EHS Specialist
TLDR
The EHS Specialist will support day-to-day environmental, health, and safety activities, implementing programs and fostering a culture of safety at the Cambridge site.
About the role
Sana Biotechnology is growing, and we are hiring new team members who believe in the potential of engineered cells as medicines, want to challenge the status quo, and lead with a desire to work on novel ideas. The EHS Specialist will report to the Head of EHS and serve as a site-embedded EHS professional, supporting day-to-day environmental, health, and safety activities at the Cambridge site. This is an execution-focused, hands-on role responsible for implementing EHS programs, supporting inspections and incident response, and helping to maintain a safe, compliant, and inspection-ready site. The EHS Specialist will partner closely with Corporate EHS to implement standardized programs and support ongoing improvements, while contributing to safety culture initiatives across the site. This role is embedded in daily operations and requires a full-time, on-site presence in Cambridge.
What you'll do
- Support day-to-day EHS execution at the Cambridge site, serving as a key onsite EHS resource for lab, facilities, and operations teams.
- Implement established EHS programs, policies, and training at the site level in alignment with corporate standards.
- Provide hands-on support for chemical safety, hazardous waste management, biological safety, ergonomics, and emergency response activities.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives, in partnership with site stakeholders and leadership, to reinforce a positive safety culture
- Support safety inspections, incident response, root cause analysis, and corrective actions in partnership with site and Corporate EHS teams.
- Serve as a site EHS representative for committees and during inspections and audits, with support from Corporate EHS.
- Coordinate with EHS vendors to support compliant service delivery at the site.
- Maintain site EHS programs, policies, and training initiatives at the site level, and provide feedback and input to enterprise-wide program improvements
- Conduct periodic gap assessments against Sana EHS corporate policies and applicable regulatory requirements; document findings, assess risk, and drive timely corrective and preventive actions to close identified gaps
- Support global EHS compliance by executing permit, license, and reporting requirements and providing input to corporate tracking and governance processes.
- Participate in cross-functional initiatives supporting EHS integration across R&D and GxP operations.
- Maintain awareness of evolving regulations and ensure site readiness and compliance, including serving as the site EHS representative during inspections, audits, and regulatory interactions
- Track and report site-level EHS metrics, trends, and leading indicators to support accountability and continuous improvement.
- Provide site-level execution support for corporate safety programs, as requested.
What we're looking for
- Demonstrated hands-on experience supporting site-level EHS programs and compliance activities.
- Working knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal EHS regulations.
- Experience supporting BSL-2 laboratory environments and associated safety controls.
- Familiarity with chemical safety and hazardous waste management programs.
- Experience participating in inspections, audits, and incident response activities.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to partner effectively with scientists and operations teams.
- Ability to work independently on defined EHS responsibilities while escalating risks appropriately.
- Demonstrate the Sana Core Values (Lead, Thrive, Make it Happen) with a particular emphasis on demonstrating humility and teamwork
What will separate you from the crowd
- Experience supporting GxP or regulated lab environments.
- Experience supporting Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) processes.
- Familiarity with industrial hygiene monitoring or ergonomics programs.
- Experience using chemical inventory or EHS management systems.
What you should know
- This position requires 24-hour response availability for emergency situations
- This position involves significant standing, walking, lifting, and physical activity (lifting up to 45 lbs)
- This is a full-time in-person role based in Cambridge, MA; on-site presence M-F is required
- Occasional travel between sites may be required
- The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $95,000 and $115,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
How we work together for patients
- Lead from every seat – we seek to understand, act with honesty, and engage in the crucial conversations
- Thrive as a team – we hire amazing people, are intensely curious, and cultivate inclusion and personal connectivity
- Make it happen – we value vigorous debate, alignment around our decisions, and resilient execution
Get to know us
At Sana, we believe that a workforce with varied backgrounds strengthens us as a company and helps us to achieve our mission to meaningfully change the outcome of many human diseases. This belief is a pillar of our business and is critical to our success. Our goal is that Sana is the place for talented people to bring their authentic selves to work, to have a great career and to deeply, positively impact patients.
Core to our values, we believe there is nothing more important than the health and wellness of you and your family. For benefit eligible employees, we cover a generous portion of the cost for employee health coverage, making high-quality care more accessible and affordable. We offer ample time-off (various paid time off benefits, such as holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave), short- and long-term disability, employer paid basic life insurance, additional voluntary life insurance protection, financial wellness programs including financial planning resources, a 401(k) Plan with an immediately vested employer match, Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, commuter subsidy and a variety of wellness offerings to support each person individually. For more details on our benefits, visit Sana’s Benefits Portal.
We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental or sensory disability (including the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability), genetic information, actual or perceived HIV or Hepatitis C infection, medical condition (cancer or a record or history of cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, sexual orientation, sexual preference, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), disability, veteran status, political ideology, social class (including caste/caste identity), taking or requesting statutorily protected leave, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The job description listed above is representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions described above.
Benefits
Health Insurance
For benefit eligible employees, we cover a generous portion of the cost for employee health coverage, making high-quality care more accessible and affordable.
Financial wellness programs including financial planning resources
compliance activities
Paid Time Off
We offer ample time-off (various paid time off benefits, such as holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave)
Sana Biotechnology develops engineered cells as medicines, focusing on innovative therapies for type 1 diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and oncology. Our work is centered around using cutting-edge cell and gene therapies to transform the treatment landscape for these conditions.