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Job Description

The primary focus of this role is to support Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) as the Senior Manager, EHS & Process Safety for the NBR Facility within the Department of Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHSS). The individual in this role will be responsible for supporting the company’s environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS) efforts within the NBR Facility to drive long-term company and stakeholder value.

The position will develop, plan, organize, and execute EHS programs, policies, procedures, and training to maintain a safe, health, and environmental compliant facility. This position plays a key role in aligning corporate and local policies and procedures and will enable and foster a proactive and integrated EHS culture that promotes a positive, proactive approach throughout all operations. 

Major Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus guides. 
• Manage PSM elements as defined by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 for the Cogeneration Plant (COGEN)
• Support key PSM documentation, including PSI, P&IDs, equipment specifications, relief device records, and chemical inventories.
• Support Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) and HAZOP studies, ensuring timely resolution of all action items
• Manage the Management of Change (MOC) process, change requests and impact assessments for all modifications to COGEN plant processes, equipment, and procedures
• Oversee Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for new and modified equipment
• Develop and implement new EHS programs, policies, and procedures and update and improve existing ones.

• Provide applicable regulatory and technical practical guidance and execute programs, policies, procedures, and trainings as the subject matter expert for high-risk work programs including but not limited to: working from heights, electrical safety, excavation and trenching, PSM, construction safety, hot work, line breaking, lock out tag out, safe work permits, prestart up safety reviews, process safety management, mechanical integrity, and contractor safety.
• Investigates causes of industrial accidents and/or injuries to develop solutions to minimize or prevent recurrence as assigned.
• Participates in EHS operational and tier discussions, EHS committees and teams; and EHS self-assessments, inspections, and audits.
• Utilize site platforms for investigations, reporting, inspection, and other management system platforms and their outcomes.
• Participate in and show leadership in an EHS culture at the site that partners with operational teams to ensure all are accountable for EHS culture and performance, modeling what good looks like.
• Conducts Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) reviews against BMS standards and applicable compliance standards, identifies gaps, and completed actions against gaps identified in a systemic fashion using appropriate quality and EHS system tools for documentation and CAPA tracking purposes. 
• Brings new approaches to continually improve the effectiveness of workflows and processes and learn and apply new concepts.
• Helps to coach and mentor EHS Team members during day-to-day operations.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum education of a Bachelor of Science degree in science or engineering. A graduate degree in a relevant discipline and/or Professional license or certification in an appropriate discipline is desired.
• Minimum of ten (10) to fifteen (15) years of previous experience in a highly regulated operations/manufacturing environment in an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) role.
• Previous experience in chemical, power plant or pharmaceutical industry is highly preferred.
• Experience working on a team within a matrix organization
• Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and EHS systems like Intelex (or similar).
• Ability to attend to multiple high priority items simultaneously and think creatively, critically, and strategically to solve problems in a complex environment with both urgency and agility, calmly.

If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

New Brunswick - NJ - US: $126,600 - $153,408

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 in effect at the time and may require enrollment. Our benefits include:

• Health Coverage: Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision care.

• Wellbeing Support: Programs such as BMS Well-Being Account, BMS Living Life Better, and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).

• Financial Well-being and Protection: 401(k) plan, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, accident insurance, supplemental health insurance, business travel protection, personal liability protection, identity theft benefit, legal support, and survivor support.

​Work-life benefits include:

Paid Time Off

• US Exempt Employees: flexible time off (unlimited, with manager approval, 11 paid national holidays (not applicable to employees in Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico or Rayzebio employees)

• Phoenix, AZ, Puerto Rico and Rayzebio Exempt, Non-Exempt, Hourly Employees: 160 hours annual paid vacation for new hires with manager approval, 11 national holidays, and 3 optional holidays

Based on eligibility*, additional time off for employees may include unlimited paid sick time, up to 2 paid volunteer days per year, summer hours flexibility, leaves of absence for medical, personal, parental, caregiver, bereavement, and military needs and an annual Global Shutdown between Christmas and New Years Day.

All global employees full and part-time who are actively employed at and paid directly by BMS at the end of the calendar year are eligible to take advantage of the Global Shutdown.

*Eligibility Disclosure: The summer hours program is for United States (U.S.) office-based employees due to the unique nature of their work. Summer hours are generally not available for field sales and manufacturing operations and may also be limited for the capability centers. Employees in remote-by-design or lab-based roles may be eligible for summer hours, depending on the nature of their work, and should discuss eligibility with their manager. Employees covered under a collective bargaining agreement should consult that document to determine if they are eligible. Contractors, leased workers and other service providers are not eligible to participate in the program.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

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.

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 Employment Opportunity statement.

Candidate Rights

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

Data Protection

We will never request payments, financial information, or social security numbers during our application or recruitment process. Learn more about protecting yourself at https://careers.bms.com/fraud-protection.

Any data processed in connection with role applications will be treated in accordance with applicable data privacy policies and regulations.

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R1602796 : Senior Manager, EHS & Process Safety