Pauline Serrano

Highly motivated self-starter whose success has been attributed to excellent project management and communication skills. Dedicated leader with a solid background in training, program planning and execution, and business continuity.

In search of a position as an Associate Director of Environmental, Health and Safety with a start-up facility looking for quality-minded employees who can help enhance and support the organization and contribute to its growth

DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY

GreenLight Biosciences | Boston, MA | 2022 - 2022

• Overhauled, implemented updated and compliant EHS training within the first 60 days
• Managed a team along with various vendors and contractors to ensure a quick turnaround on requests
• Supervised in conjunction with Lab Ops 2 lab moves, site acquisition and consolidation; built and organized new stock room and mini-marts for scientific groups without disruption to productivity
• Managed EHS Programs for 5 sites; GMP, R&D, agricultural teams at a BSL-2 level 
• Created an incentive program for a “Good Catch” reporting program for near misses improving safety culture and reporting process
• Participated in the escalation of critical issues to senior leadership to address problems and find a solution forward 

MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY

Finch Therapeutics | Somerville, MA | 2021 - 2022

• Inaugural EHS Manager; implemented a compliant EHS Program for BSL-2 R&D, GMP, and clinical sites
• Performed an initial gap analysis, corrected high-level critical findings, developed and executed a plan for remaining findings and a vision for the EHS program
• Established a new, sustainable PPE vendor for our ISO Class 8 cleanrooms
• Initiated, organized, and led EHS Safety meetings involving various stakeholders to solve critical issues, ensuring no loss of productivity

CHEMICAL HYGIENE MANAGER The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT | Cambridge, MA | 2018 – 2021

• Created, developed, and managed Chemical Safety Program by collecting and evaluating EHS program data
• Liaised with facilities, custodial, space planning/ design, and HR to ensure the successful launch of a pilot program to address the lack of compliance 
• Drafted, edited, and streamlined control banded SOPs for OSHA’s PHSs
• Maintained compliance with the Controlled Substance Program
• Cultivated solid and strategic relationships between researcher and group leaders
• Moderated the inaugural Broad’s Chemical Safety Committee with various stakeholders to address compliance concerns

EHS ASSOCIATE 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology- Lincoln Lab | Boston, MA | 2017 - 2018

• Supported 7 of 8 technical divisions in their EHS needs 
• Developed and automated SOPs for chemical and process use
• Audited all the safety training and training materials 
• Updated and managed web content for existing online training
• Alliance partner with MIT campus to develop a comprehensive and unified campus-wide PPE Requirement Checklist
• Implemented and developed quick safety guides for highly hazardous materials
• Complied with annual OSHA ventilation standards by industrial hygiene monitoring and testing

ASSOCIATE CHEMICAL HYGIENE OFFICER

University of California- Davis | Davis, CA | 2017 - 2017

• Provided Chemical Hygiene support for Research Level 1 Institute: UC-Davis (50K matriculation)
• Developed control-banded and process-related SOP templates; adopted UC-system-wide, standardizing OSHA compliant documentation
• Liaised with the IT department for the development of a system-wide automated SOP-generating Tool
• Updated and edited content for the annual revision of the UC-Davis Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Developed campus-wide adopted Cal-OSHA compliance inspection checklist

DOCTORATE: Chemistry

University of California- Davis

MASTERS OF SCIENCE: Chemistry

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE: Biochemistry

University of Nevada, Las Vegas