Consulting Specialist - Pharmaceutical & Lab

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Job Title: Consulting Specialist

Location: Boston, MA

About the role:

BSI America Professional Services Inc. (BSI) is hiring a Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist to support the EHS department at a client site in the Boston, MA area. This is a full-time position with benefits, located at a biopharmaceutical laboratory and research facility.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with laboratory inspections; observe, document, and investigate unsafe work conditions. Work with laboratory personnel to develop JHAs and determine project-specific hazards and risks.
• Identify and manage occupational hazards and environmental risks, lead incident investigations, conduct risk assessments, and create/document corrective and preventative actions to ensure a safe workplace.  This includes initiating and leading regularly scheduled safety meetings with senior management to move beyond safety compliance to proactive identification of hazards and risks.
• Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc.  In addition, conduct periodic review of hazardous chemical inventories for permit compliance
• Occasionally conduct lab safety training for newly hired employees and scientists needing yearly recertification (new employee orientation, bloodborne pathogen, Safe Start, etc.).
• Assist with Large Quantity Generator requirements
• Assistance / consulting on spill response and clean up, and local reporting to outside agencies (if necessary).
• Implementing biosafety/hazard communication/chemical safety programs
• Developing or maintaining management systems
• Expertise and experience in EHS regulatory compliance. 
• Provide oversight for chemical management, review new chemical approvals, develop chemical storage and segregation schemes, flammability limits, etc.
   

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in scientific or EHS related field
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in EHS or consulting, with a focus on lab safety, biosafety, and hazardous materials/waste management preferred
• Familiarity with risk assessment and accident investigations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills
• Professional certifications (such as GSP) desired, but not required
• Understanding of health and safety regulatory requirements, specifically Fed-OSHA standards, and conducting regulatory compliance audits

What we offer:

BSI offers a competitive salary, group-sponsored health and dental, short-term and long-term disability, a company-matched 401k plan, company paid life insurance, 11 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off.

The salary for this position can range from $70,450 to $90,000 annually; actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s competencies, level of experience, education, location, divisional budget and internal peer compensation comparisons.

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