Managing Consultant, Health & Safety (Biosafety Focus

Position: Managing Consultant, Health & Safety (Biosafety Focus)
## Managing Consultant, Health & Safety (Biosafety Focus)
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** Shape the future of laboratory biosafety and enterprise health & safety performance in complex, high-risk environments.
** At
** ERM**, as a
** Managing Consultant, Health & Safety (Biosafety Focus)
** based in
** Ewing, New Jersey**, you will step into a highly visible, strategic role at the intersection of science, operations, and risk management. This is an opportunity to influence how leading biotechnology, pharmaceutical, research, and high-tech organizations design and run their biosafety and health & safety programs—moving beyond compliance toward resilient, high-performing systems that enable innovation while protecting people and operations.##
** Why This Role Matters?
** As scientific innovation accelerates, organizations face increasing complexity in managing biological risk. Strong, well-governed biosafety programs are critical—not just for compliance, but for enabling safe, scalable  this role, you will lead biosafety strategy and execution across BSL‐1 and BSL‐2 environments, with a strong preference for experience supporting or overseeing BSL‐3 laboratories. Your work will directly shape how organizations manage risk, engage leadership, and embed safety into everyday laboratory operations.##

** What Your Impact Is:
*** Lead and mature biosafety programs for BSL‐1 and BSL‐2 laboratories, with strong preference for experience in BSL‐3 program oversight, commissioning, or operational readiness
* Develop, deploy, and manage biosafety management systems, including policies, standards, procedures, risk assessments, agent‐specific risk reviews, exposure control plans, and biological spill response protocols
* Support and participate in Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBCs) (e.g., member, administrator/secretary, or chair support), including protocol review, NIH Guidelines compliance, and governance cadence
* Build and deliver role‐based training for laboratory staff, principal investigators, facilities and maintenance teams, waste handlers, and first responders; coach leaders to embed biosafety into daily operations
* Conduct biosafety and laboratory safety audits, gap analyses, and maturity assessments; develop corrective actions and verify effectiveness
* Oversee program interfaces such as equipment certification coordination, laboratory design and operational readiness reviews, waste management, occupational health linkages (vaccines and medical surveillance), and contractor controls
* Design and implement broader Health & Safety and Technical Risk programs, including compliance auditing, ISO 45001–aligned management systems, risk management, contractor management, and Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention
* Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective action development, and control verification while driving organizational learning
* Support safety culture and leadership initiatives, including coaching, field engagement, and capability building
* Manage complex consulting projects and programs, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations are met while exceeding client expectations
* Serve as a visible subject matter leader in biosafety and general Health & Safety; contribute to ERM best practices and knowledge sharing
* Partner with account teams and senior leaders to develop opportunities, support proposal development, and expand long‐term client relationships
* Mentor and lead consultants, supporting recruiting, onboarding, performance coaching, and team development##
** What You'll Bring:**###
** Required
* ** Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Biosafety, Microbiology, Biology, Public Health, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Engineering, or a related discipline or equivalent experience
* 4+ years of relevant EHS experience, including substantive biosafety leadership in BSL‐1 and BSL‐2 laboratory environments
* Strong preference for experience with BSL‐3…