Senior Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety

Merck; Billerica (MA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EMD Serono is seeking an Environmental Health & Safety professional for the Billerica Campus to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and Corporate Standards across research laboratories and facilities operations. You will help manage the laboratory safety programs, training, and investigations, while supporting environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives.

This role requires strong knowledge of OSHA/ EH&S guidelines and experience in a biotech/ pharmaceutical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other Science or Engineering discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in an Environmental Health & Safety role.
• 1+ years of experience navigating and applying federal, state, and local laboratory safety regulations (e.g., OSHA Laboratory Standard, EPA, local EH&S codes) within a laboratory or research environment.

Responsibilities

• Audit & Safety Committees: Manage the laboratory audit program to drive corrective actions, while leading the Chemical, Biological, and Institutional Biological Safety Committees.
• Training & Onboarding: Develop, update, and conduct annual laboratory safety refresher trainings, new employee and contractor health and safety orientations, and specialized program trainings.
• Radiation & Vivarium Compliance: Assist with the Radiation Safety program—including wipe surveys, audits, and recordkeeping—and review/approve vivarium protocols to ensure compliant operations.
• Incident Investigation & Records: Conduct thorough, documented investigations of near misses, injuries, and incidents, while maintaining complete occupational health, permitting, and training records.
• Environmental Operations & Sustainability: Oversee environmental compliance programs, including hazardous waste management, wastewater operations, sustainability initiatives, and SPCC/ISO 14001 alignment.
• EHS Program Oversight: Support broad EHS program compliance across Facilities Safety (LOTO, Fall Protection, Confined Space, Fire Safety), Construction/Contractor Safety, and OSHA 300 reporting.
• Cross-Site & Staff Support: Serve as the liaison between R&D staff and the EHS Team, assist in supervising contracted EHS staff, and provide periodic EHS compliance support at the Boston Seaport office.
• Metrics & Stakeholder Communication: Support metrics reporting, operational program needs, and regular EHS communications back to internal teams, Corporate EHS, and key stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other Science or Engineering discipline

Job description

Work Your Magic with us!Start your next chapter and join EMD Serono.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

United As One for Patients, our purpose in Healthcare is to help create, improve and prolong lives. We develop medicines, intelligent devices and innovative technologies in therapeutic areas such as Oncology, Neurology and Fertility. Our teams work together across 6 continents with passion and relentless curiosity in order to help patients at every stage of life. Joining our Healthcare team is becoming part of a diverse, inclusive and flexible working culture, presenting great opportunities for personal development and career advancement across the globe.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role:

In this role youwill workcloselywith the Manager, Environmental Health & Safetytoensurecompliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations andCorporatestandards for all operations at the Billerica Campus.This includesresearchlaboratory operations(~75%)with hazardous chemicals, radioactive materials,and biohazardous materialsand facilities operations (25%).

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Audit & Safety Committees: Manage the laboratory audit program to drive corrective actions, while leading the Chemical, Biological, and Institutional Biological Safety Committees.
• Training & Onboarding: Develop, update, and conduct annual laboratory safety refresher trainings, new employee and contractor health and safety orientations, and specialized program trainings.
• Radiation & Vivarium Compliance: Assist with the Radiation Safety program—including wipe surveys, audits, and recordkeeping—and review/approve vivarium protocols to ensure compliant operations.
• Incident Investigation & Records: Conduct thorough, documented investigations of near misses, injuries, and incidents, while maintaining complete occupational health, permitting, and training records.
• Environmental Operations & Sustainability: Oversee environmental compliance programs, including hazardous waste management, wastewater operations, sustainability initiatives, and SPCC/ISO 14001 alignment.
• EHS Program Oversight: Support broad EHS program compliance across Facilities Safety (LOTO, Fall Protection, Confined Space, Fire Safety), Construction/Contractor Safety, and OSHA 300 reporting.
• Cross-Site & Staff Support: Serve as the liaison between R&D staff and the EHS Team, assist in supervising contracted EHS staff, and provide periodic EHS compliance support at the Boston Seaport office.
• Metrics & Stakeholder Communication: Support metrics reporting, operational program needs, and regular EHS communications back to internal teams, Corporate EHS, and key stakeholders.

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other Science or Engineering discipline.

• 4+years’of experiencein an Environmental Health & Safety role.
• 1+ years of experience navigating and applying federal, state, and local laboratory safety regulations (e.g., OSHA Laboratory Standard, EPA, local EH&S codes) within a laboratory or research environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of directEHSexperience,includinglaboratorysafety operations,in a biotech/pharmaceuticals researchlaboratory environmentwith excellent analytical, problem solving and response management skills.
• SafetyorEnvironmental certifications(ASP, CSP, etc.).
• Working experience implementing risk management programs, performing complex risk assessments, etc.
• Licensedas aMA Industrial WastewaterOperator.
• Completed and current withthe followingtrainings: OSHAHazWOPER, RCRA, DOT Haz-Mat, First Aid/CPR/AED.
• Working experience implementing Facilities safety programs(Hot Work, Lockout / Tagout, Work at Heights, Confined Space, etc.).

Pay Range for this position: $93,000 - $139,500 / year

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other prerequisites.

What we offer:

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

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