perform departmental, divisional and institutional activities. Manages contracts; develops and maintains the annual, quarterly, and monthly budget for assigned contracts. Follows departmental and institutional standard operating procedures as it relates to all areas of environmental health and safety (i.e., hazardous wastes, training, inspections, monitoring, etc.).

Compliance

Manages the daily work of those assigned. Ensures their work is in compliance with all procedures, rules, and regulations as it relates to their job function. Participates in Institutional Biosafety Committee with protocol reviews and committee support. Initiates, develops, and implements new policies, procedures or programs necessary to effectively and efficiently comply with regulations. Ensures compliance with applicable policies, procedures and laws/regulations.

Program Support and Implementation 

Consults and assists applicable departments in developing design and construction plans for laboratory, pharmacy, GMP and other specially designed spaces. Reviews FARs and design documents, provide comments, and serves as a subject matter expert on building design. Identifies programs in need of improvement or special projects needed to address institutional safety issues related to the Laboratory Safety program, develops program mitigation strategies and completes implements. Responsible for monitoring program compliance outcomes. Manages and supervises the safety technicians daily duties. A requirement of this position is to be competent and expected to enter data into mobile devices while working away from your workstation, where wi-fi is available. In areas where wi-fi is not available, data is expected to be entered or uploaded at the earliest opportunity