Director – Employee Health and Safety

Director – Employee Health and Safety

Requirements

• BS/BA degree in related discipline and 13 years of related experience; or
• MA/MS degree in related discipline and 11 years of related experience; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with principles of Biosafety
• Experience with Potent Compound management or Industrial Hygiene concepts
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to safety, hazardous materials, emergency response, and risk.
• Knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS) as outlined in the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Skilled at conducting incident or injury investigations and managing OSHA 300 logs.
• Extensive knowledge of Potent Compound management or Industrial Hygiene concepts.
• Applies strong analytical and business communication skills.
• Flexibility in response to change.

Responsibilities

• Conduct chemical assessments for new materials coming on-site to support our new Small-Molecule Potent Compounds and Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) development research.
• Review, update, and implement our Hazard Banding System for risk tolerance, proper PPE selection, and Engineering Controls per lab and function.
• Provide technical expertise and support in occupational safety to promote individual behavior-based safety programs and ensure workers maintain vigilance regarding all safety concerns.
• Develop, review, and revise EH&S guidelines and procedures to ensure that they are established, current, accurate, compliant, and effectively communicated.
• Support the development of safety standards and guidelines for engineering projects.
• Review capital projects for compliance with all safety and environmental requirements.
• Oversee the training of employees and monitor their compliance with chemical hygiene plans and procedures.
• Provide training on company and regulatory technical safety and environmental requirements.
• Manage site safety, such as Electrical safety (e.g., lockout/tag out), contractor safety, and confined spaces.
• Manage environmental programs like water, energy use, waste management minimization, and change management.
• Prepare safety reports for corporate and external regulatory agencies, such as California OSHA.
• Participate in safety and environmental compliance initiatives to ensure that the company is always poised and prepared for regulatory audits and inspections.
• Ensure Inspection, maintenance, and coordination of all activities related to site-wide safety equipment, including safety audits.
• Support Emergency Response Team as the subject matter expert and/or incident commander for addressing environmental incident response and remediation efforts.
• Conduct Risk Assessments (PHA, Haz Ops, What If’s) and Job Hazard Analysis for existing and new processes.
• Support investigations for all incidents and accidents on site and ensure timely completion of corrective actions.
• Oversee and update the incident reporting and investigation system based on effective cause/effect analysis, involving and empowering front-line employees to change the culture from reactive to preventive and ultimately predictive.
• Participate in cross-functional safety committees and safety-focused project meetings.
• Management of multiple EH&S-related consultants and service vendors.
• Participate in the company Emergency Response Team.
• Cooperate in capturing day-to-day modifications of chemical inventory and work regularly with lab owners to ensure compliance with the chemical management plan.
• Lead or supervise the work of others by providing direction to subordinates or teams using established policies and precedents.
• Plan and assign work in accordance with company and departmental goals and objectives.
• Oversee special projects.
• Recommend and assign appropriate developmental training to staff.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.