EH&S Specialist I

About the role

Boston Scientific recognizes the importance of EHS values in their mission. The EHS Specialist I plays a crucial role in supporting these values by developing and implementing programs, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with both company standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support EHS site operations across various environments including offices, laboratories, training facilities, process development areas, and research and development settings.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating EHS risks through regular inspections, risk assessments, safety surveys, ergonomic evaluations, and prompt corrective actions.
• Participate in maintaining and enhancing the ISO 45001 Health & Safety Management System and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
• Engage in EHS program, policy, procedure, training, audit, and continuous improvement activities.
• Conduct incident investigations, perform root cause analyses, conduct after-action reviews, and implement corrective actions and engineering controls.
• Support facility modifications, equipment installations, new processes, inspections, and interactions with regulatory agencies.
• Carry out hazard identifications and environmental assessments for processes, equipment, and chemicals, including managing industrial hygiene and SDS documents.
• Collaborate on environmental programs such as hazardous materials management, hazardous waste handling, pollution prevention, recycling, and consultant support.
• Support EHS committees, cross-functional teams, emergency preparedness, and site emergency response activities.
• Advocate for and implement key EHS programs including industrial hygiene, confined space safety, electrical safety, emergency action planning, machine guarding, fire prevention, lab safety, laser safety, contractor safety, respiratory protection, and safe facility design.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, safety engineering, safety management, occupational health, environmental science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 months of EHS experience in a commercial/office, laboratory, industrial, or manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 6 months of experience with safety-related programs, policies, procedures, and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device, electronics, or similar highly-regulated industries.
• Experience with ergonomic risk reduction, emergency response, and incident command in a manufacturing, laboratory, or office setting.
• Experience with radiation and laser safety.
• Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification and HAZWOPER certification.