Manager, Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability - Safety
Bristol Myers Squibb · San Diego, California, United States · onsite
At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.
The Manager, Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHSS) - Safety is responsible for leading the implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement of EHSS Safety programs to ensure compliance with Bristol Myers Squibb Global EHSS Standards and all applicable local, state, and national regulations.
This role provides strategic direction, technical leadership, and operational support across assigned functions, including Research & Development, engineering, maintenance, and site operations. The Manager partners cross-functionally to drive a strong EHSS culture, ensure regulatory readiness, and support safe, sustainable business operations.
The position ensures effective integration of EHSS Safety systems, standards, and practices into site operations, enabling proactive risk management, environmental stewardship, and protection of employees, facilities, and surrounding communities.
The purpose of this position is to work with the site EHS team to provide BMS San Diego Research and Early Development site with the EHSS Safety leadership and support to ensure worker safety, contractor safety, environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, and adherence to BMS Global Standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of EHSS Safety programs, policies, and systems to align with corporate standards and regulatory requirements.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight across safety programs, including hazardous energy control, work at heights, hot work, contractor safety, emergency response, and biosafety compliance.
- Partner with Research & Development, engineering, and facilities teams to embed EHSS Safety requirements into operations, maintenance, utilities, and capital projects.
- Ensure regulatory compliance and maintain inspection readiness; serve as a key liaison with external regulatory agencies and internal stakeholders.
- Lead and support EHSS audits, inspections, and self-assessments, including preparation, execution, and closure of corrective and preventive actions.
- Drive a proactive safety culture by modeling best practices, supporting safety initiatives, and engaging employees and leadership at all levels.
- Manage incident reporting, investigation, and root cause analysis processes, ensuring timely implementation of corrective actions and regulatory reporting.
- Provide EHSS guidance for site day to day operations including completing risk assessments, and hazard mitigation, with authority to stop work when necessary to prevent harm.
- Oversee EHSS systems and platforms used for inspections, compliance tracking, and reporting, ensuring data accuracy and audit readiness.
- Support EHSS governance processes, including site committees, tiered operational meetings, and leadership forums.
- Ensure delivery of EHSS Safety training programs, including onboarding and ongoing compliance training, and promote employee awareness of EHSS responsibilities.
- Provide EHSS Safety support for facility projects, change management processes, and operational readiness initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying and implementing enhancements to EHSS Safety programs, systems, and workflows.
- Collaborate with regional and global EHSS teams to align site activities with corporate directives and share best practices.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline required.
- Minimum 5+ years of progressively responsible EHSS experience in a regulated environment such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical, laboratory or manufacturing operations.
- Strong working knowledge of applicable EHSS Safety regulations and standards across federal, state, and local jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated experience implementing and managing EHSS programs, compliance systems, and audit processes.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across multiple levels of the organization.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and drive results in a dynamic environment.
- High attention to detail and commitment to maintaining robust, compliant EHSS programs.
- Professional certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM) preferred.
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Compensation Overview:
San Diego - CA - US: $105,298 - $127,596
The starting pay range(s) listed above is for full-time employees (FTE). You may also be eligible for additional discretionary incentive cash and stock opportunities. We determine starting pay thoughtfully – carefully considering the nature of the role, required skills, work location, schedule and the knowledge and experience you bring. Final compensation is guided by pay equity principles and applicable employment laws. Compensation programs are reviewed on an ongoing basis and may be adjusted over time to reflect evolving market factors, and individual, team or Company performance.
Benefits:
Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, you may be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefit plans – including wellbeing support, retirement and financial protection benefits, and insurance offerings (medical, dental, vision, life and disability).
U.S.-based exempt employees are eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO), which provides paid time off without a set accrual limit, subject to manager approval, along with 11 paid company holidays each year.
Non-exempt employees, RayzeBio employees, and employees located in Puerto Rico receive 160 hours of paid vacation annually for new hires (subject to manager approval), 11 paid company holidays, and 3 optional holidays.
Depending on eligibility, employees may also have access to additional time-off benefits, including paid sick leave, up to two paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, and leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, or military needs. Eligible employees also enjoy an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
U.S.-based job seekers can explore full benefit offerings at https://careers.bms.com/benefits
How We Work
Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
Supporting People with Disabilities
BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal