Assoc. Dir., Safety & Environment

Job Description

At our company we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company using the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. We are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals.

Join a purpose-built agile small molecule manufacturing site where your work will help bring important medicines to patients in the U.S. This facility is designed to move quickly and reliably receiving technology transfers from commercialization sites and fast-following into production with a focus on quality safety and operational excellence.

At our site youll be part of a team committed to creating a safe environmentally responsible and compliant workplace where people can do their best work. We are building deep small molecule expertise in the U.S. and we want team members who are excited to grow their skills help improve how we operate and contribute to a site positioned for future growth.

Summary

The Associate Director Safety & Environment Manager will provide EHS leadership for our Small Molecule Manufacturing facility at the Elkton Virginia manufacturing plant. This role will support a major project at the site that will establish a new capability to manufacture Small Molecule Drug Substance including API / Drug Substance and Drug Products. The role will be based at Elkton and will report to the EHS Project Core Team Lead with an indirect reporting relationship to the Elkton EHS Director / Site Lead.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical and leadership capabilities in OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Industrial Hygiene and/or U.S. EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements along with demonstrated experience implementing and sustaining EHS programs and initiatives. This position will ensure EHS industrial hygiene process safety and regulatory requirements are effectively incorporated into design construction commissioning qualification startup and operational readiness activities. The role will partner closely with project leadership site EHS engineering construction operations quality technical operations and external partners to support project delivery in alignment with company standards regulatory obligations and industry best practices.

Eventually this role will transition into leading the EHS team members who will provide day-to-day EHS support for the new facilities after startup. Reporting to the Elkton EHS Director the successful candidate will help shape the future operating model transfer project knowledge into site systems and build the organization needed to support safe compliant and reliable operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide EHS leadership for the project across safety environmental industrial hygiene process safety emergency preparedness and regulatory compliance.

• Integrate EHS requirements into project scope design construction planning commissioning qualification startup and operational readiness.

• Partner with the EHS Project Core Team Lead Elkton EHS Director / Site Lead project leadership and site stakeholders to ensure EHS risks decisions and deliverables are identified tracked escalated and closed.

• Provide technical EHS input to process safety information process hazard analyses management of change pre-startup safety reviews mechanical integrity operating procedures training and related operational readiness deliverables.

• Shape the Industrial Hygiene strategy for the project including exposure risk assessment containment expectations OEB/OEL considerations monitoring strategy respiratory protection interfaces and integration of controls into facility and equipment design.

• Work with engineering and design teams to evaluate EHS requirements for new processes equipment utilities buildings material flows waste systems emergency response features containment systems ventilation fire protection and hazardous area classification.

• Support construction execution by providing EHS input on contractor safety work planning high-risk work temporary systems tie-ins enabling works and interfaces with existing Elkton operations.

• Translate corporate divisional project and site EHS standards into practical project requirements and ensure consistent implementation across the API / Drug Substance and Drug Product workstreams.

• Build strong working relationships with site EHS operations engineering quality technical operations Global Engineering Solutions Global Safety & Environment contractors consultants and other key stakeholders.

• Prepare for future operations by ensuring EHS procedures training needs inspection programs maintenance expectations emergency response plans staffing needs and management system requirements are identified and transitioned to the Elkton site.

• Develop the future EHS team responsible for day-to-day support of the new facilities including priorities capabilities roles routines and interfaces with the broader Elkton EHS organization.

• Drive a strong safety and environmental culture by coaching leaders challenging assumptions promoting learning and reinforcing accountability for EHS performance.

Required Education

• Bachelors degree required preferably in Safety Industrial Hygiene Engineering Chemistry Biology Environmental Science Physical Science or a related technical discipline.

Required Experience & Skills

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive EHS safety industrial hygiene process safety experience within a manufacturing pharmaceutical chemical or highly regulated environment.

• Demonstrated leadership experience driving people teams programs or major project workstreams.

• Strong working knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) Industrial Hygiene (IH) and U.S. EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements.

• Experience supporting EHS requirements throughout the full engineering project lifecycle (from facility/process design and construction through commissioning qualification and operational readiness).

• Demonstrated experience providing practical EHS input into engineering deliverables including layouts P&IDs equipment specifications ventilation concepts containment systems and waste handling strategies.

• Proven track record in identifying evaluating and mitigating EHS risks using structured risk assessments incident investigations root cause analysis and audit management processes.

• Strategic EHS Leadership:Strong cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills with the ability to coach leaders resolve ambiguity and integrate safety into day-to-day decisions while balancing compliance technical risk cost and schedule.

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Direct experience in pharmaceutical API chemical manufacturing or highly hazardous chemical operations.

• Expertise in potent compound containment OEB/OEL strategies containment performance targets and integrating complex Industrial Hygiene controls into equipment and facility design.

• Experience executing large capital projects specifically utilizing Front-End Loading (FEL) phases formal design reviews construction safety management and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) methodologies.

• Hands-on experience leading or supporting PSM/RMP-covered processes involving flammable toxic reactive or highly hazardous materials.

• Relevant professional certifications (e.g. CSP CIH CHMM or PE).

• Proven experience partnering effectively with regulatory agencies external consultants engineering firms construction management organizations or insurance/risk engineering partners.

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