Sr. Environmental, Health & Safety Manager

Amneal

12d

About The Position

The Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager leads and oversees comprehensive EHS programs across two sites in New Jersey and Chicago. The role develops, implements, and continually improves initiatives that support a safe and compliant work environment in a fast-paced biopharmaceutical production setting. It ensures adherence to applicable regulatory requirements, promotes a strong safety culture, and proactively identifies ways to improve workplace health and safety performance.

The position applies EHS technical principles to practical problems, manages multiple projects and assignments, supports environmental and safety programs, and evaluates operations for compliance with company and governmental standards. It works closely with site management and internal customers, operations, maintenance, HR, vendors, contractors, and other colleagues. The role requires 50% domestic travel between Piscataway and Chicago, and may require flexible hours and clean-room gowning certification.

The salary range is $160,000–$180,000 per year. The position also offers a short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award, and a long-term incentive award, such as restricted stock units, within the first 12 months. Eligible positions receive a flexible benefits program that includes health and insurance benefits and a significant 401(k) matching contribution, along with employee well-being programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10 or more years of EHS experience in a Pharma/Biopharma manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety compliance programs.
• OSHA industry training.
• Experience leading safety training, audits, and incident investigations.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence safety initiatives across departments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to act as a change agent within operations.
• Knowledge of hazardous shipping guidelines and MSDS.
• Subject-matter expertise in relevant EHS regulations, principles, pollution control technology, industrial hygiene, and safety-related equipment and safeguards.
• Ability to analyze and solve EHS technical problems, develop and interpret data, document technical assignments, and manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to work with contractors and support the review, approval, and management of external EHS services.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain gowning certification for clean-room activities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in FDA- or cGMP-regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting fast-paced production environments using automated equipment or packaging systems.
• Direct experience in regulated environments such as cGMP, OSHA, or EPA contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead site safety programs and initiatives to promote a proactive safety culture and reduce workplace incidents.
• Develop, implement, and maintain EHS policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Conduct safety audits and hazard assessments in a manufacturing environment.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulatory requirements and company EHS standards.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations and oversee corrective-action implementation.
• Track safety performance metrics and support continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Partner with operations leadership and HR on workers’ compensation and return-to-work processes.
• Maintain required safety documentation and reporting, and document all project work.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, leadership, and internal customers to drive safety improvements and organizational change.
• Oversee third-party vendors while they are on site and support the management of external EHS services and contractors.
• Identify, evaluate, and control safety, health, and environmental hazards in work operations and the work environment.
• Research EHS matters and provide information, training, and communications to colleagues.
• Support EHS activities including industrial hygiene, biosafety, ergonomics, process safety, environmental compliance, inspections, fire protection, loss control, hazardous waste management, and EHS committees.
• Identify innovations in EHS risk assessment and reduction, engineering design, operations, and pollution prevention or compliance strategies, and assess their potential application.
• Develop strategies to identify and resolve potential EHS compliance problems before they occur.
• Help resolve operational failures and inefficiencies that may cause EHS deficiencies; troubleshoot site operations systems and equipment.
• Organize daily activities and technical work to complete assignments and projects on time; plan small projects, establish interim goals, and assist operations in meeting EHS compliance objectives.
• Participate in shutdown planning and scheduling, decontamination, and decommissioning.
• Develop, analyze, and interpret data; identify potential business risks and support gap analyses.
• Travel domestically between Piscataway and Chicago as required (50%).
• Maintain gowning certification for clean-room activities.
• Comply with all company policies and standards.

Benefits

• Short-term incentive opportunity, such as a bonus or performance-based award.
• Long-term incentive award, such as restricted stock units, within the first 12 months.
• Flexible benefits program for eligible positions.
• Health and insurance benefits.
• Significant 401(k) matching contribution.
• Employee well-being programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior