Senior EH&S Specialist

Boston Scientific•Arden Hills, MN

3d•$85,000 - $161,500

About The Position

As a champion of environmental, health, and safety values at Boston Scientific, the EHS Specialist creates and maintains programs, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with company standards and relevant regulations. This role involves providing guidance, training, and support, while fostering engagement and contributions from EHS colleagues, internal stakeholders, and external partners to drive continuous improvement initiatives. Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, safety engineering, safety management, occupational health, or related discipline
Minimum 3 years of experience with industrial hygiene, exposure monitoring, chemical safety, and personal protective equipment program management in an industrial or manufactuing environment
Minimum 5 years of experience with regulations, safety-related programs, policies, procedure development, implementation, and management

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) and/or Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
Experience working in pharmaceutical, medical device, electronics, or similarly regulated industry
Experience with ergonomic risk reduction, emergency response and incident
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

Providing EHS site support for internal customers including manufacturing, process development, and R&D laboratories
Identifying opportunities to minimize risks and prevent workplace injuries; collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive projects and support continuous improvement initiatives
Administering the ISO45001 Health & Safety Management System including internal and external audit facilitation and risk management; identify opportunities for improvement, implement recommendations, and manage related documentation
Leading incident investigations, root cause analysis, and after-action reviews; collaborate with process owners to develop and implement corrective actions and engineering controls as needed
Conducting risk assessments on processes, equipment, and chemicals; identify compliance concerns, program non-conformities, and opportunities for improvement
Conducting EHS audits, self-assessments, and inspections to ensure workplace conditions comply with internal policies, program requirements, and applicable local, state, and national regulations
Partnering with regulatory agencies to conduct site inspections; providing regulatory guidance and safety recommendations for processes, equipment, and facility infrastructure design
Building and maintaining relationships with contracted safety services and consultants
Leading and supporting EHS-related committees, task forces, and cross-functional teams; serve on the site's emergency response team(s)
Facilitating regulatory compliance activities such as coordinating work efforts and recordkeeping related but not limited to chemical hygiene and exposure monitoring, lab and radiation safety, hearing conservation, chemical and safety data sheet management, personal protective equipment and respiratory protection, and general employee safety.