Manager, Environment, Health & Safety

Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.•Philadelphia, PA

54d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Environment, Health & Safety role is responsible for providing compliant EHS programs to all departments at the IOVA-A facility. Integrates EHS programs into daily operations to assure regulatory compliance, achieves continuous performance improvement, meeting EHS performance objectives. Partners with operations to develop objectives to achieve these goals in alignment with site business goals and values. Provides technical leadership to ensures the biological safety programs adhere to federal, state, and local EHS regulations. Manages the day-to-day requirements and activities of the EHS incident management and reporting system.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering, Process Safety Management, or a related technical discipline required.
Minimum 8 years relevant EHS work experience required.
Technical working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations as well as CDC, NIH, BMBL guidelines, and other regulations and consensus standards required.
Must be able to wear appropriate clean room attire and all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), i.e. scrubs, gowning coverall, masks, gloves, etc.
Must meet requirements for and be able to wear a half-face respirator.
Able to stand and/or walk 90% (and sit 10%) of a 10-hr day which may include climbing ladders or steps.
Able to crouch, bend, twist, reach, and perform activities with repetitive motions.
Must be able to lift and carry objects weighing 45 pounds.

Nice To Haves

RBP, CBSP, CIH, and/or CSP certification preferred.
Working knowledge of six-sigma and operational excellence a plus.
Experience with GMP environments and biotechnology processes preferred.
Demonstrated ability to quickly interpret complex regulatory issues and provide recommended course of action.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly to all levels of the organization.
Self-motivated, flexible, creative, able to prioritize, and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and effectively deal with conflicting and changing priorities.
Strong working knowledge of computers and programs including Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Teams, Enablon, etc.
Excellent interpersonal, relationship management, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Serves as the site subject matter expert regarding general safety, chemical hygiene, biosafety (BSL 2), and environmental management.
Implements new and improves existing EHS programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus standards.
Provides and executes programs, policies, procedures, and trainings as the site SME for high-risk work programs including but not limited to working from heights, electrical safety, hot work, confined space entry, lockout tagout, and contractor safety.
Completes hazard assessments, coordinates IH monitoring, process hazard analysis, life safety reviews, incident investigations, environmental reports, and permit applications as needed.
Participates in and supports EHS operational and tier discussions, safety committees and teams, self-assessments, and audits.
Reviews processes, facilities, procedures, and management of change documents to assure conformance to recognized EHS regulations, standards, and guidelines.
Provides support to staff in completing injury/illness investigations, additional training, data analysis, and addresses specific concerns as they are raised.
Participates in regulatory inspections and assists in addressing noted concerns and citations.
Reviews site data for the EHS reporting system (Enablon); manages user permissions; identifies data gaps and other concerns; generates output reports and dashboards using the appropriate BI tools; tracks and communicates EHS score card metrics.
Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned.