Senior Specialist, Safety & Environment
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings; fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. We need to preserve all substantive information, remove boilerplate (cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions). Also remove "Current Employees apply HERE", "Current Contingent Workers apply HERE", "US And Puerto Rico Residents Only", etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully" etc. Remove "Employee Status Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) n/a Job Posting End Date 10/1/2026 ..." etc. Also remove "Note: certification requirements can be adjusted based on hiring needs." Might be considered minor metadata? It's about qualifications; maybe keep as part of qualifications? It's a note; could be kept but it's not essential? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The note about certification requirements being adjustable is substantive? It's a note about flexibility; maybe keep but could be considered minor. I'd keep it within qualifications. We need sections: About the role (maybe from first paragraph). Responsibilities (list of duties). Requirements (maybe education and experience). Qualifications (maybe preferred qualifications). Skills (list of required skills and preferred skills). Benefits (benefits described). Pay (salary range). Schedule (maybe travel %? Not sure; schedule not indicated; we should not create Schedule unless posting actually states them. The posting includes "Travel Requirements 10%" and "Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable". That's schedule/travel info. So we can include Schedule section with travel % and flexible work arrangements. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not applicable. We need to use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's extract content. First paragraph: "Basic Functions and Responsibility As a member of the Site Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) team, the Sr. Specialist Industrial Hygiene & Biosafety will provide technical leadership and project ownership to operating departments at the Rahway site with a focus on identifying and anticipating industrial hygiene hazards, supporting biosafety activities, assessing risks, and partnering with operating departments to implement compliant technical solutions. This role provides expert technical support to EHS program owners, leads assigned IH and biosafety projects and studies, and delivers general EHS and laboratory safety support across the site. Integrate EHS programs into daily operations to assure regulatory compliance, achieve continuous performance improvement, and meet EHS performance objectives. Partners with key stakeholders in manufacturing, laboratory and facility support to develop priorities to achieve these goals in alignment with site business priorities. Performs responsibilities and addresses challenges." That's About the role. Then "Primary Activities" list: bullet-like sentences. We'll turn into
- under Responsibilities.
List items:
- Provide technical guidance to EHS program owners to implement and maintain IH and biosafety programs, and create/deliver policies, procedures, and training curricula for operations and laboratory personnel.
- Lead assigned industrial hygiene and biosafety project studies, technical assessments, and risk evaluations.
- Deliver general EHS support for site operations — including safety inspections, hazard assessments, corrective-action implementation, contractor oversight, and participation in safety committees — and support implementation of EHS compliance initiatives by providing technical coaching to operations, laboratory staff, and contractors.
- Provide hands-on laboratory support: laboratory safety assessments, SOP and containment reviews, biosafety cabinet oversight, biological waste handling guidance, and lab-specific training and coaching.
- Support capital projects, R&D operations, and incident investigations with IH, biosafety, and general EHS expertise and recommended controls.
- Complete industrial hygiene monitoring (airborne agents, chemical exposures, noise, heat stress, etc.), conduct related data analysis, and prepare technical reports that prioritize IH-related risks and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct biosafety technical assessments and contribute to development of biosafety SOPs, containment recommendations, and biological waste handling controls as assigned. Support Institutional Biosafety Committee or equivalent, as needed, under program owner direction.
- Manage EHS information and compliance activities using the site EHS management systems including data collection, modeling, trending, tracking and communication of relevant EHS metrics.
- Review processes, facilities, and procedure documents to assure conformance to recognized EHS regulations, standards and guidelines; provide technical recommendations to program owners and stakeholders.
- Support management of change (MOC) reviews, incident investigations, inspections, and audits from a technical IH/biosafety/general EHS perspective.
- Perform hazard assessments, process hazard analyses, and participate in life safety and containment reviews as assigned.
Now "Position Qualifications" includes Education, Required Experience And Skills, Preferred Experience And Skills.
We need sections: Requirements (maybe education + required experience) and Qualifications (preferred). Or we could combine but instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We'll have Requirements (education + required experience) and Qualifications (preferred experience and skills). Also Skills section (list of required skills and preferred skills). Benefits section (benefits described). Pay section (salary range). Schedule section (travel 10%, flexible work arrangements not applicable). Also maybe note about relocation etc but we can drop as minor.
Let's extract Education: "Minimum Requirement: BS with preference for Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Science, relevant MS degree a plus."
