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Description

Reporting to the Biosafety Officer, you will work to implement the comprehensive biosafety program for VIDO at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This entails implementing the biological safety, biocontainment, biosecurity, and medical surveillance programs. The Associate Biosafety Officer will assist the Biosafety Officer in communicating with research personnel, the University of Saskatchewan Safety Resources Office, and Canadian regulatory agencies to ensure that VIDO meets all regulatory requirements, minimizes environmental risks, and protects human health.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assisting with programs supporting work involving risk group 2, 3 and 4 pathogens. Also required is conducting local risk assessments for work with human and animal pathogens, laboratory audits, pathogen inventory audits, respiratory protection assessment, training and fit testing, biosafety training, coordinating importation of regulated biological materials, medical surveillance, annual validation testing of autoclave cycles and biosafety cabinets, and hazardous waste disposal.
Education Required:
        Bachelors degree in biological sciences

Experience Required:
        Minimum 3  5 years experience
        Experience in a research, teaching, or diagnostic laboratory with emphasis in microbiology, molecular biology, virology, genetics, public health, or related field
        Good understanding of the principles and practices used in biological and microbiological sciences
        Experience in the application of biological safety principles and practices
        Experience applying working knowledge of regulatory requirements for work with regulated biological materials and dealing with relevant federal, provincial, and local regulatory agencies (PHAC, CFIA, Environment Canada, Transport Canada, Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety, University of Saskatchewan Safety Resources)