Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Amgen

About the Role

Amgen is seeking a highly experienced Environment Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) Manager to drive world-class EHSS performance in a Research and Development laboratory environment. This role focuses on Industrial Safety, Chemical Safety, Risk Assessment, and EHS Regulatory Compliance. An in-depth understanding of chemistry and biology laboratory operations is required to ensure EHSS requirements are met. The candidate is expected to have strong leadership skills to affect change and influence R&D leadership, driving significant improvement through proactive process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivers results through influence and effective communication with clients, and through practical integration of EHS processes with business practices.
• Independently takes action to drive improvement in EHS performance in key program areas.
• Manages complex problems and coordinates the implementation of innovative solutions.
• Acts as a change agent to drive improvement in a matrixed environment.
• Provides client support (EHSS culture change, training, risk reviews, incident investigations, lab-specific change controls) to research and development departments.
• Conducts laboratory-based risk assessments, ensures employee training, and verifies appropriate engineering controls are in place to minimize employee risk.
• Serves as program owner and subject matter expert for industrial safety compliance (LOTO, Hot Work, Machine Guarding, Dock Safety) and change control programs.
• Conducts analyses of incident causes and associated hazards to target specific prevention strategies in laboratory environments.
• Leads or supports Human Performance (HOP), Incident Investigation, and/or Root Cause Analysis for technically complex or high-hazard incidents.
• Makes recommendations to management regarding potential environmental, health, and safety business impacts.
• Ensures hazards are identified and risks are proactively assessed.
• Establishes safe work procedures for hazardous work in chemical and biological laboratories.
• Analyzes metrics and establishes action plans to drive continuous improvement.
• Participates on Emergency Response Teams and addresses emergency response cases at the site.

Liaisons

• Reports to Site EHSS Director.
• Participates in EHSS Global Network Teams.
• Frequently interacts with Engineering, Project Managers, Business Continuity, and Facilities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Office, Smartsheets, Teams, AI, and other computer software systems.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master’s degree and 2 years of experience OR
• Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience OR
• Associate’s degree and 8 years of experience OR
• High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in chemical engineering, engineering, chemistry, biology, or other science areas, or environmental, safety, or industrial hygiene.
• Experience in Risk Management, including developing and implementing EHS risk management programs in Chemical and Biological laboratory operations.
• Strong understanding of Chemical and Biological laboratory operations.
• Proven success in managing industrial safety and change control programs.
• Familiarity with risks and controls around high potency compounds and explosive atmospheres.
• Applied knowledge and understanding of EHS principles and practices, regulatory standards, and requirements in the context of business activities.
• Well-developed skills in leadership, communication, program development, and project management.