Sr. EHS Business Partner

Job Description

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At Exact Sciences, we’re helping change how the world prevents, detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others.

Position Overview

The Senior EHS Business Partner will function as leadership to the site for all EHS initiatives, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Role is accountable for supporting EHS objectives and goals, internal reporting of EHS performance, communication of EHS standards and lead efforts to minimize risk, protect employees, and ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local EHS regulations. The position is responsible for ensuring accurate and complete EHS reporting of metrics, supporting actions during crises and creating a strong EHS culture that engages employees throughout the site(s) through EHS teams and processes.

Essential Duties

Provide EHS Leadership for the designated Exact location(s), specifically :

• Manage site(s) in achieving EHS goals and objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams (e.g.  HR, Operations, Quality) to integrate EHS initiatives into everyday operations.
• Foster an engaged workforce that takes ownership of EHS performance and actively participates in safety and environmental initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, providing insights on EHS topics and supporting decision-making at site level,  in EHS best practices, regulations, and risk management. Provide actionable insights to site leadership and support informed decision-making at the site level.
• Analyze data from safety incidents, audits, inspections, and employee feedback to identify trends, root causes, and areas for improvement. Recommend corrective actions and continuously monitor safety performance, drive continuous improvement, and refine EHS processes, ensuring implementation of best practices.
• Establish, monitor, and report on EHS performance metrics, ensuring goals are met or exceeded.
• Oversees site(s) compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. (e.g. OSHA, EPA, DNR, CDC, DOH, CAP, CLIA, NY, etc.) and ensure timely and accurate preparation for regulatory inspections and audits.
• Manage regulatory reporting, including OSHA logs and environmental compliance documentation.
• Lead and manage interactions with regulatory agencies and serve as the primary contact during inspections and audits.
• Lead investigations of workplace incidents, identifying root causes and ensuring effective corrective actions are taken.
• Lead annual updating and implementation of risk assessments, job hazard assessments, internal audits and regulatory required audits while working with leadership teams to create goals and objectives based on key EHS risks.
• Lead site in required training for leaders and lab staff.
• Lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the company’s environmental footprint, focusing on waste reduction, energy efficiency, and water conservation.
• Oversee the development, testing, and maintenance of emergency response plans and procedures.
• Manage real-time response to emergencies, ensuring effective communication, and coordination with internal teams and external agencies.
• Lead and facilitate EHS engagement through EHS teams and committees needed to accomplish the established goals and objectives for the year

Provide subject matter expertise (SME) to the Global EHS Programs, specifically :

Environmental Subject Matter Expertise :

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

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Salary Range :

$89,000.00 - $151,000.00

The annual base salary shown is for this position located in US - WI - Madison on a full-time basis. In addition, this position is bonus eligible.

Exact Sciences is proud to offer an employee experience that includes paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time), paid leave for parents and caregivers, a retirement savings plan, wellness support, and health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage. Learn more about our benefits.

Our success relies on the experiences and perspectives of a diverse team, and Exact Sciences fosters a culture where all employees can develop personally and professionally with a sense of respect and belonging. If you require an accommodation, please contact us here.

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