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 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing global or multi-regional IH programs, preferably in the pharma, biotech or life-science sectors.
• Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Biological Safety Professional or equivalent.
• Demonstrated success in implementing global industrial hygiene programs that reduce incidents and improve safety performance.
• Proven experience leading in a large, complex organization with multiple regions and diverse operations.

Skills & Key Competencies:

• Leadership & Influence: Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to influence and inspire others at all levels.
• Strategic Thinking: Strong capability to support the development of long-term strategies while maintaining focus on day-to-day operations.
• Innovation: proven track record of developing and implementing innovative, best-in-class and scalable solutions
• Technical Expertise: Expert knowledge and experience in Industrial Hygiene, Biosafety and Ergonomics.
• Risk Management: Expertise in identifying and managing risks across various sectors and operational environments.
• Communication & Collaboration: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams across geographies. Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior leadership, external partners, and regulators.
• Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to drive data-driven safety improvements.
• Agility: Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: A passion for innovation and continuous improvement, with a focus on outcomes and results.
• Travel: Willingness to travel globally, as needed (up to 30% of time).

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The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay rate takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final, individual compensation will be decided based on demonstrated experience. 

Eligibility for specific benefits listed on our careers site may vary based on the job and location. For more on benefits, please visit https://careers.bms.com/life-at-bms/.

Benefit offerings are subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect and may include the following: Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision care. Wellbeing support such as the BMS Living Life Better program and employee assistance programs (EAP). Financial well-being resources and a 401(K). Financial protection benefits such as short- and long-term disability, life insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection and survivor support. Work-life programs include paid national holidays and optional holidays, Global Shutdown Days between Christmas and New Year’s holiday, up to 120 hours of paid vacation, up to two (2) paid days to volunteer, sick time off, and summer hours flexibility. Parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military leave. Family care services such as adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, fertility/infertility benefits, support for traveling mothers, and child, elder and pet care resources. Other perks like tuition reimbursement and a recognition program.

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Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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