Job Title: Science Compliance, Health and Safety and Ethics Manager
Location: Stevenage
Job Type: Permanent
At LifeArc, we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about making life science life changing that can improve patients’ lives.
A bit about the role:
To be responsible for LifeArc’s compliance to the Health and Safety Executive and promote a positive H&S and compliance culture throughout LifeArc’s sites
To perform the task of the Biological Safety Officer (BSO) for the Stevenage and The Crick sites, being responsible for compliance to Human Tissue Authority, The Home Office and other governing bodies. To be responsible for Ethics throughout LifeArc’s science activities
Principal responsibilities include:
Delegated responsibility for all sites’ H&S and scientific compliance.
Develop and implement all H&S procedures and documentation within remit and ensure they are current and compliant.
Provide H&S induction, training and advise on best practice.
Management of fire safety measures.
Perform safety inspections, investigate breaches or accidents.
Where applicable, identify and liaise with scientists requiring health surveillance due to human tissue work and other potential hazards.
Maintain diary for licence renewal, compliance returns and act when appropriate
Provides technical and strategic Health and Safety guidance to the whole of LifeArc.
Proactively influence a positive Health and Safety culture across LifeArc and advise on the achievement of best practice in health and safety and compliance.
Act as in-house expert in these areas of work, providing advice as necessary to all scientists
Follow risk and governance controls as well as highlighting areas for improvement within department
Keep up to date with legislation and best practice in this area of work.
To be responsible for Ethics throughout LifeArc’s scientific activities
About you:
Education & experience required:
NEBOSH Diploma, Grad/Tech IOSH (or equivalent) required
Recent Biological Safety officer qualification required
Educated to A Level (or equivalent) with a further qualification in science desired
Experience in a laboratory H&S and Compliance required
Experience participating in a Health & Safety and Ethics Committees desired
Skills & abilities:
A demonstrated and sound knowledge of legislation covering health and safety and compliance requirements in this area of work
BSO/GMO, Ethics committees and Human tissue experience required
Experience with Animal Licences required
Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
Confident verbal and written communicator.
Ability to carry out audits and inspections required
Works well with others
About us:
At LifeArc, our ambition is to make life science life changing. We do this by advancing scientific discoveries beyond the lab, faster, so that they can shape the next generation of diagnostics, treatments, and cures.
Working at the cutting edge of translational science and as the early-stage translation specialists, we progress scientific discoveries on their journey to becoming a medicine, diagnostic or intervention that can improve patients’ lives. Our work begins by seeking out innovative science, then helping to develop this to a point where there is a clinical and commercial pathway for others to invest the time and money to take it further forward.
What we can offer you:
Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.
Join us, and you’ll have the scope to be creative and take measured risks. You’ll be rewarded for your curiosity, for working as one team, and for learning fast. And you’ll have everything you need to be your best every day.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated in building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate and you may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with it.