Specialist, EHS

Job Description:

As a privately-owned, biopharmaceutical company, Ferring pioneers and delivers life-changing therapies that help people build families and live better lives. Our independence helps us cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit and long-term perspective that enables us to achieve growth and scale, while remaining agile and true to our ‘people first’ philosophy. Built on a 70-year plus commitment to science and research, Ferring is relentless in its pursuit of science that drives powerful discoveries and therapies to help people build families, stay healthy, and stand up to the world’s oldest enemy: disease.

With Ferring, you will be joining a recognized leader, identified as one of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company, and honored by Fortune with inclusion on its “Change the World List,” for addressing society’s unmet needs. Ferring US is also Great Places to Work® Certified, distinguishing it as one of the best companies to work for in the country.

The Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) supports EHS compliance, training administration, incident investigations, emergency preparedness, and safety programs within a cGMP-regulated aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. The role partners with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, promote safe work practices, support audits and inspections, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen site safety performance and foster a proactive safety culture.

Responsibilities:

• Support compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, DEA, and applicable state and local regulations.
• Supports the implementation and maintenance of  EHS programs including:
  • Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
  • Hazard Communication
  • Respiratory Protection
  • Confined Space
  • Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT)
  • Machine Guarding
  • Hearing Conservation
  • Contractor Safety
  • Ergonomics
  • Emergency Response
• Participate in regulatory inspections, internal audits, and corporate EHS assessments.

Aseptic Manufacturing Support

• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality teams to ensure EHS requirements are integrated into aseptic operations.

Incident Investigation & Risk Management

• Conduct investigations of safety incidents, near misses, environmental events, and hazardous conditions.
• Perform root cause analysis and support development of effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Track and trend incident data using EHS management systems.

Emergency Response & Business Continuity

• Assist in management of the Emergency Response Program.
• Coordinate drills, exercises, and emergency preparedness activities.
• Support fire protection programs and response planning.
• Participate on the Emergency Response Team (ERT) as required.

Training & Safety Culture

• Coordinate EHS training with the different stakeholders
• Serve as the EHS Training administrator.
• Manage all training records (Track in LMS).
• Deploy training on LMS.
• Generate training reports.
• Deliver EHS training programs for contractors, and visitors.
• Conduct new hire safety orientation and periodic refresher training.
• Drive safety awareness campaigns and behavioral safety initiatives.
• Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and employee engagement in safety.

Contractor & Vendor Management

• Support the contractor safety program.

Inspections & Audits

• Conduct routine facility inspections to identify hazards and compliance gaps.
• Lead corrective action follow-up activities.
• Support FDA, customer, and corporate audits as the EHS representative.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health & safety, occupational safety, environmental science, engineering, industrial hygiene, chemistry, or related technical discipline.

• 1 - 3 years of EHS experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting cGMP operations preferred.
• Experience in aseptic manufacturing, fill-finish operations, or sterile pharmaceutical production strongly preferred.

Technical Knowledge

• Incident investigation and root cause analysis methodologies.
• cGMP requirements and pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work in production, laboratory, warehouse, maintenance, and utility areas.
• Ability to wear required PPE to enter classified cleanroom environments.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, and occasionally lift to 25 pounds.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations across the facility.

Ferring + you    

At Ferring, we offer competitive total compensation along with an exceptional range of flexible benefits, personal support and tailored learning and development opportunities all designed to help you realize your full potential both in life and at work. From working hours that respect your lifestyle, a culture that is welcoming and equitable, and the chance to work with the industry’s most impressive people, these are just some of the ways we live our "People First" philosophy.    

Our Compensation and Benefits   

At Ferring, base salary is one part of our competitive total compensation and benefits package and is determined using a salary range. The base salary range for this role is $75,000 to $83,000, which is the reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount paid may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, education and primary work location. Additional compensation for this role will be provided based on competitive annual incentive compensation targets in the form of an annual bonus - payouts are based on individual and company performance.

Benefits for this role include comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with a premium differential, inverse to base salary, to be paid by employees, a 401k plan and company match, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits, reimbursement for certain tuition expenses, sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked, vacation time for full time employees to accrue up to 120 hours in the first four (4) years of employment, and 160 hours in the fifth (5th) year of employment as well as 15 paid holidays per year. We are proud to offer paid parental leave subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring. 

Ferring is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local laws.   

Join our team and your voice will be heard, and your contributions will be valued. If you love to come up with new ways to make a positive difference and see them through, you will fit right in.    

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (including Disability/Protected Veterans). We maintain a drug-free workplace.    

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