Director R&D EHS Program Lead

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pearl River (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Performance Plan bonus 20% of 1

401(k) with matching and retirement

Paid vacation/holidays/personal days

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Senior Director of Environmental Health & Safety to lead industrial hygiene and risk management for its R&D operations. You will shape exposure programs, oversee containment systems, and drive consistency across sites while coordinating with Safety & Environmental Operations.

This role demands leadership across multiple sites and senior collaboration with business leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial/occupational hygiene, environmental/occupational health, chemistry, engineering, or closely related field.
• 10+ years progressive industrial-hygiene and EH&S experience in life sciences/high-hazard regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in industrial hygiene (exposure assessment/monitoring/sampling, OELs/OEBs, hazard/control banding, engineering control evaluation) in labs/R&D.
• Director-level EH&S leadership across multiple sites/enterprise.
• Ability to lead/influence in matrixed environments without solid-line authority.
• Working knowledge of EH&S regulations/standards (OSHA, EPA, ACGIH; biosafety/containment; process safety) U.S. and internationally.
• Technical breadth across core EH&S disciplines beyond industrial hygiene.
• Excellent communication skills across locations/functions/cultures.
• Experience leading/supporting EH&S investigations and technical program development.

Responsibilities

• Principal industrial-hygiene authority for GWE R&D: lead anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological exposure hazards across all sites.
• Serve on the GWE R&D Leadership Team; partner with Safety & Environmental Operations leadership to reduce EH&S risk and improve performance.
• Design and govern qualitative/quantitative exposure-assessment programs (air, surface, personal monitoring; sampling strategies; interpretation vs. OELs/OEBs).
• Lead hazard/control banding for potent compounds, high-hazard biologics/ADCs, and novel molecules; define containment strategies, engineering controls, and PPE.
• Provide technical oversight and industrial-hygiene sign-off for ventilation, fume hoods, isolators, and containment systems.
• Support and implement consistent industrial-hygiene risk-assessment methodologies with SEO policies and procedures.
• Ensure consistent lab safety program application across laboratory types (analytical, chemistry, biological, etc.).
• Lead/manage a global EH&S Community of Practice (10-12 experts); set priorities, deliverables, standards, tools, and best practices.
• Act as enterprise EH&S liaison to shape R&D-fit industrial-hygiene policies/standards and governance.
• Lead site-level EH&S risk registers and action plans; escalation as needed.
• Advise senior scientific/operational leaders with IH-based solutions; balance exposure risk with business needs.
• Establish portfolio-level EH&S and industrial-hygiene performance reporting and metrics.
• Explore and implement AI solutions for EHS processes, risk assessments, change control, and metrics.
• Lead escalation/root-cause investigations for significant EH&S events; communicate lessons learned.
• Represent R&D for EH&S vendor/service programs and lead EH&S/IH due diligence for BD&A.
• Use the CoP to strengthen industrial-hygiene/EH&S bench strength and support succession.

Skills

Industrial hygiene leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Investigations

Influence in matrixed environments

Hazard assessment/exposure monitoring

Engineering controls evaluation

Cross-site leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial/occupational hygiene or related field

MS/MPH/PhD in related field

Job description

Role Responsibilities:

• Principal industrial-hygiene authority for GWE R&D: lead anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, and biological exposure hazards across all sites.
• Serve on the GWE R&D Leadership Team; partner with Safety & Environmental Operations leadership to reduce EH&S risk and improve performance.
• Design and govern qualitative/quantitative exposure-assessment programs (air, surface, personal monitoring; sampling strategies; interpretation vs. OELs/OEBs).
• Lead hazard/control banding for potent compounds, high-hazard biologics/ADCs, and novel molecules; define containment strategies, engineering controls, and PPE.
• Provide technical oversight and industrial-hygiene sign-off for ventilation, fume hoods, isolators, and containment systems.
• Support and implement consistent industrial-hygiene risk-assessment methodologies with SEO policies and procedures.
• Ensure consistent lab safety program application across laboratory types (analytical, chemistry, biological, etc.).
• Lead/manage a global EH&S Community of Practice (10-12 experts); set priorities, deliverables, standards, tools, and best practices.
• Act as enterprise EH&S liaison to shape R&D-fit industrial-hygiene policies/standards and governance.
• Lead site-level EH&S risk registers and action plans; escalation as needed.
• Advise senior scientific/operational leaders with IH-based solutions; balance exposure risk with business needs.
• Establish portfolio-level EH&S and industrial-hygiene performance reporting and metrics.
• Explore and implement AI solutions for EHS processes, risk assessments, change control, and metrics.
• Lead escalation/root-cause investigations for significant EH&S events; communicate lessons learned.
• Represent R&D for EH&S vendor/service programs and lead EH&S/IH due diligence for BD&A.
• Use the CoP to strengthen industrial-hygiene/EH&S bench strength and support succession.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial/occupational hygiene, environmental/occupational health, chemistry, engineering, or closely related field.
• 10+ years progressive industrial-hygiene and EH&S experience in life sciences/high-hazard regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in industrial hygiene (exposure assessment/monitoring/sampling, OELs/OEBs, hazard/control banding, engineering control evaluation) in labs/R&D.
• Director-level (or equivalent) EH&S leadership across multiple sites/enterprise.
• Ability to lead/influence in matrixed environments without solid-line authority.
• Working knowledge of EH&S regulations/standards (e.g., OSHA, EPA, ACGIH; biosafety/containment; process safety) U.S. and internationally.
• Technical breadth across core EH&S disciplines beyond industrial hygiene.
• Excellent communication skills across locations/functions/cultures.
• Experience leading/supporting EH&S investigations and technical program development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CIH (strongly preferred); CSP, CBSP/RBP, or equivalent a plus.
• MS/MPH/PhD (industrial hygiene, occupational/environmental health, or related).
• R&D/lab IH experience with high-potency compounds/ADCs, novel chemistries, and BSL-3/Select Agent programs.
• EH&S management systems and digital platforms; exposure/EH&S metrics reporting (e.g., Cority/Intelex/Enablon).
• BD&A EH&S due diligence and enterprise vendor/service programs.
• Active membership in a relevant professional body; CPD requirement.

Work Arrangement:

• Hybrid.
• Travel up to ~30%; may work outside standard hours.

Benefits (explicitly stated):

• Eligible for Global Performance Plan bonus target of 20% of base salary; share-based long-term incentive participation.
• 401(k) with matching and additional retirement contribution; paid vacation/holidays/personal days; caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/prescription drug/dental/vision.