Biological Safety Officer

UCL is one of the UK’s leading research-led universities,

encompassing a community of some 27,000 staff and students

based in central London with an estate of over 350 buildings.

A global institution, and home to Europe’s biggest medical

school, the University collaborates with some of the biggest

names in the bio-medical, engineering and physical sciences

research arena, and is engaged in a number of hugely exciting

developments. Given the highly diverse and complex nature of

UCL’s science and other research activities, the effective

management of health and safety is of paramount importance

and a substantial challenge. UCL seeks to appoint a

knowledgeable and motivated individual to the post of Deputy

Head of Safety and Biological Safety Officer. Reporting to the

Head of Safety you will be responsible for advice and executive

action in respect of health and safety throughout the University.

As UCL’s Biological Safety Officer you will be required to provide

advice and expertise in the field of bio-safety and bio-security

covering work with dangerous pathogens, toxins, and genetically

modified organisms. The ideal candidate will work with the Head

of Safety to engender a safety culture that is both pro-active in

approach and collaborative in delivery to all members of the

University’s community and will need to possess the leadership

and influencing skills to bring about these improvements in a

pragmatic way. You will be a Chartered Member of IOSH and

have several years experience as a Biological Safety Officer in a

medical/pharmaceutical/ university environment and be familiar

with the challenges faced by scientific research-led institutions in

this specialist advisory capacity.

Further details and an application pack for this position can be

found on www.ucl.ac.uk/efd/jobs. Applications should be

submitted by CV together with further information which can be

down loaded from: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/

docs/download_forms/recruitment_selection_I.doc, letter of

application, and the names of at least two referees, including

current/last employer to: Ms Sarah Wisbey, Estates and Facilities

Division, University College London, Gower Street, London

WC1E 6BT. Applications should be marked “Deputy Head of

Safety and Biological Safety Officer Application”.

We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an

ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this

level. This is in line with section 48 of the Sex Discrimination Act

and section 38 of the Race Relations Act.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 14th August 2009.