Senior Director & Head, Global Environment, Health & Safety
- Employer
- Resilience
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Start date
- Feb 3, 2023
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- Discipline
- Administration, Clinical, Science/R&D, Environmental Science
- Required Education
- Bachelors Degree
- Position Type
- Full time
- Hotbed
- Biotech Beach
Job Details
Position Summary & Role
The Senior Director and Head of Global Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), will have responsibility to develop and execute EHS objectives across the Resilience network. This leader will be responsible for oversight and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures in a fast-paced dynamic environment and influencing stakeholders across the organization. Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, occupational safety and health, construction safety, environmental and sustainably across all Resilience sites. Serving as a member of the Engineering Leadership team, this leader will regularly interact with senior leaders across the organization related to EHS matters.
Job Responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Manufacturing Officer, the Senior Director & Head of Global EHS will:
Lead the network of EHS professionals across the sites by establishing world class performance metrics and network wide action plans to address defined gaps.
Develop, advance and implement Occupational Safety programs including Exposure Risk Assessments, Chemical Hygiene, Hazard Communication, Biosafety Management, Respiratory Protection, Hearing Conservation and personal protective equipment
Evaluate and act upon new and existing environmental and safety regulations, including Federal, State and/or City regulations
Ensure world class sustainability (electric, water, waste, etc.) are programs are consistently implemented and measured across the network
Lead Risk Assessment evaluations to ensure the identification of high risks and associated risk reduction corrective actions.
Provide due diligence activities related to EHS matters at newly acquired sites
Ensure EHS network programs are written, reviewed, and updated as required
Provide EHS review/approval for chemicals, capital projects, and site construction activities and implement network wide construction safety programs and measure success
Provide oversight for site incident investigations to ensure robust corrective actions are identified and corrective actions are implemented.
Establish, maintain, and continually improve a process where employees are encouraged, empowered, and enabled to communicate EHS related questions and concerns
Establish, track, and communicates network wide EHS KPIs and trends to monitor leading and lagging indicators; provides timely updates and reports to senior managements
Identify, assign, and ensure employees receive appropriate training. Ensure global training is established and maintained
Ensure regulatory reporting and permitting are completed accurately, approved, and submitted in a timely manner; and
Ensure business continuity and emergency response systems, policies and procedures are in place to manage emergency situations.
Preferred Experience, Education & Qualifications
Extensive leadership experience, including employee development
10+ years management skills with experience building and sustaining sourcing teams
Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies and tools
Strong organizational and facilitation skills
A high degree of customer focus
Focus on immediate and urgent business needs while driving long-term strategic plans and capability & organizational development
Strategic vision and direction regarding issues that may have company-wide impact
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are essential in this collaborative work environment.
15+ years of experience in the biotech/life sciences sector leading industrial EHS programs
Biologics, Vaccines, Cell or Gene Therapy experience strongly preferred
BS degree in Engineering or Science related degree; and
Master's degree or MBA highly desired.
Company
Resilience is a technology-focused biomanufacturing company dedicated to broadening access to complex medicines. Founded in 2020, the company is building a sustainable network of high-tech, end-to-end manufacturing solutions to ensure the treatments of today and tomorrow can be made quickly, safely, and at scale. Resilience seeks to free its partners to focus on the discoveries that improve patients’ lives by continuously advancing the science of biopharmaceutical manufacturing and development. For more information, visit www.Resilience.com and follow us on Twitter @IncResilience
- Website
- http://www.resilience.com/
- Location
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9310 Athena Circles
La Jolla
CA
92037
United States
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