EHS Coordinator (Biotech/Life Sciences)

The Opportunity

The EHS Coordinator provides technical and administrative support to maintain a safe, compliant, and efficient laboratory environment. This role is responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of hazardous materials - from initial receipt and inventory management to the compliant shipping and disposal of regulated waste. Serving as a key operational link, the Coordinator ensures facility readiness through safety inspections, emergency equipment oversight, and the consistent provisioning of PPE for labs. This role reports to the Associate Director, Operational Excellence and requires you to be onsite at our South San Francisco office 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Hazardous Material Receipt & Inventory: Manage the intake of chemicals, maintain the site chemical inventory, and lead periodic reconciliation efforts.

• Hazardous Waste Management: Coordinate collection, labeling, and disposal of chemical and biological waste; maintain waste rooms according to RCRA and local regulatory standards.

• Permit Management: Support compliance and reporting for environmental permits, including wastewater discharge and Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP).

• Shipping & Logistics Compliance: Act as site SME for DOT/IATA regulations, prepare, package, and document regulated shipments with proper labeling, and secondary containment.

• Safety Inspections: Conduct routine safety walkthroughs of labs, storage areas, and mechanical rooms to identify hazards and ensure OSHA/ EPA compliance.

• Emergency Equipment Readiness: Manage inspection and certification schedules for safety-critical equipment, including fire extinguishers, eye wash stations, safety showers, and AED’s.

• Incident Reporting: Document workplace injuries and near-misses, assist in root cause analysis, and track corrective actions to completion.

• PPE & Supply Management: Inventory and stock all lab PPE, ensuring a continuous supply of gloves, safety glasses, and lab coats.

About You

• Education: B.S. in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field or

• Experience: 2–3 years of experience in an EHS role, preferably within a laboratory, clinical, or manufacturing setting.

• Technical Skills: Familiarity with GHS (Globally Harmonized System) and SDS management.

  • Basic understanding of NIH guidelines for recombinant DNA and biosafety.

• Soft Skills: Strong organizational skills, the ability to communicate technical safety requirements to scientists, and high attention to detail.

Preferred Certifications

• HAZWOPER 40-Hour: Preferred for managing chemical spills.

• DOT/IATA: Certification for the shipping of hazardous materials/biological samples.

Preferred Certifications

• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs (e.g., moving waste containers).

• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods during lab inspections.

• Comfortable wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including respirators if required.

Compensation & Benefits at insitro

Our target starting salary for successful US-based applicants for this role is $78,000 - $106,000. To determine starting pay, we consider multiple job-related factors including a candidate's skills, education and experience, market demand, business needs, and internal parity. We may also adjust this range in the future based on market data.

This role is eligible for participation in our Annual Performance Bonus Plan (based on company targets by role level and annual company performance) and our Equity Incentive Plan, subject to the terms of those plans and associated policies.

In addition, insitro also provides our employees:

• 401(k) plan with employer matching for contributions

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage as well as mental health and well-being support

• Open, flexible vacation policy

• Paid parental leave of at least 16 weeks to support parents who give birth, and 10 weeks for a new parent (inclusive of birth, adoption, fostering, etc)

• Quarterly budget for books and online courses for self-development

• Support to attend professional conferences that are meaningful to your career growth and role's responsibilities

• New hire stipend for home office setup

• Monthly cell phone & internet stipend

• Access to free onsite baristas and daily lunch for employees who are either onsite or hybrid

• Access to a free commuter bus network that provides transport to and from our South San Francisco HQ from locations all around the Bay Area

insitro is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion need to be at the foundation of our culture. We work hard to bring together diverse teams–grounded in a wide range of expertise and life experiences–and work even harder to ensure those teams thrive in inclusive, growth-oriented environments supported by equitable company and team practices. All candidates can expect equitable treatment, respect, and fairness throughout the interview process.

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About insitro

insitro is a drug discovery and development company using machine learning (ML) and data at scale to decode biology for transformative medicines. At the core of insitro’s approach is the convergence of in-house generated multi-modal cellular data and high-content phenotypic human cohort data. We rely on these data to develop ML-driven, predictive disease models that uncover underlying biologic state and elucidate critical drivers of disease. These powerful models rely on extensive biological and computational infrastructure and allow insitro to advance novel targets and patient biomarkers, design therapeutics and inform clinical strategy. insitro is advancing a wholly owned and partnered pipeline of insights and therapeutics in neuroscience and metabolism. Since launching in 2018, insitro has raised over $700 million from top tech, biotech and crossover investors, and from collaborations with pharmaceutical partners. For more information on insitro, please visit www.insitro.com.