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Environmental Health and Safety
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As the Manager of EOHSS for the Libertyville site, your primary focus will be to support Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) within the Department of Environmental, Occupational Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHS). You will be responsible for coordinating, implementing, assessing, and improving environmental, safety, occupational health, and sustainability outcomes using global and local regulations, consensus guides, BMS management systems, policies, and procedures.
Your role will be crucial in executing corporate and local policies and procedures that will enable and foster a proactive and integrated EHS culture, promoting a positive, proactive approach throughout all functions at the site. You will be expected to align your execution of these tasks with the BMS values of integrity, inclusion, passion, innovation, urgency, and accountability, preserving BMS's reputation while driving shared Company objectives.
Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Serve as the subject matter expert regarding general safety, chemical hygiene, biosafety (BSL 2+), and environmental management.
Implements/ Improves new and existing EHS programs to meet compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus guides.
Provides technical acumen and oversight to all EHS programs and activities on-site.
Provide and execute programs, policies, procedures, and trainings as the subject matter expert for high-risk work programs including but not limited to, working from heights, electrical safety, hot work, line breaking, lock out tag out and contractor safety.
Provides expert support to internal staff in anticipating, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling environmental, biological, chemical, and physical hazards.
Accountable for EHS regulatory preparedness and building rapport and trust through all interactions with external agencies and internal stakeholders.
Participates and supports EHS operational and tier discussions, EHS committees and teams; and EHS self-assessments and audits.
Stops operations and activities that could harm the environment, workforce, or facilities.
Identifies and solutions to eliminate unplanned events including spills, workplace injuries, accidents, and adverse health effects.
Responsible for using EHS platforms including modules for investigation, inspection, compliance, and occupational safety.
Executes recordkeeping/reports at the national, state, and local levels within BMS stipulated structures and timing.
Participates in formal reviews of existing equipment modifications, new equipment purchases, and changes in site processes to assess potential safety, occupational health, and environmental impacts.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Minimum education of a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety, Science, Engineering, or related field.
Minimum of four (4) plus years of health and safety experience. Experience in a pharmaceutical or laboratory environment desired.
Strong knowledge of safety and environmental legislation and industry best practices.
Ability to plan, prioritize, and perform multiple tasks with high quality as part of a high- paced work environment.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with regulatory agencies, customers, trade groups, and common stakeholders.
Strong leadership and project management skills.
Preffered Qualifications
Professional certification, RBP (Registered Biosafety Professional), CBP (Certified Biosafety Professional, CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), or the desire to attain one or more is strongly preferred.
Working knowledge of six-sigma desired.
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With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in an inclusive culture, promoting diversity in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.
On-site Protocol
BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:
Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.
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