Business Operations - Compliance Specialist V

Job Description

Business Operations - Compliance Specialist V

Location: Redmond, Washington (On-site)

COMPENSATION: $70 - $80 HOURLY

Role Overview

An established organization is seeking a highly experienced professional to support the global environmental health and safety team. The successful candidate will primarily focus on laser and radiation safety by conducting laboratory inspections, reviewing research and development experiments, and evaluating equipment purchases. This position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams in both research and product development to ensure a safe working environment and maintain compliance with established safety programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Audit laboratories to ensure compliance with radiation and laser safety standards.

• Analyze potential safety hazards and assist in developing requirement specifications for hardware containing hazardous elements.

• Understand and implement laser and optical safety standards, including FLPPS, ANSI Z136.1, IEC 60825, and IEC 62471.

• Create, review, and approve standard operating procedures related to laser and optical hazards.

• Review and authorize work performed by external service technicians.

• Conduct power, spectral, and temporal measurements for laser and LED sources.

• Implement required safety protocols for radiation sources and perform leakage surveys.

• Collaborate with staff to establish procedures that align with safety program requirements.

• Provide cross-functional support for additional environmental health and safety programs, including lock-out/tag-out, chemical safety, and machine guarding.

• Required Qualifications

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Optical Sciences, Engineering, Health Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, or a related scientific discipline is required. Direct experience in a safety officer role may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience: At least five years of experience as a laser safety officer is required, along with a background in safety investigations during the development process or failure analysis.

• Technical

Skills

• Proficiency with ANSI Z136.1 standards and familiarity with multiple radiation sources, including x-ray generating machines, lasers, and LEDs, is required. Experience with technical field testing or reliability analysis is also necessary.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Laser Safety Officer credential.

• Experience working within a hardware research or production environment.

• Proficiency with FDA/CDRH FLPPS, IEC 60825-1, and IEC 62471-1 standards.

• Strong capability in performing laser exposure calculations, such as Maximum Permissible Exposure and Nominal ocular Hazard Distance.

• About Everforth Apex

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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