Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist II

Role Summary

Senior EHS Specialist II is a key leadership and technical expert role in a cutting-edge biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. The position partners with manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, and engineering teams to drive a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance excellence, influencing without direct authority and leading complex safety initiatives and projects.

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—ensuring 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’s high-performance safety culture.

Qualifications

• Required: 10+ years’ experience in the EHS field with a minimum of 3 years in a high pace/high volume manufacturing environment.
• Required: BS/BA in technical discipline (engineering, safety, industrial hygiene, environmental studies, life science or similar).
• Preferred: Professional certification (CSP, CIH, CHMM, etc.) and/or master’s 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.

Additional Requirements

• This role is based in Lexington, MA with occasional travel to nearby sites.
• Work may include cleanroom gowning and PPE requirements, and occasional off-hour support for projects or emergencies.
• Ability to operate a car (valid driver’s license) and travel via air, rail or other means of passenger conveyance.
• May involve occasional work in a cold, hot, high noise, at heights, or wet environment.
• Must be able to crouch, climb, lift, push, pull and carry up to 25 lbs. and remain standing or walking for extended periods.
• Combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions.