Environmental Health and Safety Specialist

Why Join Intellia? 

Our mission is to develop curative genome editing treatments that can positively transform the lives of people living with severe and life-threatening diseases. 

Beyond our science, we live our four core values: One, Explore, Disrupt, Deliver and feel strongly that you can achieve more at Intellia. We have a single-minded determination to excel and succeed together. We believe in the power of curiosity and pushing boundaries. We welcome challenging thoughts and imagination to develop innovative solutions. And we know that patients are counting on us to make the promise a reality, so we must maintain high standards and get it done. 

We want all of our people to go beyond what is possible. We aren’t constrained by typical end rails, and we aren’t out to just “treat” people. We’re all in this for something more. We’re driven to cure and motivated for change. Just imagine the possibilities of what we can do together.   

How you will Achieve more with Intellia:

Intellia is searching for an Environmental Health and Safety Specialist to join our growing organization! In this role, you will work within the department, including our outsourced partners, to execute and deliver on the EH&S program in a multi-building environment.  You will participate in the safety committee, perform routine lab inspections, and assist with corrective actions.  You will be the department’s key stakeholder in the implementation of a new training database.  Additional responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with all departments to document and deliver safety policies

• Interact with regulators as you assist with maintaining permits and licenses

• Ensure chemical inventory and Safety Data Sheets remain up to date and readily available to support any required reporting

• Share in the responsibility of new hire and refresher training sessions

• Assist with incident and accident investigation

• Provide hands-on EH&S support for lab safety

• Ensures program documents, including signs, tracking sheets, postings, are reviewed and up to date

• Manage and maintain PPE across 3 buildings

• Conduct routine emergency equipment inspections

About you:

Our ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, someone who likes to dig into and interpret regulations, and enjoys communicating clear and consistent EH&S messaging. If you are looking for a change from the bench but don’t want to stray too far from the science, then this could be the role for you! Additional role requirements include:

• Ability to interact across all levels of the organization, developing relationships with internal stakeholders

• Experience with engaging staff in training sessions

• Creative problem-solving

• Desire to roll up your sleeves to execute plans and deliver program documentation

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Keep your training requirements such as DOT, RCRA, current

Meet your future team:

You will report directly to the Associate Director, EH&S, in the Facilities, Operations, and EH&S department. The Facilities, Operations, and EH&S Department is a dedicated team of 8 individuals that work cross-functionally and with our outsourced partners to support the needs of Intellia from space allocation to stocking lab shelves.

The team is currently working on site, therefore, we hope you are currently local to Cambridge MA or that you are open to relocating. If you join our team, you can expect to join a fast, exciting, and collaborative environment. We look forward to fostering your skills, learning from your experiences, and building a larger team together. 

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