Facilities
Manager
Location:
Columbia, MO
Date Available: Immediately
Salary: Commensurate with experience
The University of Missouri
is seeking to hire a Facilities Manager for its Regional Biocontainment
Laboratory. This is a full-time, fixed-term, 12-month position
with renewal at the discretion of the Director. Under the direction
of the RBL Director/Associate Director, the BSL-3 Facility Manager
provides technical guidance to faculty and staff regarding facilities,
work practices and equipment for protection of personnel, laboratories
and environment from biological hazards in accordance with applicable
University policies and state and federal laws. The BSL-3 manager
plans, organizes, schedules and manages operation of the Biosafety
Level 3 (BSL-3) and Animal Biosafety Level 3 (ABSL-3) containment
facilities and works extensively in consultation with appropriate
University health and safety offices.
Duties:
Oversight of
University's BSL3 Research Readiness
• Reviews experiment
design, protocols and procedures and conducts risk assessments;
assists faculty in development of protocols to ensure safe practices
• Reviews research
grant applications, proposals, and activities involving hazardous
materials and recombinant DNA to ensure safe practices in support
of the University's BSL3 Research Readiness Committee, IBC and
IRB Committees. The BSL3 Manager will coordinate with the IBC,
the University's Biosafety Officer and the Office of Occupational
Health & Safety to implement approved practices and procedures
• Identifies
individuals for participation in Occupational Health and Safety
Program
• Regularly reviews
and updates Facility Operations & Management Manual in consultation
with appropriate health and safety offices as well as facilitlies
maintenance and utilities personnel.
• Coordinates
with the Responsible Official to enforce all aspects of the
federal Select Agent Regulation
• Coordinates
with appropriate facilities staff in the review of plans for
laboratory renovation of existing facilities to assure adherence
to current biosafety and biosecurity practices
BSL3 Facilities
& Equipment Management
• Inspects research
facilities for compliance with regulations and University policies
and procedures pertaining to use, handling, and disposal of
potential biohazards and recombinant DNA
• Approves access
of trained personnel to use facilities
• Schedules use
of facility
• Coordinates
with the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Energy
Management, District maintenance staff, and outside contractors
to annually test and re-certify containment equipment and the
facility
• Together with
the Biosafety Officer, Principal Investigators and RBL Director
determines if/when facility decontamination is needed and the
type of decontamination. Coordinates decontamination activities.
• Coordinates
scheduling of building and equipment maintenance procedures.
• Monitors the
operation of facilities equipment and coordinates with MU facilities
staff where non-routine maintenance and repairs are needed.
• Responds (on
call) to off normal incidents in the facility.
BSL3 Lab Operations
• Develop and
provide biological safety training for faculty, staff and students;
• Train personnel
on safe work practices in a BSL/ABSL-3 laboratory in accordance
with applicable federal, state, granting agency regulations
and institutional policies and procedures.
• Maintains training
records specific to level 3 containment facilities;
• In consultation
with appropriate health and safety offices, investigates accidents
in regard to Biosafety issues and develops corrective action
plans;
• Develops and
implements emergency response procedures for incidents involving
biohazardous agents and materials; run periodic drills to test
readiness, coordinating with the Department of Environmental
Health and Safety and/or other offices as appropriate
• Responds (on
call) to hazardous materials incidents as appropriate
• Advises on
and assures compliance with federal, state and institutional
regulations and guidelines;
• Provides compliance
reporting as required by health and safety offices
• Consults on
containment laboratory operations and security
• Perform inspections
of delivery vehicles and oversees building security operations.
Qualifications
• Doctoral degree
required in microbiology or related field;
• Minimum of
2 years post-doctoral experience, preferably in infectious disease
or biological safety;
• Experience
working in BSL-3 containment laboratories strongly preferred;
• Experience
working with or managing select agents research is strongly
preferred;
• Documented
management and supervisory experience;
• Working knowledge
of NIH and CDC guidelines for biosafety, recombinant DNA and
select agent research;
• Excellent verbal,
written, computer, and interpersonal skills;
Special
Requirements
Ability to respond
and move rapidly and frequently without restrictions, transport
up to 30 pounds or more, and wear respiratory protection, including
SCBA's. Any offer of, as well as continued employment in the
position, is contingent upon successful completion of a DOJ/FBI
Security Risk Assessment for individuals seeking access to select
biological agents and toxins.