Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist II

Role Summary

Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist II in a cutting-edge biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Serves as a strategic EHS leader and technical expert partnering with manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, and engineering teams to drive a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance excellence. Ideal for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, influences without direct authority, and solves complex problems, leads projects, and shapes the site’s safety and sustainability journey.

Responsibilities

• Be a Site Safety Leader: Partner with manufacturing and laboratory leaders to embed EHS into daily operations and build a culture of care, ownership, and accountability.
• Lead Core EHS Programs: Own high-impact programs such as Machine Guarding, LOTO, Confined Space, and Fall Protection. Develop and implement improvements that enhance compliance and reduce risk.
• Influence & Coach: Serve as a trusted EHS advisor for supervisors, engineers, and technicians. Coach others to identify hazards and implement sustainable solutions.
• Project Leadership: Act as EHS lead for large capital and engineering projects‚Äîensuring safe design, construction, and startup.
• Incident Prevention & Investigation: Facilitate incident investigations with a focus on learning, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Data-Driven Improvements: Analyze EHS data, identify trends, and communicate performance insights to leadership for informed decision-making.
• Engage the Workforce: Lead site safety committees, mentor EHS champions, and partner with cross-functional teams to strengthen Takeda‚Äôs high-performance safety culture.

Qualifications

• 10+ years‚Äô experience in the EHS field with a minimum of 3 years in a high pace/high volume manufacturing environment.
• BS/BA required in technical discipline engineering, safety, industrial hygiene, environmental studies, life science or similar field.
• Professional certification (CSP, CIH, CHMM, etc.) and/or master‚Äôs degree in a related field, preferred.
• Experience with ISO 14001, 45001 management systems, LEAN, Six Sigma methodology, preferred.
• Experience supporting technology transfers, process scale ups, and process hazard analysis, preferred.

Skills

• Strong leadership and collaboration in cross-functional teams
• Technical EHS program management and implementation
• Hazard identification, risk assessment, root cause analysis
• Data analysis and presenting insights to leadership
• Change management and coaching for safety culture

Education

• BS/BA in engineering, safety, industrial hygiene, environmental studies, life sciences, or related field (required)
• Professional certification (CSP, CIH, CHMM) and/or master‚Äôs degree (preferred)

Additional Requirements

• This role is based in Lexington, MA with occasional travel to nearby sites.
• Cleanroom gowning and PPE requirements; occasional off-hour support for projects or emergencies.
• Valid driver‚Äôs license; ability to travel by air, rail, or other means.
• May involve work in cold, hot, high-noise, heights, or wet environments; ability to crouch, climb, lift, push, pull and carry up to 25 lbs; sedentary work and walking as needed.