Safety and Occupational Health Manager

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As a global leader in public health & health promotion, CDC is the agency Americans trust with their lives.

In addition to our everyday work, each CDC employee has a role in supporting public health emergency management, whether through temporary assignments to emergency responses or sustaining other CDC programs and activities while colleagues respond.

Join our team to use your talent, training, & passion to help CDC continue as the world's premier public health organization.

Visit www.cdc.gov All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level, which must include the following experience: providing guidance on biosafety, chemical, and radiation safety programs, including select agent environments, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders; evaluating laboratory operations and conducting inspections, risk assessments, and investigations to ensure compliance with federal regulations, CDC policies, and good laboratory practices (GLP); developing standard operating procedures (SOPs), training and analyzing laboratory processes to improve safety, compliance, and operational effectiveness.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

As a Safety and Occupational Health Manager you will: Serve as the principal advisor on biosafety, chemical including select agents, and radiation safety to ensure laboratory operations comply with federal regulations, CDC policies, and good laboratory practices (GLP).

Evaluate laboratory processes, procedures, and specimen management practices and recommends improvements to enhance safety, quality, and operational effectiveness.

Conduct laboratory safety inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations involving biological, chemical, and radiological hazards.

Develop and implement safety policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and guidance materials to support regulatory compliance and safe laboratory practices.

Coordinate and implement comprehensive laboratory safety programs and serves as liaison with internal CDC safety offices and regulatory partners.

Provide safety training and technical guidance to laboratory personnel and stakeholders to promote compliance and reduce risk.