Director of Operations and ARO
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About The Position
The Director of Operations (DO) at the University of Chicago (UC) Hyde Park Campus manages the University's Laboratory inspection program, emergency response and hazmat shipping program, and is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of a comprehensive laboratory hazard control program to ensure a safe environment for research and teaching laboratories. This includes providing technical guidance, training, and inspective/risk analysis of hazards and related operational issues that may arise in university laboratories operating at Biosafety Levels 1-3 (BSL_), and Animal Biosafety Level 1-3 (ABSL_). The DO manages a team of Laboratory Safety Specialists, and works closely with the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), the HTRL Institutional Biosafety Committee (HTRL-IBC), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Animal Resources Center, the Office of Environmental Health & Safety, Medical Center Environmental Health & Safety, UC faculty, staff, and students to coordinate services, review facilities, and provide appropriate safety training and technical support as necessary. The DO manages all aspects of Laboratory inspections, Incident Response, and hazardous material shipping, including communications related to the program, both internally within the program and externally with the NIH, CDC and USDA. The DO is also appointed as an Alternate Responsible Official for UC's Federal Select Agent Program at the Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory (HTRL) on the Argonne campus. The DO also leads the University of Chicago's Hyde Park emergency response team for situations involving hazardous agents and/or potentially hazardous materials.
