Senior EHS Manager

Lonza; Vacaville (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) matching plan

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Employee assistance programs

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Senior EHS Manager for a fully site-based role in Vacaville, CA. You will lead a team of safety professionals, design and execute site-wide safety programs, and ensure regulatory alignment to protect personnel and assets.

You will develop multi-year roadmaps, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with Manufacturing, Facilities, and Quality to embed compliant safety practices into daily operations. A bachelor's in a physical/life science or engineering is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, life science, engineering, occupational safety, environmental health and safety, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish strategic vision and leadership for site safety programs.
• Drive multi-year physical safety roadmaps with key metrics and goals.
• Lead site-wide safety culture initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Communicate performance indicators and risks to leadership and partners.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing safety team.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Facilities, Engineering, Quality to embed safety programs.
• Lead capital and CI projects from justification through execution.

Skills

Safety leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physical/life science or engineering

Job description

Location: Vacaville, California

This is a fully site‑based role. Working together in person supports close, real‑time collaboration and the technical precision needed to manufacture medicines to the highest quality and safety standards.

The Senior EHS Manager provides hands‑on leadership to a team of safety professionals, driving the strategic design, execution, and continuous improvement of site‑wide physical safety programs to protect personnel, assets, and operational continuity. Serving on the site EHS leadership team, this role translates regulatory requirements into pragmatic operational controls while fostering a proactive safety culture across the facility.

What you will get:

The full‑time base annual salary for this position is expected to range between $142,500 to $237,500. In addition, below you will find a comprehensive summary of the benefits package we offer:

• Performance‑related bonus
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) matching plan
• Life insurance, as well as short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid Time Off

What you will do:

• Establish strategic vision, leadership, and operational frameworks to cultivate a proactive safety culture that systematically mitigates unsafe behaviors and physical hazards.
• Author and drive multi‑year physical safety roadmaps, key performance metrics, and strategic goals aligned with broader site operational priorities.
• Direct site‑wide safety culture initiatives and continuous improvement programs to protect personnel, assets, and operational continuity.
• Communicate performance indicators, critical risks, resource requirements, and strategic updates to site leadership, employees, contractors, and service providers.
• Recruit, lead, and develop a high‑performing team of safety professionals, fostering strong technical capability and floor responsiveness.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Facilities, Warehousing, and Quality to embed regulatory‑compliant safety programs into daily business workflows.
• Lead self‑initiated capital and continuous improvement projects from justification through execution using disciplined schedule, resource, and budget management.

What we look for:

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, life science, engineering, occupational safety, environmental health and safety, relevant scientific or technical field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in environment, health, and safety (EHS) and/or EHS program management, including a minimum of 3 years as a people leader.
• Apply deep technical knowledge of federal OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and local safety regulations to resolve complex workplace hazards and protect the site’s right to operate.
• Develop and execute a multi‑year physical safety strategy, key metrics, and risk‑reduction roadmaps aligned with broader site priorities.
• Lead, mentor, and build a high‑performing team of safety professionals to provide responsive, floor‑level technical expertise.
• Drive site‑wide safety culture and continuous improvement initiatives through high‑visibility field engagement to proactively address unsafe conditions and behaviors.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Facilities, Engineering, Quality, and external contractors to integrate compliant safety programs into daily plant operations.
• Translate complex EHS metrics, risks, and resource requirements into actionable insights, data‑driven business cases, and strategic updates for executive leadership.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we offer equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.