Associate Director, EHS Site Lead

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Position Summary

The primary focus of this role is to support Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) as the EHS Lead for the BMS Libertyville Facility within the Department of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS). The individual in this role will be responsible for leading the company’s environmental, health and safety (EHS) efforts within the Facility to drive long-term company and stakeholder value. The position will develop, plan, organize, and execute EHS programs, policies, procedures, and training to maintain a safe, health, and environmental compliant facility. This position plays a key role in aligning corporate and local policies and procedures and will enable and foster a proactive and integrated EHS culture that promotes a positive, proactive approach throughout all operations.  

Key Responsibilities:

The EHS Lead will advocate, coach, coordinate, implement, assess, and improve environmental, safety and health outcomes using global and local regulations and consensus guides, BMS management systems, policies and procedures, and promote compliant, forward-leaning culture and preserve BMS’ reputation while driving shared Company objectives.

• Partner with leadership teams to integrate safety and environmental management systems into operations, as measured by performance metrics.

• Develop productive working relationships with federal, state and local authorities, technical and industrial groups and consultants to keep abreast of pending requirements and interpretations of existing rules.

• Lead site and/or local area audits for compliance with applicable regulatory requirements (i.e. OSHA, EPA, DEP, etc.).

• Translate Corporate and Divisional standards and guides into appropriate site procedures.

• Track and report safety and environmental metrics.

• Maintain liaison with outside organizations, peer companies and agencies as necessary to assure compliance and communication in the areas of emergency response, regulatory bodies, professional societies, and industrial groups.

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, safety and medical surveillance laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus guides.

• Develop and implement new EHS programs, policies, and procedures and update and improve existing ones.

• Provide applicable regulatory and technical practical guidance and execute programs, policies, procedures, and trainings for biological safety, laboratory safety, chemical safety, industrial hygiene, and high risk work activities related to construction and maintenance.

• Execute Management of Change (MOC) program for EHS to include EHS Impact Assessments and Change Requests.

• Participates in EHS operational and tier discussions, EHS committees and teams; and EHS self-assessments, inspections, GEMBAs, and audits.

• Review and ensure accurate and complete resolution of issues as they arise and escalates concerns, resource constraints, needs, with urgency to appropriate leaders in the organization.

• Stops operations and activities that could harm the environment, workforce, or facilities.

• Utilize and manage site platforms for investigations, reporting, inspection, and other management system platforms and their outcomes.

• Participate in and show leadership in an EHS culture at the site that partners with operational teams to ensure all are accountable for EHS culture and performance, modeling what good looks like.

• Proactively collaborates at site and above-site levels.

• Conducts Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) reviews against BMS standards