Required Experience And Skills: "Minimum 8 years applied professional experience in industrial safety, environmental, industrial hygiene, biosafety, laboratory safety, and/or general EHS roles, with demonstrated experience leading technical projects.Proven ability to lead technical assessments and project work while collaborating with EHS program owners and operations stakeholders.Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills; able to prepare clear technical reports and present findings to varied audiences.Critical thinking, analytical, and logical problem-solving abilities.Self-motivated and able to work independently on projects while escalating program-level decisions to program owners.Ability to prioritize tasks, drive to completion, and focus on delivering business-aligned results.Flexibility to perform varied technical tasks to support the business and respond to operational needs.Service- and results-oriented mindset and ability to handle potentially stressful situations with a positive attitude."
Preferred Experience And Skills: list bullet-like sentences.
- Demonstrated performance in a highly regulated industry with strict standards adherence and compliance initiatives.
- Direct experience performing exposure monitoring (airborne particulates, gases/vapors, noise, heat stress) and respiratory protection program support (fit testing, selection guidance).
- Hands-on experience with biosafety technical work in laboratory and pilot-scale settings (biosafety risk assessments, containment recommendations, biosafety cabinet oversight, biological waste handling).
- Practical experience providing general EHS support in manufacturing and laboratory environments, including safety inspections, contractor oversight, emergency response support, and corrective action tracking.
- Experience with regulatory inspections and responding to technical inquiries from regulators.
- Strong systems and IT knowledge including Microsoft applications and EHS data systems.
- Demonstrated performance in a highly regulated industry with strict standards adherence. (duplicate? maybe keep once)
- Relevant professional certifications preferred: CIH, ASP/CSP, CBSP/RBP or equivalent.
- Note: certification requirements can be adjusted based on hiring needs.
We'll keep unique items.
Now Skills: list of Required Skills and Preferred Skills.
Required Skills list: "Accountability, Capital Projects, Environmental Health, Environmental Protection, Environmental Regulations, Hazard Analysis, Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Hygiene Sampling, Laboratory Safety, Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health, Oral Communications, Prioritization, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Inspections, Safety Management, Safety Practices, Safety Procedures, Safety Programs, Safety Standards, Self Motivation, Technical Leadership, Technical Projects, Worker Safety"
Preferred Skills list: "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only" Actually those are not skills; they are application instructions. The Preferred Skills list appears after that? Actually after Required Skills there is "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". That seems misplaced; maybe the Preferred Skills list is empty? The original text: after Required Skills list, there is "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Likely the Preferred Skills section is missing; the text after is just application instructions. So we may ignore Preferred Skills as none.
Thus Skills section will contain Required Skills list as
- each skill? Could be many; we can combine into a single
- with comma-separated list? The rule: use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So each skill should be a
- . We'll split by commas.
Now Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits."
We'll make a
- for each benefit: medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days. Also maybe mention more info link as
. Pay: "The salary range for this role is $106,200.00 - $167,200.00 This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable." We'll put salary range as
maybe plus note about bonus. Schedule: "Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable Shift Not Indicated". We'll make a
with travel 10%, flexible work arrangements not applicable, shift not indicated. Now we need to remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation, etc. Also remove "Note: certification requirements can be adjusted based on hiring needs." Might keep as part of qualifications but it's a note; we can keep as a
under Qualifications. Also remove "As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer..." etc. Also remove "We are proud to be a company that embraces the value..." etc. Also remove "Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts" etc. Also remove "Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully..." etc. Also remove "Employee Status Regular Relocation: No relocation VISA Sponsorship No Travel Requirements 10% Flexible Work Arrangements Not Applicable Shift Not Indicated Valid Driving License No Hazardous Material(s) n/a Job Posting End Date 10/1/2026 A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Requisition ID:R391942" We'll drop those. Now construct HTML. We'll start with maybe not required; just headings and content. We'll do:
About the role
... (the paragraph)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
- for each benefit: medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days. Also maybe mention more info link as
- under Responsibilities.
List items:
- Provide technical guidance to EHS program owners to implement and maintain IH and biosafety programs, and create/deliver policies, procedures, and training curricula for operations and laboratory personnel.
- Lead assigned industrial hygiene and biosafety project studies, technical assessments, and risk evaluations.
- Deliver general EHS support for site operations — including safety inspections, hazard assessments, corrective-action implementation, contractor oversight, and participation in safety committees — and support implementation of EHS compliance initiatives by providing technical coaching to operations, laboratory staff, and contractors.
