Senior Manager, EHSS and DEA Regulatory

Bristol Myers Squibb • Cambridge, MA

1d • $139,260 - $168,745 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, EHSS and DEA Regulatory provides strategic and operational leadership for Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHSS), emergency preparedness, DEA-regulated programs, and laboratory compliance supporting research and development operations. The role serves as a senior subject matter expert in laboratory safety, environmental compliance, controlled substances, DEA List I chemicals, hazardous materials, contractor safety, ergonomics, emergency response, and risk management. It partners with Research, Facilities, Occupational Health, Security, Procurement, external agencies, and service providers to support safe, compliant, and efficient operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Chemistry, Engineering, Biological Sciences, or a related field.
• Ten or more years of progressive experience in EHSS, research compliance, environmental compliance, laboratory operations, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, research, chemical manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing regulatory programs and leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Knowledge or experience in laboratory safety, research risk management, hazard communication, SDS management, biosafety, hazardous waste, RCRA, chemical inventory, hazardous materials, environmental permitting and reporting, industrial wastewater, spill prevention, emergency response, contractor safety, ergonomics, process safety, risk assessment, incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective-action management.
• Strategic planning, program leadership, cross-functional stakeholder management, regulatory agency interaction, policy and procedure development, training, communications, compliance programs, SharePoint, workflow automation, dashboards, and EHSS information systems skills.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to interpret complex requirements, translate them into practical controls, manage multiple priorities, apply sound professional judgment, and make risk-based decisions in a dynamic research environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting DEA-regulated research activities and controlled substance compliance programs.
• Experience interacting with regulatory agencies and supporting inspections or audits.
• Professional certification such as CHMM, CSP, CIH, CHMP, RBP, CHP, or an equivalent credential.

Responsibilities

• Provide EHSS support for laboratories, scientific operations, facilities projects, space planning, ventilation, flammable storage, laboratory occupancy, startup readiness, and operational risk.
• Perform safety reviews, hazard assessments, flammable materials reviews, hazardous occupancy assessments, design reviews, compliance inspections, and evaluations of laboratory infrastructure, chemical storage, life-safety systems, equipment, and research processes.
• Advise researchers on chemical, biological, cryogenic, radiological, sharps, and other laboratory hazards, and establish safe work practices, operating controls, and risk-reduction measures.
• Own the site program and serve as subject matter expert for DEA-regulated research involving controlled substances and DEA List I chemicals, ensuring compliance with federal DEA regulations, Massachusetts requirements, and company policies.
• Manage controlled-substance and listed-chemical lifecycle controls, including acquisition, receipt, storage, security, inventory, transfer, use, return, disposal, procurement governance, chain of custody, record retention, reporting, reconciliation, inspection preparation, and electronic tracking.
• Coordinate inspections, audits, corrective actions, documentation, training, audit readiness, agency interactions, and regulatory guidance with Research, Security, Procurement, and Facilities.
• Manage environmental programs for hazardous waste, wastewater, stormwater, air emissions, chemical storage, permits, reporting, inspections, corrective actions, and audit-ready records.
• Maintain compliance with EPA, RCRA, DOT, IATA, NFPA, Massachusetts Fire Code, MassDEP, MWRA, hazardous materials transportation, and applicable federal, state, local, and permit requirements.
• Develop contractor safety requirements, procedures, orientations, and refresher training; review contractor activities and work with Facilities and IFM teams on construction, maintenance, preconstruction reviews, higher-risk work, incident investigations, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Conduct ergonomic and workstation assessments and support workplace accommodations related to ergonomic concerns and documented restrictions.
• Coordinate workplace accommodations with Occupational Health, Facilities, Human Resources, and workplace services, and provide consultation on office, laboratory, and task-specific ergonomic risks.
• Serve as an EHSS emergency response leader and alternate emergency coordinator; participate in emergency planning, drills, incident response, spill management, and medical response coordination.
• Maintain emergency action plans, spill response plans, hazardous waste contingency plans, and related documentation.
• Lead or support investigations involving injuries, spills, environmental events, near misses, property damage, and operational disruptions; facilitate root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, OSHA recordkeeping assessments, lessons learned, and effectiveness reviews.
• Author, revise, and maintain EHSS procedures, standards, plans, resources, SharePoint content, employee communications, training content, onboarding materials, compliance programs, and program governance.
• Lead continuous-improvement and modernization efforts, including objectives, measures, action plans, audits, inspections, risk assessments, corporate reviews, finding closure, and stakeholder feedback.
• Coordinate safety committees, employee engagement, presentations, action tracking, safety communications, hazard recognition, near-miss reporting, safety campaigns, and accountability for safe and compliant work practices.
• Develop and maintain EHSS SharePoint sites, workflows, dashboards, reporting tools, automation solutions, compliance databases, task-based risk assessment systems, point-of-use guidance, electronic inventory tracking, data quality, access controls, and system governance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits, including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance offerings, subject to plan terms and eligibility.
• Flexible Time Off for eligible U.S.-based exempt employees, subject to manager approval.
• 11 paid company holidays each year.
• For specified employee groups, 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires, subject to manager approval, 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
• Depending on eligibility, paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs.
• Eligible employees may receive an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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