Environmental Health & Safety Specialist
EMD Serono
Summary
In this role you will work closely with the Manager, Environmental Health & Safety to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and Corporate standards for all operations at the Billerica Campus. This includes research laboratory operations (~75%) with hazardous chemicals, radioactive materials, and biohazardous materials and facilities operations (25%).
Job description
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 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5+ years of direct EHS experience, including laboratory safety operations, in a biotech/pharmaceuticals research laboratory environment with excellent analytical, problem solving and response management skills.
- Safety or Environmental certifications (ASP, CSP, etc.).
- Working experience implementing risk management programs, performing complex risk assessments, etc.
- Licensed as a MA Industrial Wastewater Operator.
- Completed and current with the following trainings: OSHA HazWOPER, RCRA, DOT Haz-Mat, First Aid/CPR/AED.
- Working experience implementing Facilities safety programs (Hot Work, Lockout / Tagout, Work at Heights, Confined Space, etc.).
Requirements
- 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.
- 5+ years of direct EHS experience, including laboratory safety operations, in a biotech/pharmaceuticals research laboratory environment with excellent analytical, problem solving and response management skills.
- Safety or Environmental certifications (ASP, CSP, etc.).
- Working experience implementing risk management programs, performing complex risk assessments, etc.
- Licensed as a MA Industrial Wastewater Operator.
- Completed and current with the following trainings: OSHA HazWOPER, RCRA, DOT Haz-Mat, First Aid/CPR/AED.
- Working experience implementing Facilities safety programs (Hot Work, Lockout / Tagout, Work at Heights, Confined Space, etc.).
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement contributions
Company overview
EMD Serono is the U.S. healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, operating as a specialized biopharmaceutical company with a legacy spanning over 350 years. The company focuses on developing innovative therapies for difficult-to-treat conditions including infertility, multiple sclerosis, cancer, and neurological disorders. With approximately 1,100 employees in the United States, EMD Serono maintains integrated commercial, clinical, and research operations primarily in Massachusetts. The company has established strong market positions in neurology, endocrinology, reproductive health, and oncology, leveraging state-of-the-art science to address unmet medical needs. As part of the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company, EMD Serono combines deep historical expertise with modern scientific innovation to translate molecular discoveries into meaningful patient outcomes across its core therapeutic areas.