EHS Manager, Industrial Hygiene

Position summary:

The primary focus of this role is to develop, support and implement the programs of the EOHSS (Environmental, Occupational Health, Safety and Sustainability) team at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) as EHS Manager Industrial Hygiene for the Leiden facility . As EHS Manager you will play an important role in the company’s EOHSS efforts within the Leiden facility to drive long-term company and stakeholder value.

The individual in this role will be responsible for developing, planning, and executing programs, policies, procedures, and training to ensure an EOHSS compliant facility in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.

This position has a primary focus in the development and implementation of the Occupational Safety & Health programs, including biosafety, and plays a key role in aligning corporate and local policies and procedures and will foster a proactive and integrated EHS culture that promotes a positive, collaborative approach throughout all operations. This position reports to the Associate Director, EOHSS.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures compliance with European Union, national, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and guidelines.
• Works directly with operations and serves as the lead regarding general occupational safety, industrial hygiene and biosafety (ML-I/BLS-2). This role will be the Biological Safety Officer at the site.
• Contribute to develop and implement new EOHSS programs, policies and procedures and update and improve existing programs.
• Develop, lead and manage site EOHSS meetings and platforms, databases, and SharePoint for documentation of procedures (SOPs), forms, investigations, reporting, inspections, action items, in line with the BMS standards and requirements.
• Develop, maintain and distribute EOHSS reports and records as assigned.
• Participate as a trainer in the EOHSS training program for the site,
• Key contact for internal customers, researchers, facilities, management, and other cross functional groups, building strong relationships by handling EOHSS inquiries.
• Contribute to and show leadership in an EHS culture at the site that partners with operational teams to ensure all are accountable for the EHS performance.
• Participate in the site EOHSS and other relevant meetings. Lead the site biosafety committee.
• Challenges the status quo and brings new approaches to continually improve the effectiveness of workflows and processes. Learn and apply new concepts.

Profile

EXPERIENCE

• B.S. degree in occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene (occupational hygienist, biosafety or another related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working within an occupational safety and health and/or occupational hygiene position in a manufacturing or laboratory environment. Pharmaceutical experience is an advantage.
• Experience with risk assessment of exposure to (bio)hazardous substance is highly desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with applicable EU, national and local regulatory requirements.

• Experience with incident management systems and/or learning systems database (e.g., Enablon, Success Factors, Compliance Wire, etc.) preferred.
• Prior biosafety experience desired, e.g. as a biosafety officer or similar.
• Previous experience developing program and plans related to EU and national safety or environmental regulations.
• Ability to take initiative and adapt to frequently changing priorities simultaneously and think creatively, critically, and strategically to solve problems in a complex environment with urgency, agility and persuasion.
• Prioritizes work and thinks independently, analyzes, and solves complex problems with excellent judgment, quality, and detail.
• Strong decision-making capability to guide assigned projects to successful conclusions.

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EHS Manager, Industrial Hygiene