About the Opportunity: 

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist supports the day-to-day administration and continuous improvement of Exagen's EHS programs. This role partners with laboratory operations, Facilities, and cross-functional teams to maintain a safe and compliant workplace, coordinate required training and documentation, support audits and inspections, and help ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local EHS requirements.

Location note: This is an on-site position supporting our Vista and Carlsbad locations, Monday through Friday. Candidates must live within commuting distance of our locations.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the required EH&S permits from federal, state, and local agencies as appropriate; maintain applicable certifications to support EH&S programs and regulated waste management.
• Coordinate hazardous and other regulated waste activities, including waste determinations, proper handling, documentation, and manifest submission.
• Support internal EHS program audits, including audit preparation, documentation review, reporting, and follow-up of findings and corrective actions.
• Support regulatory inspections and requests from external agencies; coordinate documentation and follow-up activities with internal stakeholders.
• Develop, review, and maintain EHS policies, SOPs, safety plans, and related documentation.
• Conduct routine workplace and laboratory safety inspections and risk assessments; document findings and track corrective actions through completion.
• Facilitate regularly scheduled safety meetings and support safety committee activities, including agendas, minutes, action items, and follow-up.
• Review incidents, near misses, injuries, and safety concerns; support investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinate and deliver required employee safety training and maintain accurate training records.
• Maintain and report EHS metrics, trends, training completion, incidents, inspection findings, and corrective action status for management review.
• Partner with Facilities and laboratory teams on emergency preparedness, chemical safety, PPE, ergonomics, contractor safety, and other workplace safety activities.
• Adhere to department rules and protocols as well as Company policies stated in the Employee handbook.
• Support EHS-related projects and continuous improvement initiatives to help maintain regulatory compliance.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

2+ years of experience supporting environmental health and safety programs in a regulated laboratory, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, or similar environment.

• Working knowledge of OSHA/Cal-OSHA, EPA, DTSC, hazardous waste, hazard communication, and other applicable federal, state, and local EHS requirements.
• HAZWOPER and DOT/IATA training or certification; current certification preferred.
• Experience with safety inspections, incident investigations, corrective action tracking, and EHS documentation.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with laboratory, Facilities, Quality, and cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Pay Range: $75,000-95,000/annually