Senior Specialist, Environmental, Health & Safety
- Employer
- AbbVie
- Location
- Lake County, Illinois
- Start date
- Jun 10, 2022
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- Discipline
- Administration, Clinical, Clinical Medicine
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- BioMidwest, Best Places to Work
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Monitor regulatory requirements/trends, conduct impact analyses, and implement programs to ensure compliance with both regulatory and internal standards.
- Coordinate EHS activities across organizational boundaries and advise site management on the status of EHS systems.
- Develop and conduct training course material to meet the needs of the learner or business.
- Make timely decisions which reflect a consideration of facts and data at hand. Define the needs of various parties and negotiate agreements acceptable to all parties.
- Identify and promote process improvements that strengthen the EHS function and the overall organization and minimizes/eliminates risk
- Assess and quantify EHS risks and their consequences and implement appropriate actions.
- Communicate compliance status, key performance Indicators, trends, priority issues and business impact to key stakeholders.
- Conduct incident investigations, identify root causes, and implement improvement/action plans to prevent similar incidents from occurring.
- Lead and/or participate on cross functional teams to represent EHS objectives related to the subject matter and meet the team’s overall objectives and deliverables.
Basic:
- Bachelor’s Degree (EHS related, Engineering, chemistry) plus 5+ years of EHS related experience or Master’s Degree (EHS related, Engineering, chemistry) plus 3 years of EHS related experience. EHS or Engineering professional certification is preferred, but not required.
- Working experience in implementing EHS regulations, conducting incident investigations, and managing cross functional teams.
- Ability to establish measurable project goals and implementation plans, balance conflicting work demands, and develop action plans.
- Ability to develop standards and/or policies that meet business objectives.
- Ability to actively listen, build, and maintain effective working relationships with internal/ external colleagues and stakeholders, and resolve conflict constructively.
- Ability to successfully manage project and programs.
level and grade will be commensurate with experience
Company
AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health and gastroenterology, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Stock Symbol: ABBV
Stock Exchange: NYSE
- Website
- http://www.abbvie.com/
- Phone
- 1-800-255-5162
- Location
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1 North Waukegan Road
North Chicago
Illinois
60064
US
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