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John Grohs

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Sr. Director, Global Environmental Health, Safety & Security

Los Angeles, California

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An organized and driven professional, with extensive experience strategizing and executing EH&S objectives, reducing incident rates, designing programs to ISO 14001/45001 standards, negotiating with regulatory agencies, and leading EHS management systems to improve companywide performance. Experienced leader with over 20 years of experience. Consistently achieved best in class successes in regulatory compliance, incident investigation, and safety program design. A proven record of setting and executing EH&S objectives while demonstrating a blend of academic and professional experience in providing occupational health services, evaluating risks, and maintaining industrial hygiene programs. Skilled in implementing company-wide policies and designing viable programs for employee health and safety regulations. Exceptional ability to lead during crises and collaborate on multidisciplinary teams while maintaining a calm and reassuring demeanor. Some career highlights include: • Established and led a cross-functional EH&S team during rapid growth from 50 employees to 400 at Instil Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. • While at Instil Bio, maximized corporate profitability by ensuring compliance for capital expansion projects of over $200M, including clinical/commercial manufacturing and an R&D campus. • As the Director of EH&S for Kite Pharma, performed risk assessments and implemented compliance calendars for five manufacturing and research facilities in the US and Netherlands during rapid growth from 100 employees to more than 3K. • At Kite Pharma, ensured low incident rates of 0.5 for OSHA and supported 2K people during wildfires and COVID response by spearheading a crisis management team. • As an EH&S Business Partner to the medicinal chemistry department at Pfizer, mitigated workplace environmental hazards by managing an R&D site industrial hygiene program and established safety programs to protect workers from radiation exposure. • For Agensys, developed programs in line with ISO standards to maintain compliance and continual improvement of biosafety and contractor management safety, including piloting a “Green” team to minimize carbon footprint. As testimony to my history of exceptional leadership and capabilities, I have been described as someone who “avoids complacency by striving for continuous improvement and working to better the EH&S department as whole.” I take great pride in leading efforts that leverage my extensive EH&S and legal knowledge and ensure the safety of employees and the environment.

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