Lab Safety Officer

Lab Safety Officer — Helix Therapeutics

Boston, MA | April 2023 – Present

• Administered daily safety operations and Chemical Hygiene Plans for 24 active laboratories, reducing occupational safety incident rates by 42% over a 24-month period.
• Directed the disposal of 14,000 pounds of hazardous chemical and biological waste annually, optimizing pickup routes to reduce vendor service costs by 18%.
• Designed and facilitated monthly safety onboarding and hazard communication seminars for 180+ researchers, achieving a 98% first-attempt safety assessment pass rate.
• Audited chemical storage safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) compliance across 15 departments, resolving 100% of the 85 identified hazards within 48 hours.

Associate EHS Specialist — Nova Research Institute

Cambridge, MA | August 2020 – March 2023

• Maintained the facility chemical inventory of 6,200+ compounds using SciShield, reducing data reconciliation errors by 35% through weekly barcode audits.
• Coordinated safety inspections for 12 biology and chemistry research laboratories, ensuring 100% compliance with OSHA Laboratory Standards and EPA guidelines.
• Investigated 14 minor chemical spills and near-miss incidents, authoring corrective action reports that improved laboratory emergency response times by 26%.
• Managed the testing and inspection logs for 45 emergency eyewash stations and safety showers, improving compliance documentation accuracy from 78% to 100%.

Chemical hygiene, Hazardous waste management, OSHA compliance, EPA regulations, RCRA compliance, Laboratory audits, Safety training, SciShield (BioRAFT), MSDSonline, Chemical safety, Emergency response, GHS labeling, Industrial hygiene, PPE auditing

SciShield Safety System Implementation

Role: Project Safety Coordinator

Tools: SciShield, MSDSonline, Excel, Slack

Led the 6-month migration of chemical inventories to SciShield for 24 labs, reducing tracking discrepancies by 40% and saving 12 hours of weekly labor.

Laboratory Waste Minimization Initiative

Role: EHS Lead

Tools: Excel, Teams, EPA RCRA Guidelines

Designed waste segregation protocols that reduced hazardous chemical waste volume by 15% and cut annual disposal costs by $24,000 over a 12-month period.

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) (2023)
• Certified Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Professional working proficiency)
• Professional Affiliations: Member, Campus Safety Health and Environmental Association (CSHEMA) (2020-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice for transition