Director, Environmental Health & Safety
Avid Bioservices
Summary
The EHS Director will create and implement EHS systems across multiple sites for Avid Bioservices. You will be responsible for implementing and managing a comprehensive EHS program that includes compliance with regulations such as OSHA, OCSD, OCFA, and AQMD; the Injury and Illness Prevention Program; the Employee Medical Monitoring Program; Chemical Hygiene; Lab Safety Standards up to BSL-2 environments; Hazardous Materials; Bloodborne Pathogens; Emergency Response and Evacuation; and Respiratory Protection. You will build detailed development plans that include new and existing employee training, efficient multi-department interactions, and company-wide visibility, so the most appropriate training is delivered and the highest level of safety is maintained. The role includes routine walkthroughs of manufacturing, laboratory, and administrative areas to confirm ongoing compliance.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement EHS programs, policies, and procedures.
- Monitor changes in the regulatory environment (OSHA, DOT, EPA, European regulations, and others) using established channels such as databases and journals, and make recommendations to the management team for changes to internal policies and procedures.
- Oversee existing EHS programs, including respiratory protection, lockout/tagout, training, and PPE, to ensure compliance with company policy, standards, and regulations.
- Conduct EHS audits and implement appropriate changes to correct findings and comply with regulations, standards, and company policy.
- Assess client requirements and provide recommendations with existing programs
- Establish EHS department budget and track costs
- Lead client EHS audits to ensure compliance and revise programs/procedures if necessary.
- Lead EHS program Q & As for any regulatory inspections.
- Communicate effectively across internal functions to resolve problems in a timely manner and identify alternate solutions when needed, with leadership skills that generate cooperation and progress at all sites.
- Lead, implement, and update the safety program as needed.
- Direct the activities of functional areas for direct reports and supervise EHS staff and their assigned duties.
- Provide technical and professional guidance to EHS staff, and select, assign, train, and evaluate department staff.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or Molecular Biology with at least 7 to 10 years of industry experience developing and implementing safety and environmental programs in a biopharmaceutical, chemical, or other process manufacturing environment; or an M.S. in one of those fields with 5 to 7 years of that experience.
- Experience in comprehensive practices of biosafety, environmental science, toxicology, industrial hygiene, or chemistry, and laboratory practices including BSL-2 laboratories.
- Applicable industry knowledge of safety, perseverance to achieve complete compliance, decisiveness, and the reliability to defend decisions.
- Working knowledge of cGMP practices and their application in the biopharmaceutical industry.
- Proactive, ground floor, hands-on approach to safety.
- Experience and working knowledge with chemicals, gases, steam, heat, and electrical hazards.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This role is a full-time onsite position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday unless otherwise stated by Supervisor. The employee must also have the ability to work overtime and/or weekends when necessary.
Requirements
- B.S. in Industrial Hygiene, Safety, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or Molecular Biology with at least 7 to 10 years of industry experience developing and implementing safety and environmental programs in a biopharmaceutical, chemical, or other process manufacturing environment; or an M.S. in one of those fields with 5 to 7 years of that experience.
- Experience in comprehensive practices of biosafety, environmental science, toxicology, industrial hygiene, or chemistry, and laboratory practices including BSL-2 laboratories.
- Applicable industry knowledge of safety, perseverance to achieve complete compliance, decisiveness, and the reliability to defend decisions.
- Working knowledge of cGMP practices and their application in the biopharmaceutical industry.
- Proactive, ground floor, hands-on approach to safety.
- Experience and working knowledge with chemicals, gases, steam, heat, and electrical hazards.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Performance-based bonuses
Company overview
Avid Bioservices is a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in biologics derived from mammalian cell culture systems. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Tustin, California, the company has over 30 years of experience in biologics manufacturing. Avid provides comprehensive process development, CGMP clinical and commercial manufacturing services for the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries. Their expertise spans from early-stage process development to full-scale commercial manufacturing, including cell line development, upstream and downstream optimization, analytical methods development, and regulatory submissions support. The company has produced more than 250 commercial batches and has five commercial products marketed in over 90 countries. With state-of-the-art facilities and a flawless quality track record maintained for over a decade, Avid Bioservices focuses on transforming the CDMO experience through personalized processes, unrivaled expertise, and exceptional quality standards. The company was recently acquired by GHO Capital Partners and Ampersand Capital Partners in a $1.1 billion transaction, positioning it for continued growth in the biologics manufacturing sector.