Senior EHS&S Specialist - Biopharma/Biotech Compliance

Socket.dev; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KBI Biopharma, Inc. is seeking an EHS&S Specialist to lead the environmental, health, safety, and sustainability program at the site. You will drive compliance, incident investigations, and continuous improvement across operations in a biologic CDMO setting.

The role involves incident response, environmental permit management, risk assessment, and training coordination to ensure safe, compliant operations and robust documentation of EHS&S activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an occupational health and safety related field and a minimum of 5-10 years of industry experience as a safety professional.
• Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline and minimum of 7-12 years’ experience as a safety professional in R&D and/or manufacturing.
• Certifications such as RCRA, DOT hazmat, First Aid/CPR/AED, OSHA 30/HAZWOPER are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interface with staff and management to support a safe, compliant work environment and co-chair the EHS&S committee.
• Coordinate internal self-audits and regulatory inspections.
• Coordinate incident response, investigations and corrective actions; maintain regulatory reporting systems.
• Represent the site during OSHA, EPA, DOL inspections and client audits.
• Draft and revise EHS&S procedures to ensure regulatory compliance and safe practices.
• Coordinate training and manage EHS&S records (MSDS, permits, inspections, logs).
• Assess and specify PPE for tasks and monitor usage.
• Manage waste activities including storage, treatment, disposal, and vendor relationships.
• Oversee emergency preparedness and maintain EHS&S supplies and training.

Skills

EHS&S leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Incident response

Training coordination

Education

B.S. in Occupational Health & Safety

B.S. in a technical discipline

Tools

MSDS online

OSHA Logs

Waste management systems

Job description

KBI Biopharma, Inc. is seeking an EHS&S Specialist to lead the environmental, health, safety, and sustainability program at the site. You will drive compliance, incident investigations, and continuous improvement across operations in a biologic CDMO setting.

The role involves incident response, environmental permit management, risk assessment, and training coordination to ensure safe, compliant operations and robust documentation of EHS&S activities.