Director R&D EHS Program Lead

Role Summary

Director-level EH&S (Industrial Hygiene) leader supporting R&D operations. Reporting to the Sr. Director, R&D and Capital Strategy Lead, this role provides technical authority in industrial hygiene, leads a global EH&S Community of Practice (CoP), represents R&D to the enterprise EH&S organization, and establishes above-site EH&S reporting and metrics.

• Serve as principal industrial-hygiene authority across sites: anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control chemical/physical/biological exposure hazards.
• Lead and govern qualitative/quantitative exposure-assessment programs (air, surface, personal monitoring; sampling strategies; interpretation vs. OELs/OEBs).
• Lead hazard/control banding for potent compounds, high-hazard biologics/ADCs, and novel molecules; define containment, engineering controls, and PPE.
• Oversee engineering controls/containment verification (ventilation, fume hoods, isolators, containment systems) and provide industrial-hygiene sign-off.
• Implement consistent IH risk-assessment methodologies across R&D sites.
• Ensure consistent lab safety program application across lab types.
• Lead global EH&S CoP (10–12 discipline experts): set priorities/deliverables; drive standards, tools, and best practices.
• Act as enterprise EH&S liaison for industrial-hygiene standards and governance/decision rights for R&D.
• Lead EH&S governance via site risk registers and network roll-ups; establish action plans and elevate as needed.
• Advise senior scientific/operational leaders on practical IH solutions; balance exposure risk with business needs.
• Establish portfolio-level EH&S/industrial-hygiene performance reporting (trends and leading/lagging indicators).
• Explore and implement AI to support EHS processes (risk assessments, change control, metrics).
• Lead incident escalation and root-cause investigations; communicate lessons learned.
• Represent R&D in EH&S vendor programs and lead EH&S/IH due diligence for BD/M&A.
• Develop talent/capability through CoP; strengthen bench strength and succession planning.

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial/occupational hygiene, environmental/occupational health, chemistry, engineering, or related.
• 10+ years progressive industrial hygiene and EH&S experience in life sciences/high-hazard regulated environments.
• Deep expertise in industrial hygiene (exposure assessment/monitoring/sampling, OELs/OEBs, hazard/control banding, engineering-control evaluation) in lab/R&D.
• Director-level (or equivalent) EH&S leadership across multiple sites/enterprise programs.
• Ability to lead in matrix environments without solid-line authority.
• Working knowledge of EH&S regulations/standards (e.g., OSHA, EPA, ACGIH, biosafety/containment, process safety) across U.S. and international jurisdictions.
• Technical breadth across core EH&S disciplines.
• Excellent communication skills across locations/functions/cultures.
• Experience leading/supporting EH&S investigations and technical program development.

• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH); other certifications (CSP, CBSP/RBP) a plus.
• Advanced degree (MS/MPH/PhD).
• R&D/lab IH experience with high-potency compounds/ADCs, novel chemistries, and BSL-3 and/or Select Agent programs.
• EH&S management systems/digital platforms experience (e.g., Cority, Intelex, Enablon) and exposure/EH&S metrics reporting.
• BD/M&A EH&S due diligence and vendor/service program experience.
• Active membership in a relevant professional body with CPD requirement.