Director R&D EHS Program Lead

Scorpion Therapeutics; Andover (MA); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work location

Bonus target 20%

Long-term incentive

401(k) match

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks an experienced Industrial Hygiene and EH&S leader to guide GWE R&D safety, anticipate hazards, and drive containment for high-hazard compounds across sites.

You will oversee global IH programs, lead a team of 10–12 experts, standardize tools, and partner with science and operations to advance safe lab practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years progressive IH/EH&S in regulated life sciences.
• Deep IH expertise (assessment/monitoring/sampling, OELs/OEBs, control banding).
• Director-level EH&S leadership across multiple sites.
• Working knowledge of OSHA/EPA/ACGIH standards.
• Strong communication; investigations and program development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead IH programs across GWE R&D sites, including monitoring and sampling plans.
• Provide containment definitions and engineering-control guidance.
• Sign-off on ventilation, fume hoods, isolators, and containment systems.
• Standardize IH tools and documentation enterprise-wide across sites.
• Lead a global EH&S Community of Practice (10–12 experts).
• Advise scientific/operational leaders; drive IH visibility via trends and indicators.

Skills

IH leadership

Safety program mgmt

Cross-site leadership

Communication skills

Education

BS in IH/EH&S

Job description

Role Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical subject-matter leader for GWE R&D industrial hygiene: anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control chemical, physical, and biological exposure hazards across sites.
• Lead exposure-assessment programs (air/surface/personal monitoring; sampling strategies; interpret OELs/OEBs).
• Lead hazard/control banding for potent compounds, high-hazard biologics/ADCs, and novel molecules; define containment, engineering controls, and PPE.
• Provide oversight of ventilation, fume hoods, isolators, and containment systems; perform industrial-hygiene sign-off.
• Implement IH risk-assessment methodologies with enterprise Safety/Environmental Operations; standardize tools/documentation across R&D sites.
• Ensure consistent lab safety program application across lab types.
• Lead a global EH&S Community of Practice (10–12 experts): set priorities/deliverables; drive standards, tools, and best practices.
• Serve as enterprise EH&S liaison and governance representative (industrial-hygiene standards fit-for-purpose for R&D).
• Lead site EH&S risk registers; establish action plans;
• Advise scientific/operational leaders; establish portfolio EH&S/IH visibility via exposure trends and leading/lagging indicators.
• Support AI in EHS processes, incident investigations/root-cause analyses, and vendor/BD-M&A IH due diligence.

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in IH/health/chemistry/engineering or related; 10+ years progressive IH/EH&S in regulated life sciences.
• Deep IH expertise (assessment/monitoring/sampling, OELs/OEBs, control banding, engineering control evaluation) in lab/R&D.
• Director-level EH&S leadership across multiple sites; ability to lead without solid-line authority.
• Working knowledge of OSHA/EPA/ACGIH and biosafety/containment/process safety (US + international).
• Strong communication; experience in EH&S investigations/program development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CIH (strongly preferred) and/or CSP/CBSP-RBP; MS/MPH/PhD.
• R&D/lab IH experience with high-potency compounds/ADCs; BSL-3/Select Agent.
• EH&S digital platforms and portfolio metrics; BD/M&A due diligence; active CPD professional membership.

Work Location/Logistics:

• Hybrid; travel up to ~30%.

Compensation/Benefits (if applicable):

• Base salary: $176,600–$294,300; bonus target 20%.
• Eligible for long-term incentive; 401(k) match + additional retirement contribution; paid time off and health benefits.

Application/Eligibility:

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; no U.S. visa sponsorship available.