Job No. 155509
- Job Title:
- Program Manager, Research Chemical Safety and Assistant CHO
- Employer:
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Vanderbilt University
- Location:
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Nashville , TN
- Posting Date:
- 19-May-2025
- Description:
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Duties and Responsibilties:
Collaborate with EHSS leadership and a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to implement and continuously improve goals and initiatives in furthering research environmental health and safety. Engage and collaborate to provide support, education and outreach, while building productive relationships across the organization.
Lead the research chemical and physical safety team as well as various projects and initiatives. Ensure initiatives are grounded in areas of expertise, best practices, technical feasibility, and evidence-based research.
Develop and report on key performance indicators and progress dashboards.
Support the university community with compliance with all applicable safety and environmentally related laws, regulations, and granting agency expectations. Continuously review and maintain comprehensive knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and expectations. Stay abreast of and adopt best practices of peer institutions.
Contribute to development of policy and procedural documents intended to address existing and emerging EHSS needs.
Design, implement, and manage outreach, educational, and training materials for EHSS areas of expertise.
Possibly serve as a representative of EHSS or assist with the management of multiple committees, presentations, panels and other engagement activities.
Provide technical expert guidance to researchers on EHSS focus areas and support emergency response needs as appropriate.
Drive efficiency and effectiveness using safety informatics, metrics, databases, software and technology.
Adhere to EHSS standards to meet customer and administrative expectations.
Provide leadership and management of work planning and completion for chemical and physical safety staff.
Additional job responsibilities as needed and specific to area of expertise and focus in EHSS.
Supervisory Relationships:
This position will report to the Associate Director for Chemical Safety. This position will initially supervise three staff members and serve in a lead role on projects and activities carried out to support EHSS service efforts.
Qualifications:
A master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related field and/or other related technical specialty is strongly preferred; a baccalaureate degree is required.
Minimum 5 years of experience with a master’s degree in a role with principal responsibility in a research safety environment, minimum 8 years’ experience with a bachelor’s degree.
Certification as a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) is required. Other certifications preferred, such as Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Professional Engineer (PE) or other applicable certifications.
Supervisory experience managing a team of 3 or more is highly preferred.
Expert knowledge in research chemical safety, physical safety, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, research safety, electrical safety, hazardous waste, and environmental management theory, concepts, standards of performance, best practices, granting requirements, and regulations.
Ability to quickly and effectively respond to emergencies is required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop engaging online and in-person training materials, presentations, programmatic documents, procedures, and reports. Strong ability to deliver training and program-specific presentations in an efficient, effective, engaging, and innovative manner.
Advanced skills in Microsoft and Adobe products such as TEAMS, PowerPoint, excel, and Word are necessary. Articulate, Oracle, Tableau, web programming, social media, or database system skills a plus.
Experience with EHS Assistant software from Onsite Systems preferred.
Advanced data management, analytical, quantitative, technical, and problem-solving skills required.
Ability to quickly learn and adapt required.
Ability to successfully plan and execute multi-task and multi-project requirements and deliverables to meet objectives and deadlines strongly preferred.
Must have strong interpersonal communication and customer service skills.
Ability to build and maintain effective respectful and working relationships in a service-oriented environment with a diverse range of people and understand their needs and goals is required.
Ability to work effectively with others as a team as opposed to working separately or competitively is necessary. Ability to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue is required.
- Contact information:
- Vanderbilt University
- Nashville, TN 37240
- United States
- Employer's Website:
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