EHS Manager

Job Description

Title: Manager, EHS (Environmental, Health, Safety)

Location: Middleton, WI, on-site

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on - now and in the future.

Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

Location: Middleton, WI

• There is no relocation assistance provided with this role

Discover Impactful Work:

• The Manager, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) will manage and lead EHS activities, and have oversight of specific EHS programs and site support activities at the PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, GMP and Bioanalytical Laboratories and facilities in Middleton, WI.

A day in the Life:

• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring and continuous improvement of environmental, health and safety programs to meet local regulations, PPD GMP and Bioanalytical Lab, and corporate requirements.
• Provides strategic direction and leads by example to ensure safe practices and regulatory compliance in all assigned facilities.
• Ensures that all licensing, permitting, or other environmental, health or safety requirements are met at assigned site and takes appropriate actions to ensure that any non-compliance issues are resolved.
• Management of chemical and biological waste streams. Maintains and monitors waste manifest system. Completes reporting forms regarding hazardous waste for all required regulatory agencies.
• Conduct/Coordinate training in emergency response situations, biosafety, hazardous materials handling/storage/disposal, radiation, industrial hygiene, life safety, and ergonomic compliance-related activities etc. Develops and implements training for various health and safety topics as required by the regulations.
• Conducts regular inspections and yearly self-assessments of assigned facilities and conducts employee health hazard exposure monitoring to ensure OSHA compliance.
• Active member of the site Intuitional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and complete Biosafety risk assessments for various risk group agents to support new projects.
• Develops and updates assigned environmental, health and safety related mandated procedures for assigned facilities. In addition, ensures that procedures meet federal, state, and local requirements (i.e. OSHA, EPA, DOT, etc.).
• Assists supervisors in conducting work-related injury/illness investigation. Manage incidents, risks, and escalations through to resolutions.
• Work with a sense of urgency to motivate & drive stakeholders to complete actions within agreed timelines.
• Develop and Drive improvement of processes of the EHS system.
• Proactively identify and solve problems to solve complex problems.
• Facilitate and coordinate cross functional projects.
• Additional duties may include leading Health & Safety committees, supports Radiation Safety Officer, evaluate/maintain all safety equipment, industrial hygiene planning and sampling, coordinate emergency drills and/or work with assigned site on regulatory inspections or other internal and external audits.

Keys to Success:

Education

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental health, life science or natural science or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Master's degree in occupational safety, environmental health, life science or public health preferred

Experience

• Previous related experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 5+ years of EHS experience).
• Multiple years of BioSafety experience highly preferred.
• Experience in a GMP and pharmaceutical environment preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, IATA and other applicable regulations
• Knowledge of BioSafety regulations and good practices highly preferred
• CIH, CSP, CSHM, OSHA certification preferred
• Knowledge of laboratory and hazardous waste regulations to include hazardous chemical/biohazard storage and disposal regulations
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene and air monitoring strategies
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to provide effective training
• Strategic problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated good judgement and business acumen
• Excellent computer skills

Work Environment

Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

• Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.
• Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.
• Able to work in non-traditional work environments.
• Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.