- Provide hands-on laboratory support: laboratory safety assessments, SOP and containment reviews, biosafety cabinet oversight, biological waste handling guidance, and lab-specific training and coaching.
- Support capital projects, R&D operations, and incident investigations with IH, biosafety, and general EHS expertise and recommended controls.
- Complete industrial hygiene monitoring (airborne agents, chemical exposures, noise, heat stress, etc.), conduct related data analysis, and prepare technical reports that prioritize IH-related risks and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Conduct biosafety technical assessments and contribute to development of biosafety SOPs, containment recommendations, and biological waste handling controls as assigned. Support Institutional Biosafety Committee or equivalent, as needed, under program owner direction.
- Manage EHS information and compliance activities using the site EHS management systems including data collection, modeling, trending, tracking and communication of relevant EHS metrics.
- Review processes, facilities, and procedure documents to assure conformance to recognized EHS regulations, standards and guidelines; provide technical recommendations to program owners and stakeholders.
- Support management of change (MOC) reviews, incident investigations, inspections, and audits from a technical IH/biosafety/general EHS perspective.
- Perform hazard assessments, process hazard analyses, and participate in life safety and containment reviews as assigned.
Now "Position Qualifications" includes Education, Required Experience And Skills, Preferred Experience And Skills.
We need sections: Requirements (maybe education + required experience) and Qualifications (preferred). Or we could combine but instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We'll have Requirements (education + required experience) and Qualifications (preferred experience and skills). Also Skills section (list of required skills and preferred skills). Benefits section (benefits described). Pay section (salary range). Schedule section (travel 10%, flexible work arrangements not applicable). Also maybe note about relocation etc but we can drop as minor.
Let's extract Education: "Minimum Requirement: BS with preference for Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Science, relevant MS degree a plus."
Required Experience And Skills: "Minimum 8 years applied professional experience in industrial safety, environmental, industrial hygiene, biosafety, laboratory safety, and/or general EHS roles, with demonstrated experience leading technical projects.Proven ability to lead technical assessments and project work while collaborating with EHS program owners and operations stakeholders.Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills; able to prepare clear technical reports and present findings to varied audiences.Critical thinking, analytical, and logical problem-solving abilities.Self-motivated and able to work independently on projects while escalating program-level decisions to program owners.Ability to prioritize tasks, drive to completion, and focus on delivering business-aligned results.Flexibility to perform varied technical tasks to support the business and respond to operational needs.Service- and results-oriented mindset and ability to handle potentially stressful situations with a positive attitude."
Preferred Experience And Skills: list bullet-like sentences.
- Demonstrated performance in a highly regulated industry with strict standards adherence and compliance initiatives.
- Direct experience performing exposure monitoring (airborne particulates, gases/vapors, noise, heat stress) and respiratory protection program support (fit testing, selection guidance).
- Hands-on experience with biosafety technical work in laboratory and pilot-scale settings (biosafety risk assessments, containment recommendations, biosafety cabinet oversight, biological waste handling).
- Practical experience providing general EHS support in manufacturing and laboratory environments, including safety inspections, contractor oversight, emergency response support, and corrective action tracking.
- Experience with regulatory inspections and responding to technical inquiries from regulators.
- Strong systems and IT knowledge including Microsoft applications and EHS data systems.
- Demonstrated performance in a highly regulated industry with strict standards adherence. (duplicate? maybe keep once)
- Relevant professional certifications preferred: CIH, ASP/CSP, CBSP/RBP or equivalent.
- Note: certification requirements can be adjusted based on hiring needs.
We'll keep unique items.
Now Skills: list of Required Skills and Preferred Skills.
Required Skills list: "Accountability, Capital Projects, Environmental Health, Environmental Protection, Environmental Regulations, Hazard Analysis, Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Hygiene Sampling, Laboratory Safety, Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health, Oral Communications, Prioritization, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Inspections, Safety Management, Safety Practices, Safety Procedures, Safety Programs, Safety Standards, Self Motivation, Technical Leadership, Technical Projects, Worker Safety"
Preferred Skills list: "Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only" Actually those are not skills; they are application instructions. The Preferred Skills list appears after that? Actually after Required Skills there is "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". That seems misplaced; maybe the Preferred Skills list is empty? The original text: after Required Skills list, there is "Preferred Skills Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE US And Puerto Rico Residents Only". Likely the Preferred Skills section is missing; the text after is just application instructions. So we may ignore Preferred Skills as none.
Thus Skills section will contain Required Skills list as