Director, Process Safety (SHE)

Director Process Safety

Location: Gaithersburg MD or Willmington DE
Function: Global SHE (Safety Health & Environment)

Why This Role Matters

As one of the architects of AstraZenecas global Process Safety strategy you will reshape our global safety culture influence senior executives and accelerate our transition to pioneering digital humancentric and designforsafety practices. Your work will not only protect people it will directly enable AstraZenecas ability to deliver medicines safely sustainably and at scale.

If you want to leave a lasting legacy across a global enterprise this is your opportunity.

About the Role

The Global Director of Process Safety will provide visionary leadership and set the global strategy for Process Safety. This highly visible role will lead the transformation and continuous improvement programs that protect colleagues and drive innovation across the company. This role will engage with all levels of the organization influencing executive stakeholders and operational teams alike. The role will work with functional and regional leadership teams to deliver a proactive approach focusing on eliminating risk at the source implementing robust controls and promoting a strong process safety culture ensuring leaders understand the difference between occupational safety and process safety and remain focused on low-frequency high-consequence risks. Through collaboration with a Global team of subject matter experts in safety health and environment leveraging premier technology and data driven insights the role will provide continuous improvement for a safer more sustainable workplace

Scope Governance & Decision Rights

Global Span & Authority

• Enterprise-wide remit across all AstraZeneca Operations R&D sites engineering projects and commercial environments.
• Authority to set global Process Safety and SIF standards expectations and minimum technical requirements.
• Strategic decision rights on global policies frameworks and risk controls.

Reporting Line

• Reports to the Senior Director Global SHE (Safety Health & Environment).

Team Leadership

• Oversight of crossfunctional working groups networks and communities of practice.

Budget Accountability

• Decision-making input on capital projects and safetycritical expenditures.

What You Can Expect at AstraZeneca

• A purposeful culture where safety is a strategic priority not a compliance activity
• Opportunities to influence the organization at the highest levels of the
• Support to innovate reimagine and design futurefocused riskreduction systems
• Global career growth and exposure across Operations Science and Engineering
• A collaborative environment where bold thinking is encouraged

Key Accountabilities

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering science or related field or equivalent senior-level Process Safety experience.
• 8 years of senior SHE leadership experience with proven global scope and achievement in highhazard environments.
• Deep expertise in Process Safety and major hazards legislation with advanced understanding of PHA LOPA Bowtie and hazardous area classification to lead global technical governance.
• Practical knowledge of hazardous area classification and requirements electrical and mechanical equipment in hazardous areas
• 8 years leading or overseeing highrisk or highhazard work programs across multisite or global operations.
• Competent in risk analysis techniques: PHA What-if Bow Tie analysis LOPA etc.
• Demonstrated capability to influence senior executives and drive enterpriselevel transformation.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire motivate and unify global teams.
• Proven experience leading global programs budgets and crossfunctional stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced Degree: Masters STEM
• Advanced professional certifications (e.g. CSP CCPS PE or equivalent global credentials).
• Executivelevel communication and storytelling skills with the ability to influence senior leaders on complex risk topics.
• Experience engaging with regulatory authorities across multiple international jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with emerging process safety technologies (AI/ML analytics sensing technologies digital twins) and Human & Organizational Performance research.
• Demonstrated experience leading global transformation or safetyculture change programs.
• Experience integrating Process Safety into Engineering and major capital project design.
• Proven ability to build global capability frameworks training programs and technical competency development.
• Success navigating and influencing in highly matrixed multicultural global environments.

Pay Transparency/ On-Site Office policy

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $175572- $213538 USD

Annual. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and addition our positions offer a short-term incentive bonus opportunity; eligibility to participate in our equity-based long-term incentive program (salaried roles) to receive a retirement contribution (hourly roles) and commission payment eligibility (sales roles). Benefits offered included a qualified retirement program 401(k) plan; paid vacation and holidays; paid leaves; and health benefits including medical prescription drug dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca we are driven by our commitment to deliver accelerated growth for AstraZeneca and make peoples lives better. We thrive in our often-intense environment by seeking out new challenges and working towards innovative solutions. Here you can build a long-term career with global knowledge opportunities while positively impacting local communities.

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