Public Safety Director

Public Safety Manager

Tufts Medical Center is a world-renowned academic medical center that has been providing exceptional care across New England for over two centuries. Our clinicians are dedicated to delivering innovative, patient-centered care every day, from our primary care to our Level I Trauma Center to our leading heart transplant program and over 100 specialties and services. We are also the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine and a leading research institution that conducts game-changing medical and health policy research.

This position is responsible for the day-to-day operations and administration of the Public Safety Department and related areas as assigned. This position is responsible for designing and implementing strategies to enhance the safety of employees, visitors, and physical assets. Direct and monitor strategic initiatives to ensure highly reliable and safe Security & Safety programs are operational, continuously improving, cost-effective, competitive, and relevant to the community served. Serve as the system's subject matter expert, establish strategies, key metrics, customer service excellence standards, and service level agreements. Develop and implement policies, standard operating procedures and protocols, monitor program performance and performance improvement activities and ensure continual survey and regulatory readiness / compliance. Work collaboratively within the department and with other services and departments to create a system of quality health care.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or related field if hired after November 1, 2025, High School Diploma if hired before November 1, 2025.
• Security or First Responder certifications such as CPR / AED, CPI NCI, AVADE, MOAB, MDTS, Stop the Bleed, Nasal Naloxone Certifications, and Hazmat.
• Ten (10) years of security operations experience with seven (7) years in a supervisory capacity.
• Five (5) years of hospital or medical facility-based experience.

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Job Profile Summary :

This role focuses on preventing workplace accidents and promotes health and safety awareness and education to individuals within the organization. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Associate Safety related duties : Prevents workplace accidents and promotes health and safety awareness and education for employees. A management role that supervises employees focusing on tactical, operational activities within a specified area, with the majority of time spent overseeing area of responsibility, planning, prioritizing and / or directing the responsibilities of employees. Goal achievement is typically accomplished through performance of direct and / or indirect reports. A role that directs a department or small unit that includes multiple teams led by managers and / or team leaders. Responsibilities typically include : ownership of short to mid-term (1-3 years) execution of functional strategy and the operational direction of the Department, problems faced are often complex and require extensive investigation and analysis, and requires ability to influence others to accept practices and approaches, and ability to communicate and influence executive leadership.

At Tufts Medicine, we want every individual to feel valued for the skills and experience they bring. Our compensation philosophy is designed to offer fair, competitive pay that attracts, retains, and motivates highly talented individuals, while rewarding the important work you do every day. The base pay ranges reflect the minimum qualifications for the role. Individual offers are determined using a comprehensive approach that considers relevant experience, certifications, education, skills, and internal equity to ensure compensation is fair, consistent, and aligned with our business goals.

Pay Range : $122,301.82 - $155,933.24