EHS Program Manager, AMER Labs / R&D, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)

Environment, Health, And Safety Program Manager

Based in Arlington, Virginia, the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Program Manager role will support and continue to develop lab EHS programs for the AMER (US) region. The Labs R&D EHS Manager will develop, communicate, train, drive, manage, audit, improve, and measure AMER labs EHS performance. This individual contributor role will include developing and enhancing EHS compliance and risk management processes. Developing scalable solutions, building partnerships with lab managers, facilities teams, and regional EHS teams will be essential. Driving program understanding, influencing business unit leadership, and integrating EHS into daily lab operations will be key success factors to continuously improving EHS performance for the AMER labs portfolio.

Key job responsibilities :

• Assess and cost-effectively implement programs to manage lab EHS-related risks, with the long-term objective to reduce risks and eliminate hazards, while supporting innovation.
• Conduct investigations of working conditions in lab spaces for the prevention of occupational disease and industrial health hazards, with specific references to chemicals, lasers, radiation, robotics, noise, and other potential employee health hazards.
• Develop and implement EHS training programs that will engage all levels of lab teams on EHS responsibilities, compliance requirements, and safety cultural progression within the global labs portfolio.
• Provide leadership on EHS issues within the labs team, assist senior leaders in understanding business impacts of EHS issues, thereby enabling prudent allocation of resources and decision-making.
• Support and conduct lab EHS audits and develop action plans to resolve EHS findings and implement solutions and countermeasures promptly and effectively.
• Serve as a key contact for country and local government agencies that have jurisdiction over AMER lab sites.
• Collaborate with colleagues across multiple disciplines within the company to assure effective EHS program implementation and cohesiveness.
• Perform data analytics on company and industry EHS information to drive improvement initiatives.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and customer requirements.
• Remain up-to-date and conversant with relevant laws, regulations, and other statutory requirements that affect EHS in a laboratory setting.

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