Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety

Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Reports to the President Global Pharmaceutical – Life Science Company Based in New Jersey Hybrid position (3 days in office) 25% travel Job Summary The Vice President, Environmental, Safety & Health (EHS) – Global provides strategic and functional leadership for environmental, occupational safety, and health programs across all the regions.

The position establishes regional governance, standards, priorities, and performance expectations for a diverse portfolio of manufacturing, technology, life-sciences/biopharma, pharmaceutical manufacturing sites.

The Vice President partners affiliate and subsidiary entity presidents, site leaders, Legal, Engineering, Operations, Human Resources, and stakeholders to strengthen compliance, reduce enterprise risk, improve EHS performance, and build a consistent culture of prevention and accountability.

The role has regional accountability for environmental strategy and compliance—including permitting, air emissions, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous materials and waste, spill prevention, environmental incident response, audits, management systems, remediation, environmental due diligence, resource conservation, and environmental performance improvement—while also leading Safety & Health strategy, risk management, occupational health/industrial hygiene, fire and property risk, emergency preparedness, incident management, and capability development across all the regions.

Responsibilities Global EHS Strategy, Governance and Leadership

Develops and executes the Global EHS strategy aligned with company requirements, corporate objectives, business priorities, applicable laws and regulations, and the risk profile of each operating entity.

Serves as the senior EHS Global functional leader and subject-matter authority for Environmental, Safety & Health, establishing regional standards, governance, technical direction, management-system expectations, and minimum performance requirements.

Partners with affiliate and subsidiary entity presidents and site leadership to establish annual EHS priorities, goals, resource plans, and accountability measures while preserving appropriate functional independence for compliance and risk escalation.

Leads regional EHS performance reviews, management reviews, and executive reporting; identifies trends, material risks, recurring issues, and cross-entity opportunities for improvement.

Provides leadership for the development, coaching, and succession of EHS professionals across the region and promotes consistent role clarity, capabilities, and professional standards.

Environmental Leadership And Compliance

Owns the regional environmental compliance framework across multiple industries and operating models, ensuring sites maintain effective programs for applicable federal, state/provincial, local, and federal environmental requirements throughout the regions.

Provides governance and technical oversight for environmental permitting and compliance, including air emissions, wastewater and pretreatment, stormwater, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, hazardous materials, spill prevention and response, chemical management, and applicable reporting obligations.

Ensures each entity has processes to identify legal and permit requirements, maintain compliance calendars, complete required monitoring and reporting, and elevate actual or potential noncompliance promptly.

Leads or oversees response to significant environmental incidents, releases, notices of violation, regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, and corrective-action plans in partnership with Legal and local leadership.

Establishes regional environmental audit and assurance programs, tracks findings to closure, and verifies sustainable corrective and preventive actions.

Provides functional direction for environmental management systems and continuous improvement, including ISO 14001 where applicable, environmental aspect/impact assessments, operational controls, and management review.

Guides environmental capital planning and risk-reduction investments, including pollution-control systems, wastewater infrastructure, containment, remediation, monitoring equipment, and other compliance or risk-mitigation projects.

Provides environmental due-diligence support for acquisitions, divestitures, closures, expansions, real-estate transactions, and major operational changes; identifies legacy liability, remediation, permitting, and transition risks.

Drives regional environmental performance improvement in areas such as waste reduction, water stewardship, resource efficiency, emissions, greenhouse-gas/carbon objectives, and other sustainability-related environmental metrics established by the company.

Safety & Health Leadership

Leads the Global Safety & Health strategy, governance, and standardization across manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations.

Establishes and maintains regional expectations for hazard identification, risk assessment, machine safety, lockout/tagout, electrical safety, powered industrial vehicles, contractor safety, ergonomics, working at height, confined space, and other high-risk activities as applicable.

Leads Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene programs, including exposure assessment, noise, chemical exposure, ergonomics, respiratory protection, and coordination of specialist resources.

Guides Safety Culture initiatives, leadership engagement, employee participation, reporting and learning practices, and corrective-action discipline across the region.

Provides governance for fire protection, property risk, emergency preparedness, crisis response, and business continuity coordination in partnership with site and corporate stakeholders.

Incident Management, Audits, Metrics And Escalation

Leads or coordinates investigations of significant EHS incidents, near misses, environmental releases, and serious deviations; ensures root-cause analysis and corrective actions are robust and shared across applicable sites.

Coordinates regional and global EHS audits, regulatory-readiness activities, risk assessments, and management reviews and ensures timely closure of material findings.

Establishes regional KPI definitions, data quality expectations, dashboards, and reporting cadence for environmental, safety, and health performance.

Ensures timely escalation of serious incidents, significant compliance concerns, and material EHS risks to entity leadership, Americas leadership, Legal, and designated global stakeholders.

Provides clear technical analysis and recommendations for executive and Board-level EHS reporting as required.

Additional Responsibilities

Builds effective partnerships across Operations, Engineering, Legal, Human Resources, Finance, Quality, Sustainability, and other functions to integrate EHS considerations into business decisions.

Provides EHS input into capital projects, new processes, facility modifications, product/process changes, and major business initiatives before implementation.

Represents the Global EHS function in global meetings, technical forums, audits, and cross-regional initiatives; supports alignment with corporate based stakeholders and company standards.

Maintains awareness of emerging EHS regulations, enforcement trends, industry practices, and material operational risks and translates them into practical regional actions.

Leads regional training strategy, technical communications, campaigns, and lessons-learned deployment for leaders and EHS professionals.

Supports site-level EHS staffing, organization design, competency assessment, and resource recommendations based on risk, regulatory complexity, and business needs.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned to meet business and compliance needs.

Provides governance and strategic oversight for OSHA inspections, citations, enforcement actions, and agency interactions, including development and monitoring of corrective-action plans.

Job Information Job Category EHS Vice President

Salary $250,000 - $300,000 Per Year

Position Type Full Time

Industry Segments Pharmaceuticals

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