Sr. Manager, Environmental Health & Safety (Toxicology)

Thornton Tomasetti; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 129,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP medical plan

Excellent retirement plan with high-em

Tuition reimbursement and FreeU

Job summary

Abbott in Lake Forest is seeking a Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to lead and elevate EHS programs across Toxicology locations, driving safety culture, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.

The role partners with operations, engineering, quality, HR, and regulators to reduce risk, manage budgets, and build capability, with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive EHS experience, incl. 3+ years in multi-site or regional leadership.
• Strong knowledge of EHS regulations, compliance, and risk management.
• Proven leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve EHS programs across all Toxicology locations, ensuring compliance.
• Develop and execute the division's EHS strategy to advance safety, environmental stewardship, and risk reduction.
• Provide leadership to site EHS teams, fostering consistency, accountability, and capability development.
• Partner with operations, engineering, quality, HR, and business leaders to integrate EHS into daily operations and strategic initiatives.
• Drive EHS performance through audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, data analysis, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Oversee Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, compliance programs, and regulatory readiness.
• Manage EHS budgets, capital projects, and investments to strengthen compliance and reduce operational risk.
• Serve as the primary contact for Corporate EHS, regulatory agencies, legal, and insurance partners.
• Champion a culture of safety, sustainability, and accountability across the organization.

Skills

EHS Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health, Engineering, or related field

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This is not a remote opportunity. Qualified candidates can live in the Chicagoland area or in Kansas City. Qualified candidates preferred to live in the Chicagoland area. Traveling up to 25%.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to lead and continuously improve EHS programs across Abbott Toxicology's manufacturing, distribution, and office locations. This role is responsible for driving a culture of safety, environmental compliance, risk reduction, and operational excellence while ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements. The Senior Manager will partner with division leadership, operations, engineering, quality, human resources, and regulatory agencies to support employee well-being and business performance. The ideal candidate is a strategic leader with a proven track record of improving safety performance, managing compliance programs, and leading change within complex manufacturing environments. As part of Abbott's Rapid Diagnostics Toxicology Business Unit, this leader will play a critical role in protecting employees, supporting operational excellence, and enabling the delivery of diagnostic solutions that positively impact lives worldwide.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead and continuously improve EHS programs across all Toxicology locations, ensuring compliance with corporate standards and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and execute the division's EHS strategy to advance safety, environmental stewardship, and risk reduction.
• Provide leadership and direction to site EHS teams, fostering consistency, accountability, and capability development.
• Partner with operations, engineering, quality, HR, and business leaders to integrate EHS into daily operations and strategic initiatives.
• Drive EHS performance through audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, data analysis, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Oversee Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, compliance programs, and regulatory readiness.
• Manage EHS budgets, capital projects, and investments to strengthen compliance and reduce operational risk.
• Serve as the primary contact for Corporate EHS, regulatory agencies, legal, and insurance partners.
• Champion a culture of safety, sustainability, and accountability across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health, Engineering, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive EHS experience, with at least 3 years in a multi-site or regional leadership role.
• Demonstrated expertise in EHS regulations, compliance, and risk management.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across functions and levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Occupational Health and Ergonomics programs preferred.
• Travel up to 25%.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $129,300.00 - $258,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Engineering

DIVISION: TOX ARDx Toxicology

LOCATION: United States > Lake Forest : J55

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT: Standard

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential - because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions - across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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