Associate Director, EHS

About the role

Working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department—from optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy. This role leads the company’s Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) efforts within the Devens Facility to drive long-term company and stakeholder value. The Associate Director will develop, plan, organize, and execute EHS programs, policies, procedures, and training to maintain a safe, healthy, and environmentally compliant facility. This position promotes a compliant, forward-leaning culture and preserves BMS’ reputation while aligning corporate and local policies to foster a proactive, integrated EHS culture.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance, and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus guides.
• Develops and implements new EHS programs, policies, and procedures, and updates existing ones.
• Provides regulatory and technical guidance as the subject matter expert for various EHS programs, executing policies, procedures, and training.
• Communicates strategic and business objectives for EHS, balancing business risk, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Assures safety incidents are reported, escalated, and investigated to develop solutions that minimize or prevent recurrence.
• Manages the Corporate EHS self-assessment program, identifies gaps, and coordinates timely closure of corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs).
• Executes the Management of Change (MOC) program for EHS, including EHS Impact Assessments and Change Requests.
• Participates in EHS operational and tier discussions, committees, inspections, GEMBAs, and audits.
• Reviews and ensures accurate resolution of issues, escalating concerns or resource constraints with urgency.
• Stops operations that could harm the environment, workforce, or facilities.
• Utilizes site platforms for investigations, reporting, inspections, and other management system outcomes.
• Demonstrates leadership in an EHS culture that partners with operational teams to ensure accountability for EHS performance.
• Proactively collaborates at both site and above-site levels.
• Conducts Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) reviews against BMS standards and compliance requirements, identifying and addressing gaps systematically.
• Brings new approaches to improve workflows and processes, applying new concepts.
• Coaches and mentors EHS team members during day-to-day operations.
• Investigates causes of industrial events and injuries to develop systemic solutions.
• Participates actively in site Leadership Teams as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in science or engineering.
• Master’s or Graduate degree in a relevant discipline is desired.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a manufacturing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) role.
• Previous experience in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Professional license or certification in an appropriate discipline is desired.
• Experience managing people.
• Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt or above) is desired.
• Ability to influence and drive a sustainable EHS culture.
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite and EHS systems like Intellex (or similar).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority items simultaneously, think creatively, critically, and strategically to solve problems in a complex environment.
• Proclivity for partnership and cross-team collaboration.
• Advanced knowledge of cGMP regulations and their application to EHS requirements.
• Clean room or aseptic manufacturing experience is preferred.

Pay

Devens, MA, US: $179,220 - $217,176 (starting compensation range for a full-time employee). Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities may be available based on eligibility. The starting pay rate accounts for required skills, job location, work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. Final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience.

Benefits

• 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:
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Additional time off 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 Year’s Day.

Schedule

This role follows BMS’s occupancy structure, which determines where work is conducted based on job responsibilities:

• Site-essential roles: Require 100% of shifts onsite at the assigned facility.
• Site-by-design roles: May be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at the assigned facility. Onsite presence is critical for collaboration, innovation, productivity, and culture.
• Field-based and remote-by-design roles: Require physical travel to visit customers, patients, or business partners and attend meetings as directed.