JOB DESCRIPTION · PAN-JD-06

Biocontainment & Quarantine Officer

Holds the line on the BSL-4 vault and the gain-of-function programs — gating, custody, and the two-person rule.

BiocontainmentF-3Continuity // Eyes-Only

Division Facilities Reports To Biocontainment Lead Family Biocontainment Clearance Continuity // Eyes-Only Band F-3 Example Call Sign WARDEN Doc Control PAN-JD-06 Classification INTERNAL // QUANTUM-ZONE-TASK-FORCE EYES-ONLY

Role Summary

The Biocontainment & Quarantine Officer guards the most dangerous floor in the building — the BSL-4 / Gain-of-Function Vault and the quarantine queue around it. The role enforces containment gating on every restricted-agent and engineered-vector movement, runs sequence verification and the two-person rule, and isolates any exposed, contaminated, or BCL-escalated material before a single breach can threaten the floor. The agents behind that door never reach the shelf — and never leave without the officer's seal.

Key Responsibilities

Enforce containment gating on all restricted-agent and engineered-vector output — sequence verification, containment trial, and the two-person rule — before any release to the stockpile.
Run the quarantine and triage queue, isolating exposed, contaminated, or BCL-escalated material and material under recovery.
Control access to the BSL-4 vault and gain-of-function suites under logged, Director-authorized entry.
Maintain biocontainment systems, decon, and PPE stocks to a fault-tolerant standard.
Hold the containment watch, responding to breach, exposure, and power-loss events on the BCL-4 floor.
Keep the custody and movement log for every graded line audit-clean and sealed.

Required Qualifications

Biosafety or containment-facility experience at BSL-3 or above.
Working knowledge of containment gating, decon, and quarantine protocol.
Absolute two-person-rule and custody discipline.
Calm, procedural response under breach conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

Gain-of-function or select-agent program background.
Quarantine and contamination-response experience.
Familiarity with the BCL grading and vault-access pipeline.

Certifications & Clearances

Curricula are delivered through the Training Academy; currency is tracked on the HR training matrix.

BSL-4 containment & select-agent handlingBreach & exposure responseTwo-person-rule certification

Hazard & Safety

Hazard advisory. High-consequence exposure: routine work with BCL-4 agents and engineered vectors carries lethal exposure risk; full containment protocol, serology, and standing countermeasure prophylaxis required.

Compensation

F-3 facilities band with hazard uplift and full medical including priority countermeasure access.

Career Path

Advances to Biocontainment Lead (F-4); restricted track, no public lateral.

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