Senior Manager, Environmental Health and Safety

Company Overview

Tango Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering novel drug targets and delivering the next generation of precision medicine for the treatment of cancer.

Using an approach that starts and ends with patients, Tango leverages the genetic principle of synthetic lethality to discover and develop therapies that take aim at critical targets in cancer.

This includes expanding the universe of precision oncology targets into novel areas such as tumor suppressor gene loss and their contribution to the ability of cancer cells to evade immune cell killing.

The Tango labs and offices are located at 201 Brookline Avenue, in the Fenway area of Boston, Massachusetts

Summary

As the Senior EHS Manager at Tango, your primary focus will be to oversee, enhance and develop the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) initiatives within our R&D facility. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of advanced EHS programs, policies, procedures, and training to ensure compliance with both company and regulatory standards, ultimately maintaining a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplace. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and stakeholders will be crucial for driving continuous improvement and building a proactive EHS culture. Furthermore, aligning corporate and local policies and procedures will be essential for contributing to the overall success of the organization.

Your Role

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental, safety, medical surveillance, and sustainability laws, regulations, codes, rules, and consensus guides
• Develop and implement new EHS programs, policies, and procedures, and enhance existing ones
• Provide advanced support to R&D lab operations at Tango, with some overlap with other functions that operate within those spaces
• Attend and chair meetings as needed to support operations
• Develop, manage, and maintain site platforms and databases for documentation of procedures, forms, SOPs, investigations, reporting, inspections, action items, communications, and other management system platforms
• Conduct hazard/risk/exposure/ergonomic assessments for current and future processes, collaborating with external consultants as necessary
• Support process safety management, environmental, and industrial hygiene programs
• Create and distribute and manage EHS reports and records
• Establish a systematic process to ensure adherence to workflow timelines for EHS events and action plans, including mechanisms for EHS performance and trend reports
• Actively develop and engage in EHS training programs and contribute to the development of curricula
• Support local committees, including safety committees
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for key EHS contact for R&D operations, and cross-functional groups, addressing EHS inquiries and building strong relationships
• Demonstrate leadership in fostering an EHS culture at the site, partnering with operational teams to ensure accountability for EHS culture and performance
• Collaborate proactively at site and above-site levels
• Participate in EHS operational and tier discussions, EHS committees and teams, and EHS self-assessments, inspections, GEMBAs, and audits
• Challenge the status quo and introduce new approaches to continuously improve workflow effectiveness and processes
• Review and ensure timely resolution of issues, escalating concerns, resource constraints, and needs to appropriate leaders in the organization
  
  

What You Bring

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with a natural inclination for partnership and collaboration with peers, all levels of management, and cross-functional teams at the site and EHS teams above site
• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, health and safety, engineering, or equivalent is required. Master's degree in a related discipline is preferred
• Preferably 10 or more years of experience in the EHS field, specifically in a manufacturing or R&D environment within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with incident reporting and/or learning systems databases (e.g., Enablon, Success Factors, etc.) is preferred
• Strong experience with federal and state and local EHS regulations (EPA, MassDEP, OSHA, BFD, etc.)
• Strong experience with EHS management systems such as VPP, OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001, ISO 14001, or similar
• Ability to take initiative, adapt to changing priorities, and think creatively, critically, and strategically to solve problems in a complex environment with courage, resilience, and compassion
• Strong prioritization skills, independent thinking, and the ability to analyze and solve complex problems with excellent judgment, attention to detail, and a sense of urgency
• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset, proactively identifying issues, and developing innovative and effective solutions to improve operations
• Strong decision-making capability to guide assigned projects to successful conclusions
• Experience handling confidential information and sensitive issues with diplomacy, ensuring integrity and confidentiality
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with transparency
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.