Marianne McCartney

Roles and Responsibilities

As the Senior Research Safety Program Coordinator, Marianne provides operational support and essential administrative leadership to the Research Safety Operations, Program Management, and Occupational Safety teams across the University’s expansive research enterprise and all campuses/affiliations including Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), Morningside (MS), Manhattanville (MV), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Nevis, Barnard College (BC), NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH), and New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI). Marianne leads operational improvement initiatives and develops and maintains operational systems, documentation, reporting tools, compliance tracking systems, and workflows while coordinating cross-functional projects, meetings, and departmental initiatives. Marianne also supports policy and program development to enhance communication, efficiency, regulatory compliance, and operational continuity across the University's research and safety programs and the broader EH&S department.