Director, Industrial Hygiene

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Position Summary:

The Director, Industrial Hygiene is a key member of the BMS Safety Center of Excellence (S-CoE) and is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our corporate Industrial hygiene programs across our global network, ensuring compliance with BMS standards, regulatory requirements and industry best practices, aligned to company goals.

At BMS, our industrial hygiene programs are used to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control environmental factors in the workplace that may lead to injury or illness and encompass areas such as Air Contaminants, Chemical Exposure, Physical Hazards (Noise, Radiation, etc.), Ergonomics and Biosafety.

Reporting to the Executive Director, GPS EHS and S-COE, the Director of Industrial Hygiene will partner with S-CoE colleagues, senior leadership, global/site teams and operational departments to ensure the highest standards of industrial hygiene, safety and compliance across the company’s global footprint. The role demands a forward-thinking leader with a proven track record of managing industrial hygiene programs at a global scale, driving continuous improvement, and creating a safety-first culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Global Strategy: Develop and lead the global strategy for industrial hygiene, ensuring alignment with company objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Program Development & Deployment: Develop and drive implementation of holistic, corporate-wide programs and plans for Industrial Hygiene (incl’ Biosafety, Ergonomics and Radiation Safety, etc.), ensuring suitable programs in place to manage risk, eliminate/control exposure, ensure safety, demonstrate and verify compliance, while driving a culture of continual improvement.
• Risk Management: Ensure suitable systems, programs and policies are in place for the identification, assessment, management and control of exposure to/containment of hazardous chemical and biological materials, providing a framework for robust, scientifically-sound health hazard assessments for employees handling such materials.
• Expertise and Guidance: Maintain subject matter mastery and current industry knowledge, providing technical expertise to business units, manufacturing sites, research/development laboratories, and global project teams, ensuring consistency and best practices across the business.
• Leadership & Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with senior leadership, business units, sites and functional teams, providing interpretation and expert advice on industrial hygiene-related issues, to drive decision making and performance.
• Collaboration: Work with site EHS, Engineering, Facilities, and operations staff to design and implement controls to reduce exposure and ensure containment and ease of operations. Establish and leverage industry partnerships to drive innovation in approaches to industrial hygiene to redefine industry best practices.
• Training & Development: Define resources and competencies, develop and deliver training programs, build networks and communities of practice, mentor, and support professional development.
• Data and Digital Tools: Select and utilize suitable data and digital tools to facilitate the management of IH risks and maintain, monitor and share information.
• Develop leading and lagging metrics: to monitor performance to proactively intercede and resolve deficiencies.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, Toxicology, or a related field. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 15 y