EHS Consultant - Pharmaceutical

BSI; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 86,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

11 paid holidays

4 weeks paid time off

Job summary

BSI Consulting Services is hiring a Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist to support the EHS department at a client site in Rockville, MD. This full-time role is located at a biopharmaceutical lab and research facility with comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities include inspections, hazard analyses, incident investigations, chemical management, training, and regulatory compliance, with occasional spill response and COVID-19 safety oversight as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific or EHS-related field is required.
• Prior consulting or EHS experience (3–5 years preferred) in lab safety/biosafety.
• Experience with risk assessment and accident investigations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Regulatory knowledge, OSHA/USA standards, and audits are important.

Responsibilities

• Assist with laboratory inspections, document unsafe conditions, and help develop JHAs and risk assessments.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Oversee chemical management, storage, segregation schemes, and inventories for compliance.
• Deliver lab safety training for new hires and yearly recertification.
• Support Large Quantity Generator requirements and contingency planning if waste volumes increase.
• Assist with spill response, reporting to agencies if needed, and biosafety program implementation.
• Develop or maintain EHS management systems and regulatory compliance practices.
• Monitor worker safety measures during COVID-19 and enforce safety protocols.

Skills

Lab safety

Biosafety

Risk assessment

Accident investigations

Regulatory communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in scientific or EHS field

Professional certifications (CIH, ASP, CSP, or CHMM) desirable

Job description

BSI Consulting Services is a trusted and agenda-shaping partner providing ‘best practice’ technical, regulatory, and business expertise and intelligence for our clients’ most critical EHS risks and opportunities to achieve greater resilience, impact, and future-readiness.

About the role:

BSI Consulting Services is hiring a Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist to support the EHS department at a client site in the Rockville, MD area. This is a full-time position with benefits, located at a biopharmaceutical laboratory and research facility.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with laboratory inspections; observe, document, and investigate unsafe work conditions. Work with laboratory personnel to develop JHAs and determine project-specific hazards and risks.
• Identify and manage occupational hazards and environmental risks, lead incident investigations, conduct risk assessments, and create/document corrective and preventative actions to ensure a safe workplace. This includes initiating and leading regularly scheduled safety meetings with senior management to move beyond safety compliance to proactive identification of hazards and risks.
• Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc. In addition, conduct periodic review of hazardous chemical inventories for permit compliance
• Occasionally conduct lab safety training for newly hired employees and scientists needing yearly recertification (new employee orientation, bloodborne pathogen, Safe Start, etc.).
• Assist with Large Quantity Generator requirements and contingency plan if site waste limits continue to grow or exceed SQG threshold
• Assistance / consulting on spill response and clean up, and local reporting to outside agencies (if necessary).
• Implementing biosafety/hazard communication/chemical safety programs
• Developing or maintaining management systems
• Assist with site compliance and monitor ongoing mitigation strategies for worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic (monitor population density, social distancing, face mask use, cleaning, and sanitizing practices, etc.)
• Expertise and experience in EHS regulatory compliance.
• Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Bachelor's degree in scientific or EHS related field
• Prior consulting or EHS experience. Preferred 3-5 years’ experience with lab safety, biosafety, hazardous materials/waste management
• Prior experience with risk assessment and accident investigations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional certifications (such as CIH, ASP, CSP, or CHMM) desired, but not required
• Understanding of health and safety regulatory requirements, specifically Fed-OSHA standards, and conducting regulatory compliance audits

What we offer:

BSI offers a competitive salary, group-sponsored health and dental, short-term and long-term disability, a company-matched 401k plan, company paid life insurance, 11 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off.

The salary for the EHS Associate Consultant position can range from $86,400 to $108,000 annually; actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s competencies, level of experience, education, location, divisional budget and internal peer compensation comparisons.