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Posted: 18-Jun-25
Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Boston College IntroductionFounded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job DescriptionThe Chemical Purchasing & Compliance Specialist will work with the rest of the Operations Staff for the Merkert Chemistry Building to support purchasing, receiving, storage, and oversight of chemicals for the research and teaching labs, and core facilities, in the Merkert Chemistry Building. In particular, this will involve receiving requisitions for chemical orders from research and teaching lab and core facility staff based in the Merkert Chemistry Building, screening requests for completeness and compliance concerns, and passing on approved requests to the MCAS Service Center for orders to be entered. Upon receipt of orders this role will work together with other members of the Operations Staff for the Merkert Chemistry Building to ensure proper labelling and documenting chemical deliveries, as well as proper distribution and storage, including regular inventory auditing. This role will work together with the rest of the Operations Staff for the Merkert Chemistry Building on a daily basis, as well as with other colleagues from the Office of the Provost/VPR, Chemistry department research, teaching, and administrative staff, the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences (MCAS) Service Center, EH&S, ITS, and Procurement.
Hiring Range: $27.47/hr to $34.34/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements* Bachelor's degree in Chemistry is strongly preferred
* At least one year of experience with chemical purchasing, inventory management, compliance, and auditing is required
* Night/Weekend presence on-site, in particular in response to emergencies, will be occasionally required
* Must be able to lift ~50 pounds
Closing StatementBoston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
- Tuition remission for Employees
- Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Low-Cost Life Insurance
- Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
- Paid Holidays Annually
- Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
- Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.
