Health and Safety (H&S) Specialist

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Job Description:

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Health and Safety (H&S) Specialist you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

We are seeking a proactive and collaborative Health and Safety (H&S) Specialist to support the global development and implementation of enterprise-wide health and safety standards, guidelines, and programs to build consistency across the organization.  This role will work across functions and regions to co-create scalable, practical safety & health solutions that align with the Global Supply Chain and our Global EHS strategies. A key focus of the role is advancing a strong Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) culture—embedding its principles into how work is understood, risks are managed, and learning is prioritized. The ideal candidate will help drive a shift from compliance-based safety to a systems-focused, learning-driven approach that empowers our team members, strengthens organizational resilience, and fosters continuous improvement.

This role will play a critical part in fostering a learning culture, strengthen our H&S foundation, and continuous improvement frameworks. The ideal candidate will bring a systems-thinking approach and a deep understanding of modern safety and health science to help elevate our global safety culture.

The successful candidate must have a solid foundation of H&S functional technical skills, experience developing and implementing forward thinking processes that have enhanced the EHS culture, reduced serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs), other types of injuries and illnesses, and demonstrated improved overall performance.

Your Skills and Expertise 
 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher AND seven (7) years of experience in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety Engineering, Safety Sciences, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Engineering in a private, public or military environment.

AND

In addition to the above requirements, the following are also required:

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical application of Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles.
• Experience with developing and implementing serious injury & fatality prevention initiatives, EH&S Management Systems, e.g., ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 and implementing “new view” S&H programs such as Human & Organizational Performance.
• Experience designing and facilitating Learning Teams and other collaborative problem-solving methods.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing successful global H&S programs.
• Significant knowledge of U.S. Safety & Health laws and regulations and International Health & Safety requirements required.

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