Senior Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist II

Senior EHS Specialist II

This is a key manager‑level leadership opportunity for an experienced EHS professional ready to make a visible impact in a cutting‑edge biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment. The Senior EHS Specialist II serves as a strategic EHS leader and technical expert partnering closely with manufacturing, laboratory, warehouse, and engineering teams to drive a proactive safety culture and ensure compliance excellence.

This position is ideal for an EHS professional who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys influencing without direct authority, and is motivated by solving complex problems, leading projects, and shaping the site’s safety and sustainability journey.

• Be a Site Safety Leader: Partner with manufacturing and laboratory leaders to embed EHS into daily operations and build a culture of care, ownership, and accountability.
• Lead Core EHS Programs: Own high‑impact programs such as Machine Guarding, LOTO, Confined Space, and Fall Protection. Develop and implement improvements that enhance compliance and reduce risk.
• Influence & Coach: Serve as a trusted EHS advisor for supervisors, engineers, and technicians. Coach others to identify hazards and implement sustainable solutions.
• Project Leadership: Act as EHS lead for large capital and engineering projects—ensuring safe design, construction, and startup.
• Incident Prevention & Investigation: Facilitate incident investigations with a focus on learning, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.
• Data‑Driven Improvements: Analyze EHS data, identify trends, and communicate performance insights to leadership for informed decision‑making.
• Engage the Workforce: Lead site safety committees, mentor EHS champions, and partner with cross‑functional teams to strengthen Takeda’s high‑performance safety culture.

• 10+ years’ experience in the EHS field with a minimum of 3 years in a high‑pace/high‑volume manufacturing environment.
• BS/BA required in a technical discipline such as engineering, safety, industrial hygiene, environmental studies, life science, or a similar field.
• Professional certification (CSP, CIH, CHMM, etc.) and/or master’s degree in a related field, preferred.
• Experience with ISO 14001, 45001 management systems, LEAN, Six Sigma methodology, preferred.
• Experience supporting technology transfers, process scale‑ups, and process hazard analysis, preferred.

• This role is based in Lexington, MA with occasional travel to nearby sites.
• Work may include cleanroom gowning and PPE requirements, and occasional off‑hour support for projects or emergencies.
• Ability to operate a car (valid driver’s license) and travel via air, rail or other means of passenger conveyance.
• May involve occasional work in a cold, hot, high noise, at heights, or wet environment.
• Must be able to crouch, climb, lift, push, pull and carry up to 25 lbs., and remain standing or walking for extended periods.
• In general, the position requires a combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions.

Lexington, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range: $ – $

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term and/or long‑term incentives, medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well‑being benefits. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.