Senior Occupational Safety & Process Safety Management Specialist

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Leiden site of a global biotech company within an international organization focused on Innovative Medicine and Advanced Therapies.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Safety and Process Safety professional to join our Environment Health and Safety (EHS) team in this role you will co-lead and further strengthen occupational safety and process safety management across laboratories production areas engineering environments and capital projects. You will help ensure safe operations regulatory compliance robust risk controls and continuous improvement of safety systems in a dynamic biotech and advanced therapies environment.

The successful candidate combines strong technical safety expertise with practical operational experience sound judgement and the ability to influence stakeholders across functions. A completed HVK qualification or an equivalent senior safety qualification is required.

• Develop implement and maintain occupational safety and process safety management programs policies procedures and standards across laboratory production and engineering areas.
• Co-lead and coordinate process hazard analyses and related PSM activities and management of change.
• Conduct workplace and process risk assessments and translate findings into effective technical procedural and organizational controls.
• Strengthen key safe-work systems including permit to work confined space entry hot work lockout/tagout contractor safety and energy control.
• Lead or support incident investigations root cause analyses and the timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive compliance with applicable Dutch and international occupational safety and process safety requirements standards and best practices including ISO 45001 and recognized PSM frameworks.
• Prepare for and support internal audits external audits regulatory inspections and required EHS reporting.
• Design and deliver practical training on occupational safety process safety and safe work practices for operators engineers laboratory staff and contractors.
• Act as safety advisor during design commissioning qualification and change-control activities to embed safety by design and fit-for-purpose risk controls.
• Coach standard owners subject-matter experts and operational leaders to promote ownership proactive risk management and a strong safety culture.

• Bachelors degree in Safety Engineering Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Occupational Health and Safety Environmental Science Biology or a related field; a masters degree is preferred.
• Completed HVK qualification or equivalent senior occupational safety qualification.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in occupational safety and process safety management within biotech pharmaceutical chemical manufacturing or another high-hazard technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading or facilitating HAZOPs LOPA studies risk assessments hazard evaluations and incident investigations.
• Strong knowledge of occupational safety legislation process safety principles ISO 45001 and relevant industry standards and best practices.
• Practical understanding of laboratory and production safety systems mechanical and electrical safety energy isolation and process safety barriers.
• Proven ability to influence advise and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams in a complex organization.
• Excellent analytical organizational communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluency in Dutch and English both spoken and written.

• NEBOSH diploma HVK-related additional certifications or other recognized international safety qualifications.
• Experience with environmental management systems such as ISO 14001.
• Experience in cleanroom aseptic GMP biotech or pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with safety instrumented systems risk-based design ATEX machine safety and process safety documentation for projects.
• Experience managing contractor safety construction safety and site safety during project execution.

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In addition to base pay we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location where the actual amount is based on the employees and companies performance of the previous calendar year or sales commissions. Moreover we offer vacation days parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks bereavement leave caregiver leave volunteer leave well-being reimbursement programs for financial physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards and subject to the terms of their respective plans employees - and in some locations eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information visit Employee benefits Supporting well-being & career growth Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.