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Position Description:

Director Safety & Environment

The Rahway Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Director is responsible for development and execution of EHS programs for the Rahway site.   

The EHS team at Rahway supports research laboratories, clinical manufacturing, facility management and office areas for global teams as part of the Corporate Headquarters.  The Rahway EHS Director is a member of the Rahway Site Coordination team and collaborates with key divisional site leadership including our Research & Development Division, and Global Workplace & Enterprise Services (GWES) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, corporate standards, policies and procedures related to EHS.  As a member of the Site Coordination Team, the EHS Director helps to develop and drive the site EHS strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, develop and implement EHS programs to ensure compliance with local, state and federal legislation.  Understand and mitigate risks across environmental, health, safety, and sustainability (EHS&S) opportunities.  Ensure comprehensive change management of all EHS and site initiatives to maintain site compliance.

• Drive continuous improvement with respect to adoption of digital solutions and increasing team productivity.

• Identify, retain and develop talent.

• Manage the team of EHS professionals at the Rahway site.

• Build network of EHS sponsors within the business, site support functions and global organizations at the site.

• Serve as a member of the Rahway Site Coordination team and participate in both the strategic planning for the site as well as tactical operation of the site.

• Assure completion of required reports for the site with respect to divisional and regulatory agency requirements.

• Manage budgetary & capital needs to support EHS initiatives, projects and programs.

• Serve as interface with local governmental EHS agencies and insurance carriers.

• Collaborate with GWES Facility Operations including Maintenance & Engineering departments to evaluate the requirements related to EHS for new projects and processes as well as changes to existing equipment/processes.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering or Physical Science Degree Required

• Post-Graduate qualification preferred

• CSP, PE, CIH, CQA preferred

Required Experience and Skills:

• 10+ years EHS or related experience.

• Direct responsibility in managing a team of professionals.

• Strong project management skills, supporting multiple activities/projects simultaneously.

• Experience working with regulatory agencies.

• Demonstrated skills in complying with one or more regulatory programs: RCRA, Title V, Process Safety Management (PSM), Industrial Hygiene, BioSafety and High-Risk Work (e.g. elevated work, confined space, hot work, lock out tag out, etc.).

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Demonstrated experience in leading and building a team.

• Experience with setting strategy.  Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization on technical issues and multiple priorities. 

• Experience implementing a change in an organization - Change Execution Management skills.

• Experience working with a unionized work force.

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