**Position Summary** The Manager, EHS provides expert safety guidance for all personnel, departments, and sites to meet environmental, health, and safety regulatory requirements and best practices. Develops and maintains all safety policies and procedures, audits for compliance, responds to emergencies, and investigates all safety issues and work-related injuries and illnesses, along with company leadership, to strive to eliminate injury and loss. Manages the corporate safety training programs and facilitates all safety training as necessary. **Job Responsibilities** + Manages organization's safety programs to protect employees and the company against harm and maintain safe working conditions. + Monitors and conducts training of employees on safety policies, procedures, and regulations. Develops programs as necessary. + Verifies compliance with federal, state, and local health and safety regulations and ensures all necessary records are maintained and prepared according to established guidelines. + Manages the participation in client, board certification, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), EPA, and other audits and inspections, providing inspectors with appropriate documents and identifying safety measures. + Effectively develops and implements programs, policies, standards, and procedures to reduce the frequency and severity work related injuries and illness and loss in the areas of workers’ compensation, general liability, and property. + Perform injury and illness investigations, evaluations, tracking and maintains regulatory reporting requirements. + Supervises safety support staff and chairs safety committee meetings. + Performs regular physical inspections of company grounds, buildings, equipment, and operations. + Provides input on Disaster and Contingency Planning relative to employee safety and health, coordinates response during an event. + Ensures projects are completed on time and within budget. + Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of complex tasks. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. + Performs other job duties as required by safety management to directly assist with the operation and success of the company **Required Qualifications** + High School diploma or equivalent. + At least 5 years safety compliance expertise including hazard communications, hazardous waste, Bloodborne pathogens, and chemical hygiene. + Knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations and prevention techniques. + Exceptional verbal and written communication skills - Maintain written, oral and computer communication skills to convey information to employees, managers and contractors. + Interpersonal/human relations skills - Willingness to share and receive information and ideas from all levels of the organization to achieve the desired results. + Planning/organizational skills: time management skills - ability to multi-task and problem solve with ease. + Ability to design, implement, and control a safety program. + Ability to conduct safety inspections of buildings and equipment + Drive for Results (Service, Quality, and Continuous Improvement) – Ensure procedures and processes are in place that lead to delivery of quality results and continually reassess their effectiveness to achieve continuous improvement. + Teamwork – Commitment to the successful achievement of team and organizational goals through a desire to participate with and help other members of the team. + Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and general working **Preferred Qualifications** + Five (5) years of laboratory or similar experience, preferably in the healthcare environment. + Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or other safety related certifications or other EHS regulatory compliance training or certifications. + Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health, Safety Engineering, or Occupational Health. **Physical Demands** + Will work at a computer, perform walking inspections and tours of building interiors and exteriors. + Capable of lifting 30 lbs. **Training** + Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control, Chemical Hygiene, Hazard Communications, Hazardous Waste Management, and OSHA Injury & Illness Reporting Requirements. + First Aid & CPR + Other job specific and compliance training assigned based on the job functions associated with this position. **Other** + This position requires periodic travel and some evenings, weekends and/or Holidays. + Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues **Conditions of Employment:** Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions) and reference verification. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability. Caris Life Sciences is a leading innovator in molecular science and artificial intelligence focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine through quality and innovation. Caris is committed to quality and excellence at our state-of-the-art laboratories. Learn more about our tissue lab and the advanced technologies that are helping improve the lives of cancer patients.