UK Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Biosafety Manager

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UK Environment Health & Safety (EHS) Biosafety Manager

The UK Environment Health & Safety (EHS) Biosafety Manager provides expert leadership and assurance for the management of biological risks across UK R&D operations. The role acts as the UK focal point for biosafety governance Biological Safety Officer (BSO) capability regulatory engagement and operational support ensuring that work involving biological agents GMOs and advanced biological technologies is conducted safely compliantly and efficiently.

The role operates as a senior technical specialist within UK EHSS R&D working closely with site EHS teams scientific leaders and enabling functions to embed proportionate riskbased biosafety controls that support delivery while maintaining regulatory and organisational addition the role provides general EHS support across assigned UK R&D sites and business areas contributing to broader health safety and environmental management activities as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the UK subject matter expert for biosafety and biological risk management across R&D activities offering expert advice and guidance on work involving biological agents GMOs viral vectors cell and gene therapy platforms and related technologies.
• Lead the development implementation and ongoing improvement of the UK Biosafety Management System ensuring compliance with GSK standards and legal requirements and overseeing biosafety governance activities such as approval pathways deviations incidents and corrective actions.
• Review and assure biological risk assessments containment strategies and operational controls making certain they are suitable sufficient and risk-based and monitor biosafety performance indicators and trends reporting assurance and improvement actions to UK EHSS leadership.
• Provide functional leadership and mentoring to site Genetically Modified Safety Committee representatives ensuring role clarity competence and consistency of approach and promote a strong biosafety culture through training communication and technical leadership.
• Represent the business during biosafety-related inspections audits and engagements with regulators and competent authorities acting as the primary UK point of contact for biosafety regulatory interactions including notifications inspections and formal correspondence.
• Support scientific and operational teams through early engagement on new or changing activities contribute to the development and deployment of EHS standards ensuring practical local implementation and provide general EHS support to UK R&D sites including broader health safety and environmental risks.

Why you

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Degree in a relevant scientific or professional discipline (e.g. biology microbiology virology biotechnology or biomedical sciences NEBOSH diploma or level 5/6 equivalent EHS related qualification)
• Proven ability to influence senior scientific and operational stakeholders using riskbased judgement
• Strong working knowledge of UK biosafety legislation and regulatory expectations
• Ability to build trusted relationships with scientists EHS professionals and senior leaders
• Provides calm credible leadership during complex or sensitive risk discussions

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary just preferred if you do not have them please still apply:

• Formal Biological Safety Officer (BSO) or equivalent biosafety training
• Extensive practical experience in biosafety or biological risk management within regulated R&D or pharmaceutical environments
• Membership of a recognised professional body such as the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research (ISTR) or equivalent
• Experience supporting HSE inspections and regulatory submissions related to biosafety
• Experience working across multiple sites or diverse scientific portfolios

Behaviours and Leadership Expectations

• Applies evidencebased judgement to balance scientific innovation compliance and risk
• Drives continuous improvement without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
• Acts as a visible role model for highquality biosafety and EHS practice

Closing Date for Applications 4th May (COB)

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