Job Description

The Core Research Associate II is responsible for the daily operations of the BSL-3 Biocontainment CoRE and serves as a resource to support and promote safe work practices and regulatory compliance. Under the direction of the BSL-3 Biocontainment CoRE Director, the successful candidate will develop, implement, and continually evaluate a facility maintenance program and ensure that research activities involving biological agents, including biological select agents, comply with institutional policies and city, state, and federal regulations.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates will possess a bachelor’s degree in a science or related discipline (e.g., physical, biological or health sciences, occupational health and safety, environmental health, etc.).

• Three or more years of experience in a biosafety, research, clinical, or related technical field; and

• Three or more years of experience with performing research in a BSL-3 laboratory.

• Demonstrated history of performing research in a BSL-3 laboratory;

• Demonstrated history of animal care/use experience;

• Demonstrated experience in lab safety preferred;

• Ability to conduct work in high-containment environments, including with respiratory protection;

• Ability to pass a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) by the Department of Justice and obtain/maintain authorization from the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP); and

Minimum Certification Requirements

• Federal Emergency Management Agency Introduction to the Incident Command System, (ICS 100 course) and Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response (ICS 200 course) certification;

• Hazmat & Waste Ground Shipper Certification (DOT); and

• Registered Biosafety Professional certification (ABSA, International)

Responsibilities

• Assists the BSL-3 Biocontainment CoRE Director in the overall management of the biocontainment facilities, including enhanced and conventional biocontainment facilities and arthropod biocontainment facility;

• Plans, directs, and oversees daily administrative and operational activities for the BSL-3 Biocontainment CoRE, a large multi-investigator operation with 20+ investigators;

• Serves as the primary point of contact for the CoRE emergencies and alarms, including coordination of emergency responses with appropriate departments, first responders, and facility occupants;

• Oversees and maintains the secure database for documentation of all CoRE users, which consists of documentation of facility maintenance program, training records, authorization for biocontainment research, PPD/vaccine status, keycard access, drills and exercises, and incident reports;

• Coordinates the facility maintenance program, including identifying, investigating, and resolving facility problems and conflicts; oversees appropriate compliance, maintenance, and certification of technical equipment and facility infrastructure; oversees annual verification of the facilities; and oversees pest management issues;

• Assists with the development and modification of CoRE standard operating procedures (SOP) to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, policies, and procedures;

• Ensures registration of all CoRE escorted visitors and provides escorted access to the CoRE facilities for visitors, support personnel, and contractors;

• Assists with the development of the training program and provides initial and refresher training to CoRE users;

• Participates in facility inspections with the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and Environmental Health & Safety (EnvH&S);

• Participates in regulatory inspections by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation;

• Provides oversight for all animal care and use operations within the BSL-3 according to IACUC standards;

• Reconciles BSL-3 Program expenditures, income, and budget; provides information to Biocontainment CoRE Director and Senior Director, Shared Research Resources and Core Administration to develop an annual operational budget;

• Maintains a regular presence in the facility to monitor research activities and provide research-specific training;

• Maintains the confidentiality of all personal and research information.

About Us

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.

• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”

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Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $58824 - $88236 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.