EHS Advisor

TalentAlly; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading biopharma company as a Health Safety Environment Advisor in Cambridge, MA, where you'll drive key initiatives in industrial hygiene and ensure compliance with stringent health and safety regulations. This role offers a unique opportunity for professionals passionate about enhancing workplace safety and environmental health within a collaborative research and development environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industrial hygiene experience.
• Experience in overseeing Environmental, Health and Safety Programs.
• Knowledge of OSHA Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Act as EH&S advisor for R&D sites and manage industrial hygiene risks.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and hygiene policies.
• Provide training and risk assessment support.

Skills

Industrial Hygiene

Risk Assessment

Ergonomics

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental, Health and Safety Management

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Primary Responsibilities

• Act as the EH&S advisor for R&D Northeast sites specifically for the Cambridge Massachusetts's and Branford, Connecticut locations.
• Perform industrial hygiene monitoring and create corresponding reports
• Manage industrial hygiene program for NE region
• Ensure industrial hygiene risks are managed and communicated to the business
• Manage respiratory protection and ergonomic programs
• Work effectively with the EHS professionals on the R&D team to deliver efficient and consistent programs to all groups within R&D.
• Provide day to day support as part of a team to deliver first line advice, training, emergency response, risk
• assessment, incident investigation, input to local projects and processes to the NE sites.
• Provide specialist technical services (e.g., Industrial hygiene, risk assessment, ergonomics) to the R&D groups within the region.
• Provide Independent Business Monitoring Program leadership and support to R&D across the region and in conjunction with the broader R&D EHS team.
  
  

Accountability

• Accountable for alerting management to legislative development in the areas Health, Safety and Industrial
• Hygiene which could impact operations
• Represent the interests of GSK in key external policy forums.
• Champion the interests of stakeholders within the business in GSK EHS policy and strategy development.
  
  

Complexity

• Shaping change in the external environment is a key job factor. Ability to manage complexity and uncertainty
• in rapidly changing situations is required. Autonomous decision making is often essential.
• The breadth and number of activities directed by this position necessitates strong prioritization skills and the
• ability to manage tasks concurrently. Many of these tasks are initiated by the job holder; others come from
• internal customers and other stakeholders external to GSK. Deadlines are negotiable, but the job holder is required to make independent decisions as necessary.
• Influencing and negotiation required to ensure appropriate resourcing and commitment from other divisional managers.
• Position interfaces on a regular basis with all GSK business sectors.
  
  

Specialized Knowledge

• Industrial Hygiene concepts and techniques
  
  

Basic Requirements

• Must be non-comparative, objective and relevant.
• Critical/essential to accomplish the role *
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Environmental, Health and Safety Management, engineering, chemistry or biology. *
• 3+ years of industrial hygiene experience *
• 3+ years of experience in overseeing Environmental, Health and Safety Programs *
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of OSHA Regulations on Hazardous Materials and Toxic & Hazardous Substances *
• Good interpersonal, presentational and persuasive skills to successfully interact with managers at all levels and the ability to manage complex internal relations on a multi-site and international basis.
• Preferred Requirements: Relevant to the role, but not critical/essential *
• Certified Industrial Hygienist
  
  

Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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