Manager, Environment, Health & Safety

Role Summary

The Senior Manager, Environment, Health & Safety role is responsible for providing compliant EHS programs to all departments at the IOVA-A facility. Integrates EHS programs into daily operations to assure regulatory compliance, achieve continuous performance improvement, and meet EHS performance objectives. Partners with operations to develop objectives aligned with site business goals and values. Provides technical leadership to ensure biological safety programs adhere to federal, state, and local EHS regulations. Manages the day-to-day requirements and activities of the EHS incident management and reporting system.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the site subject matter expert regarding general safety, chemical hygiene, biosafety (BSL 2), and environmental management.
• Implements new and improves existing EHS programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus standards.
• Provides and executes programs, policies, procedures, and trainings as the site SME for high-risk work programs including but not limited to working from heights, electrical safety, hot work, confined space entry, lockout tagout, and contractor safety.
• Completes hazard assessments, coordinates IH monitoring, process hazard analysis, life safety reviews, incident investigations, environmental reports, and permit applications as needed.
• Participates in and supports EHS operational and tier discussions, safety committees and teams, self-assessments, and audits.
• Reviews processes, facilities, procedures, and management of change documents to assure conformance to recognized EHS regulations, standards, and guidelines.
• Provides support to staff in completing injury/illness investigations, additional training, data analysis, and addresses specific concerns as they are raised.
• Participates in regulatory inspections and assists in addressing noted concerns and citations.
• Reviews site data for the EHS reporting system (Enablon); manages user permissions; identifies data gaps and other concerns; generates output reports and dashboards using the appropriate BI tools; tracks and communicates EHS score card metrics.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering, Process Safety Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Required: Minimum 8 years relevant EHS work experience.
• Required: Technical working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations as well as CDC, NIH, BMBL guidelines, and other regulations and consensus standards.
• Preferred: RBP, CBSP, CIH, and/or CSP certification.
• Preferred: Working knowledge of six-sigma and operational excellence.
• Preferred: Experience with GMP environments and biotechnology processes.
• Preferred: Demonstrated ability to interpret complex regulatory issues and provide recommended course of action.
• Preferred: Strong written and verbal communication skills to all levels of the organization.
• Preferred: Self-motivated, flexible, creative, able to prioritize, and manage in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Preferred: Proficiency with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams, Enablon, and related tools.
• Preferred: Excellent interpersonal, relationship management, and organizational skills.

Education

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering, Process Safety Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Preferred: RBP, CBSP, CIH, and/or CSP certification.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to wear appropriate clean room attire and all PPE (scrubs, gowning coverall, masks, gloves, etc.).
• Must meet requirements to wear a half-face respirator.
• Stand and/or walk approximately 90% of a 10-hour day (sitting for 10%).
• Capable of climbing ladders or steps; able to crouch, bend, twist, reach, and perform repetitive motions.
• Must be able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 45 pounds.

Work Environment

• Work in both an office and a manufacturing lab setting.
• In the lab, exposure to various chemical/biochemical substances, including latex and bleach.
• Work in cleanroom with biohazards, human blood components, and chemicals.
• Potential exposure to noise, equipment hazards, and strong odors.