: Associate EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) Manager

About the position The Associate EHS Manager will play a key role in supporting and advancing the EHS program at our pharmaceutical research and corporate office location in San Carlos, California. This position partners closely with laboratory leadership, researchers, and facilities engineering to ensure a safe, compliant, and sustainable work environment while meeting all applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations. The responsibilities also include EHS aspects of our corporate office operations in San Carlos and US remote employees. Technical compliance programs will include biosafety and laboratory safety, chemical management, hazardous waste compliance, emergency preparedness and response, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, various OSHA programs, as well as sustainability. This role will also support EHS efforts for our small-scale South American QC laboratories as well as provide support to overall US EHS operations as needed. Approximately 10% travel. Although the position is mainly an administrative function, there are also hands-on requirements in terms of implementing hazardous waste / chemical management programs, emergency response, sampling/analysis, auditing, inspections, etc.

Responsibilities

• Perform hazard/risk/exposure/ergonomic assessments for current and future processes and track through closure using our enterprise EHS software.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHS programs for laboratory and support operations, including Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), Chemical Hygiene Plan, Hazard Communication, Emergency Action Plans, compliance with Bay Area Air Quality regulations, and safety programs in accordance with Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA requirements.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with California‑specific regulatory requirements including Cal/OSHA Title 8, Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), and local Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA) requirements.
• Serve as a day‑to‑day EHS resource for laboratory staff, providing guidance on safe work practices and regulatory expectations.
• Promote a strong safety culture by engaging researchers and managers in hazard identification, EHS Gemba, near‑miss reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support onboarding of new employees and contractors with EHS orientations and lab‑specific safety requirements (e-learning and live sessions).
• Support biosafety program implementation for BSL‑2 laboratories, ensuring alignment with CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) guidance and institutional biosafety requirements.
• Accountable for EHS regulatory preparedness and participation in regulatory inspections, self-assessments, and audits.
• Conduct incident investigations involving biological exposures, chemical spills, injuries, determine root cause, implement and track robust corrective actions to completion.
• Perform Industrial hygiene (IH) assessments and testing in accordance with industry standards and/or lead the efforts for overseeing 3rd party IH, sampling efforts, etc.
• Develop online training programs and work with remote and office employees toward prevention and/or resolution of ergonomic and other office related EHS issues such as drivers’ safety.
• Ability to apply EHS regulatory program requirements in a GLP operational setting and coach team members & operation leaders to enable them to successfully deploy EHS best practices.
• Responsible for utilizing EHS platforms such as Velocity EHS for investigations, inspections, chemical management, approvals, dashboards upkeep, and compliance activities.
• Active engagement in EHS training programs and development and delivery of curricula.
• Must be accountable, have sound judgment, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and be directly involved to deliver practical solutions.
• Lead EHS Committee, ERT, and audits teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or technology with 4+ years’ experience or relevant Master’s degree with 2 years experience.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in English required.
• Experience in applying EHS regulatory program requirements in a biotech research lab, GLP operational setting, or engineering services firm, desired.
• Certifications such as CSP, CHMM, CIH, EMT, etc. desired, in addition to HAZWOPER, 1st aid, CPR, AED

Nice-to-haves

• Spanish proficiency is desirable.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness
• discretionary equity awards
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan