Director R&D EHS Program Lead
Pfizer
September 04, 2026
Remote friendly (Pearl River, NY)
United States
Operations
Role Responsibilities:
- Principal industrial-hygiene authority for GWE R&D: lead anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological exposure hazards across all sites.
- Serve on the GWE R&D Leadership Team; partner with Safety & Environmental Operations leadership to reduce EH&S risk and improve performance.
- Design and govern qualitative/quantitative exposure-assessment programs (air, surface, personal monitoring; sampling strategies; interpretation vs. OELs/OEBs).
- Lead hazard/control banding for potent compounds, high-hazard biologics/ADCs, and novel molecules; define containment strategies, engineering controls, and PPE.
- Provide technical oversight and industrial-hygiene sign-off for ventilation, fume hoods, isolators, and containment systems.
- Support and implement consistent industrial-hygiene risk-assessment methodologies with SEO policies and procedures.
- Ensure consistent lab safety program application across laboratory types (analytical, chemistry, biological, etc.).
- Lead/manage a global EH&S Community of Practice (10–12 experts); set priorities, deliverables, standards, tools, and best practices.
- Act as enterprise EH&S liaison to shape R&D-fit industrial-hygiene policies/standards and governance.
- Lead site-level EH&S risk registers and action plans; escalate as needed.
- Advise senior scientific/operational leaders with IH-based solutions; balance exposure risk with business needs.
- Establish portfolio-level EH&S and industrial-hygiene performance reporting and metrics.
- Explore and implement AI solutions for EHS processes, risk assessments, change control, and metrics.
- Lead escalation/root-cause investigations for significant EH&S events; communicate lessons learned.
- Represent R&D for EH&S vendor/service programs and lead EH&S/IH due diligence for BD/M&A.
- Use the CoP to strengthen industrial-hygiene/EH&S bench strength and support succession.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial/occupational hygiene, environmental/occupational health, chemistry, engineering, or closely related field.
- 10+ years progressive industrial-hygiene and EH&S experience in life sciences/high-hazard regulated environments.
- Deep expertise in industrial hygiene (exposure assessment/monitoring/sampling, OELs/OEBs, hazard/control banding, engineering control evaluation) in labs/R&D.
- Director-level (or equivalent) EH&S leadership across multiple sites/enterprise.
- Ability to lead/influence in matrixed environments without solid-line authority.
- Working knowledge of EH&S regulations/standards (e.g., OSHA, EPA, ACGIH; biosafety/containment; process safety) U.S. and internationally.
- Technical breadth across core EH&S disciplines beyond industrial hygiene.
- Excellent communication skills across locations/functions/cultures.
- Experience leading/supporting EH&S investigations and technical program development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CIH (strongly preferred); CSP, CBSP/RBP, or equivalent a plus.
- MS/MPH/PhD (industrial hygiene, occupational/environmental health, or related).
- R&D/lab IH experience with high-potency compounds/ADCs, novel chemistries, and BSL-3/Select Agent programs.
- EH&S management systems and digital platforms; exposure/EH&S metrics reporting (e.g., Cority/Intelex/Enablon).
- BD/M&A EH&S due diligence and enterprise vendor/service programs.
- Active membership in a relevant professional body; CPD requirement.
Work Arrangement:
- Hybrid.
- Travel up to ~30%; may work outside standard hours.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Eligible for Global Performance Plan bonus target of 20% of base salary; share-based long-term incentive participation.
- 401(k) with matching and additional retirement contribution; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/prescription drug/dental/vision.
Application instructions:
- Apply via the posted Pfizer job listing (no other application steps provided in the text).
- Principal industrial-hygiene authority for GWE R&D: lead anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological exposure hazards across all sites.
- Serve on the GWE R&D Leadership Team; partner with Safety & Environmental Operations leadership to reduce EH&S risk and improve performance.
- Design and govern qualitative/quantitative exposure-assessment programs (air, surface, personal monitoring; sampling strategies; interpretation vs. OELs/OEBs).
- Lead hazard/control banding for potent compounds, high-hazard biologics/ADCs, and novel molecules; define containment strategies, engineering controls, and PPE.
- Provide technical oversight and industrial-hygiene sign-off for ventilation, fume hoods, isolators, and containment systems.
- Support and implement consistent industrial-hygiene risk-assessment methodologies with SEO policies and procedures.
- Ensure consistent lab safety program application across laboratory types (analytical, chemistry, biological, etc.).
- Lead/manage a global EH&S Community of Practice (10–12 experts); set priorities, deliverables, standards, tools, and best practices.
- Act as enterprise EH&S liaison to shape R&D-fit industrial-hygiene policies/standards and governance.
- Lead site-level EH&S risk registers and action plans; escalate as needed.
- Advise senior scientific/operational leaders with IH-based solutions; balance exposure risk with business needs.
- Establish portfolio-level EH&S and industrial-hygiene performance reporting and metrics.
- Explore and implement AI solutions for EHS processes, risk assessments, change control, and metrics.
- Lead escalation/root-cause investigations for significant EH&S events; communicate lessons learned.
- Represent R&D for EH&S vendor/service programs and lead EH&S/IH due diligence for BD/M&A.
- Use the CoP to strengthen industrial-hygiene/EH&S bench strength and support succession.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial/occupational hygiene, environmental/occupational health, chemistry, engineering, or closely related field.
- 10+ years progressive industrial-hygiene and EH&S experience in life sciences/high-hazard regulated environments.
- Deep expertise in industrial hygiene (exposure assessment/monitoring/sampling, OELs/OEBs, hazard/control banding, engineering control evaluation) in labs/R&D.
- Director-level (or equivalent) EH&S leadership across multiple sites/enterprise.
- Ability to lead/influence in matrixed environments without solid-line authority.
- Working knowledge of EH&S regulations/standards (e.g., OSHA, EPA, ACGIH; biosafety/containment; process safety) U.S. and internationally.
- Technical breadth across core EH&S disciplines beyond industrial hygiene.
- Excellent communication skills across locations/functions/cultures.
- Experience leading/supporting EH&S investigations and technical program development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CIH (strongly preferred); CSP, CBSP/RBP, or equivalent a plus.
- MS/MPH/PhD (industrial hygiene, occupational/environmental health, or related).
- R&D/lab IH experience with high-potency compounds/ADCs, novel chemistries, and BSL-3/Select Agent programs.
- EH&S management systems and digital platforms; exposure/EH&S metrics reporting (e.g., Cority/Intelex/Enablon).
- BD/M&A EH&S due diligence and enterprise vendor/service programs.
- Active membership in a relevant professional body; CPD requirement.
Work Arrangement:
- Hybrid.
- Travel up to ~30%; may work outside standard hours.
Benefits (explicitly stated):
- Eligible for Global Performance Plan bonus target of 20% of base salary; share-based long-term incentive participation.
- 401(k) with matching and additional retirement contribution; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/prescription drug/dental/vision.
Application instructions:
- Apply via the posted Pfizer job listing (no other application steps provided in the text).