Senior Manager, EHSS and DEA Regulatory

Bristol Myers Squibb; Cambridge (MA); In loco; USD 139.000 - 169.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Bristol Myers Squibb in Cambridge, MA seeks a Senior Manager, EHSS and DEA Regulatory to lead safety, compliance, and regulatory programs across laboratories and research operations.

You will manage DEA-listed substances, environmental compliance, and contractor safety, while partnering with Research, Facilities, and Security to enable safe, compliant, and efficient work in a fast-paced biotech setting. University degree required; 10+ years experience preferred.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, or related field.
• 10+ years in EHSS, research compliance, or related roles.
• Experience with regulated pharma/biotech environments.
• Strong regulatory program management and cross-functional leadership.
• DEA-regulated research and controlled substances experience preferred.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies.

Mansioni

• Provide EHSS support for laboratories, research, facilities projects, space planning, ventilation, flammable storage, laboratory occupancy, startup readiness, and operational risk.
• Perform safety reviews, hazard assessments, flammable materials reviews, hazardous occupancy assessments, design reviews, compliance inspections, and evaluations of laboratory infrastructure, chemical storage, life-safety systems, equipment, and research processes.
• Advise researchers on chemical, biological, cryogenic, radiological, sharps, and other lab hazards; establish safe work practices, effective operating controls, and risk-reduction measures for high-risk activities.
• Serve as site program owner and SME for DEA-regulated research involving controlled substances and List I chemicals, ensuring compliance with federal/MA requirements.
• Manage lifecycle controls for acquisition, receipt, storage, security, inventory, transfer, use, return, disposal, procurement governance, chain of custody, record retention, reporting, reconciliation, inspection preparation, and electronic tracking systems.
• Coordinate inspections, audits, corrective actions, documentation, training, audit readiness, agency interactions, and regulatory guidance in partnership with Research, Security, Procurement, and Facilities.

Conoscenze

EHSS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Lab safety

DEA compliance

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental/Safety

Strumenti

SharePoint

Dashboard tools

Regulatory tracking

Descrizione del lavoro

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

The Senior Manager, EHSS and DEA Regulatory provides strategic and operational leadership for Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHSS), emergency preparedness, DEA-regulated programs, and laboratory compliance supporting research and development operations. This role serves as a senior subject matter expert for laboratory safety, environmental compliance, controlled substances, DEA List I chemicals, hazardous materials, contractor safety, ergonomics, emergency response, and risk management.

The role partners closely with Research, Facilities, Occupational Health, Security, Procurement, external agencies, and service providers to enable safe, compliant, and efficient operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Laboratory, Research, Facilities, and Operational Safety

• Provide EHSS support for laboratories, scientific operations, facilities projects, space planning, ventilation, flammable storage, laboratory occupancy, startup readiness, and operational risk.
• Perform safety reviews, hazard assessments, flammable materials reviews, hazardous occupancy assessments, design reviews, compliance inspections, and evaluations of laboratory infrastructure, chemical storage, life-safety systems, equipment, and research processes.
• Advise researchers on chemical, biological, cryogenic, radiological, sharps, and other lab hazards; establish safe work practices, effective operating controls, and risk-reduction measures for high-risk activities.

DEA, Controlled Substances, Listed Chemicals, and Regulatory Compliance

• Serve as site program owner and subject matter expert for DEA-regulated research involving controlled substances and DEA List I chemicals, ensuring compliance with federal DEA regulations, Commonwealth of Massachusetts requirements, and company policies.
• Manage lifecycle controls for acquisition, receipt, storage, security, inventory, transfer, use, return, disposal, procurement governance, chain of custody, record retention, reporting, reconciliation, inspection preparation, and electronic tracking systems.
• Coordinate inspections, audits, corrective actions, documentation, training, audit readiness, agency interactions, and regulatory guidance in partnership with Research, Security, Procurement, and Facilities.

Environmental, Hazardous Materials, Waste, and Contractor Safety

• Manage environmental programs for hazardous waste, wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, chemical storage, permits, reporting, inspections, corrective actions, and audit-ready records.
• Maintain compliance with EPA, RCRA, DOT, IATA, NFPA, Massachusetts Fire Code, MassDEP, MWRA, hazardous materials transportation, and applicable federal, state, local, and permit requirements.
• Develop contractor safety requirements, procedures, orientations, and refresher training; review contractor activities and partner with Facilities and IFM teams on construction, maintenance, preconstruction reviews, higher-risk work, incident investigations, and corrective-action follow-up.

Ergonomics and Workplace Accommodations

• Conduct ergonomic and workstation assessments; support workplace accommodations related to ergonomic concerns and documented restrictions.
• Coordinate with Occupational Health, Facilities, Human Resources, and workplace services to implement accommodations and maintain ergonomic resources.
• Provide consultation on office, laboratory, and task-specific ergonomic risks.

Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Incident Management

• Serve as an EHSS emergency response leader and alternate emergency coordinator; participate in emergency planning, drills, incident response, spill management, and medical response coordination.
• Maintain emergency action plans, spill response plans, hazardous waste contingency plans, and related documentation.
• Lead or support investigations involving injuries, spills, environmental events, near misses, property damage, and operational disruptions; facilitate root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, OSHA recordkeeping assessments, lessons learned, and effectiveness reviews.

EHSS Program Governance, Training, Systems, and Safety Culture

• Author, revise, and maintain EHSS procedures, standards, plans, resources, SharePoint content, employee communications, training content, onboarding materials, compliance programs, and program governance.
• Lead continuous-improvement and modernization efforts, including objectives, measures, action plans, audits, inspections, risk assessments, corporate reviews, finding closure, and stakeholder feedback.
• Coordinate safety committees, employee engagement, presentations, action tracking, safety communications, hazard recognition, near-miss reporting, safety campaigns, and accountability for safe and compliant work practices.
• Develop and maintain EHSS SharePoint sites, workflows, dashboards, reporting tools, automation solutions, compliance databases, task-based risk assessment systems, point-of-use guidance, electronic inventory tracking, data quality, access controls, and system governance.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemistry, Engineering, Biological Sciences, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience in EHSS, research compliance, environmental compliance, laboratory operations, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, research, chemical manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing regulatory programs and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience supporting DEA-regulated research activities and controlled substance compliance programs preferred.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies and supporting inspections or audits preferred.
  • Professional certification such as CHMM, CSP, CIH, CHMP, RBP, CHP, or an equivalent credential preferred.
• Laboratory safety, research risk management, hazard communication, SDS management, biosafety, hazardous waste, RCRA, chemical inventory, hazardous materials, environmental permitting, reporting, industrial wastewater, spill prevention, emergency response, contractor safety, ergonomics, process safety, risk assessment, incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective-action management.
• Strategic planning, program leadership, cross-functional stakeholder management, regulatory agency interaction, policy and procedure development, training, communications, compliance programs, SharePoint, workflow automation, dashboards, EHSS information systems, and strong written, verbal, presentation, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to interpret complex requirements, translate them into practical controls, manage multiple priorities, apply sound professional judgment, and make risk-based decisions in a dynamic research environment.

LI-Onsite

Compensation Overview:

Cambridge Crossing: $139,260 - $168,745

The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully – carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws. Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.

Benefits:

Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, you may be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefit plans – including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).

U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.

Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.

Depending on eligibility, employees may also have access to additional time-off benefits, including paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs. Eligible employees also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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