Health, Safety and Environment Manager
Sanofi
7 months ago
On-site
Waltham, MA
Corporate Functions
Responsibilities:
- Provide strong safety leadership and oversee Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) programs for the Waltham R&D Campus.
- Ensure the site HSE Management System is established and implemented and drive continuous improvement in HSE performance and culture.
- Lead and maintain comprehensive risk identification and management processes for chemical compound handling, biological materials, and large-scale operations; ensure risk communication to stakeholders (risk map).
- Develop and track HSE performance improvement plans based on risks, compliance, audit histories, and corporate initiatives.
- Chair/Co-Chair the HSE Committee and oversee site emergency response and crisis management.
- Manage compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements, including Global HSE reporting and HSE permitting/regulatory submissions.
- Maintain HSE program documentation with Occupational Health and Facilities Management; evaluate impact of new regulations/standards, track applicable regulations, and perform periodic compliance assessments.
- Ensure HSE exposure and risk assessments for relevant research, development, and operations; communicate results and implement corrective actions to reduce exposures.
- Follow up on corrective action plans to completion; provide document control.
- Manage environmental programs in coordination with the NA HSE Workplace Experience Environmental & Sustainability lead, including:
- Hazardous Chemical Waste and Biological Waste Management
- Recycling
- Water and Air Permitting
- SARA Right to Know
- Ozone Depleting Substances
- Global environment reporting (SHERPA)
- Environmental Risk Assessment
Qualifications / Required:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college/university.
- Specialization in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Environmental Science, or similar.
- 7–10 years’ experience developing and implementing HSE programs with increasing responsibility.
- Ability to provide technical HSE consultation and influence senior management (technical and/or administrative functions).
- Demonstrated experience dealing in public forums.
Preferred:
- Post-bachelor’s degree (e.g., Masters/MBA) in Safety, Environmental and/or Industrial Hygiene.
- CIH and/or CSP certifications.
- Advanced degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Safety or related field; prior pharmaceutical R&D experience.
Skills / Knowledge:
- Proven leadership; self-motivated; ability to effectively influence senior management and other HSE professionals.
- Ability to build relationships across all employee levels; proactive sharing of relevant learning.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and manage workload under deadlines.
- Recognized expertise in two or more technical/functional areas.
- Ability to assess new information, design/communicate/implement programs timely.
- Proven problem-solving ability for complex issues.
- Reliability and flexibility to learn/expand HSE knowledge.
Physical Requirements:
- Travel up to 40%; driving/walking between sites.
- Provide strong safety leadership and oversee Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) programs for the Waltham R&D Campus.
- Ensure the site HSE Management System is established and implemented and drive continuous improvement in HSE performance and culture.
- Lead and maintain comprehensive risk identification and management processes for chemical compound handling, biological materials, and large-scale operations; ensure risk communication to stakeholders (risk map).
- Develop and track HSE performance improvement plans based on risks, compliance, audit histories, and corporate initiatives.
- Chair/Co-Chair the HSE Committee and oversee site emergency response and crisis management.
- Manage compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements, including Global HSE reporting and HSE permitting/regulatory submissions.
- Maintain HSE program documentation with Occupational Health and Facilities Management; evaluate impact of new regulations/standards, track applicable regulations, and perform periodic compliance assessments.
- Ensure HSE exposure and risk assessments for relevant research, development, and operations; communicate results and implement corrective actions to reduce exposures.
- Follow up on corrective action plans to completion; provide document control.
- Manage environmental programs in coordination with the NA HSE Workplace Experience Environmental & Sustainability lead, including:
- Hazardous Chemical Waste and Biological Waste Management
- Recycling
- Water and Air Permitting
- SARA Right to Know
- Ozone Depleting Substances
- Global environment reporting (SHERPA)
- Environmental Risk Assessment
Qualifications / Required:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college/university.
- Specialization in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Environmental Science, or similar.
- 7–10 years’ experience developing and implementing HSE programs with increasing responsibility.
- Ability to provide technical HSE consultation and influence senior management (technical and/or administrative functions).
- Demonstrated experience dealing in public forums.
Preferred:
- Post-bachelor’s degree (e.g., Masters/MBA) in Safety, Environmental and/or Industrial Hygiene.
- CIH and/or CSP certifications.
- Advanced degree in Industrial Hygiene, Public Health, Safety or related field; prior pharmaceutical R&D experience.
Skills / Knowledge:
- Proven leadership; self-motivated; ability to effectively influence senior management and other HSE professionals.
- Ability to build relationships across all employee levels; proactive sharing of relevant learning.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and manage workload under deadlines.
- Recognized expertise in two or more technical/functional areas.
- Ability to assess new information, design/communicate/implement programs timely.
- Proven problem-solving ability for complex issues.
- Reliability and flexibility to learn/expand HSE knowledge.
Physical Requirements:
- Travel up to 40%; driving/walking between sites.