Why Patients Need You

Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizer’s mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

As a Senior Associate, your knowledge and skills will contribute towards the goals and objectives of the team.  Your focus and ability to meet team targets will help in completing critical deliverables. Your innovative use of communication tools and techniques will facilitate in explaining difficult issues and establishing consensus between teams. It is your hard work and focus that will help in making Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

How You Will Achieve It

This position is accountable for administering comprehensive Environmental programs to facilitate Pfizer compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and Pfizer guidelines addressing environmental requirements and sustainability efforts. The individual will oversee all site permitting, reporting, and recordkeeping to federal, state, local, and Pfizer agencies, including the following program areas: industrial air emissions including refrigerant management, Emergency Planning & Community Right-to Know (EPCRA), hazardous & non-hazardous waste management, aboveground storage tanks, industrial wastewater, industrial stormwater, and toxic substances. This role will manage the annual waste budget and associated invoicing and will be supportive in all capital projects targeting environmental sustainability/impact reduction initiatives. The individual will be responsible for day-to-day site waste management process, waste tracking /disposal, signatory on waste shipment manifests, recordkeeping, and management of on-site 3rd party waste contractors. The role will manage the site safety data sheet repository (chemical inventory) and review new chemical products for environmental impacts and compliance requirements. Additionally, the role will support site programs and initiatives around dangerous goods, controlled substances, safe storage of materials, zero landfill, and additional programs as required. The individual in this role must be able to analyze existing and planned products, processes, equipment, facilities, and programs to develop and implement proactive strategies to minimize environmental impacts and business interruption. They will also provide general EHS guidance to operations, conduct EHS-related training to colleagues or contractors on an as needed basis, and review/update/approve all environmental related documents and standard operating procedures (SOPs) within the site, and review/approve required documents from other departments as needed.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead all applicable Environmental related tasks, initiatives, training, and services that adhere to Pfizer Global EHS Standards, state and federal regulatory compliance. This includes but is not limited to generating and submitting all applicable reports both internal to Pfizer and external to applicable state, local and federal agencies. 
• Provide input to developing and modifying waste and wastewater management policies & procedures and apply breadth of knowledge to adapt and improve programs. Verify environmental programs in (e.g. satellite accumulation, chemical storage, refrigerant management, etc.) are compliant.  Daily interactions with various departments to monitor and advise on compliance initiatives as directed.
• Monitor adherence for compliance with federal (EPA, OSHA, DOT), state (KDHE), local (City of McPherson) environmental and related regulations.  Directly involved with training others and reinforcing appropriate behaviors.
• Track throughputs associated with site sustainability programs, develop targets for environmental impact reduction and create reports of performance against targets.
• Coordinate with site Engineering and maintain records/trending necessary for sustainability programs and Pfizer Global governance.
• Use expertise to support review and approval of documents required by law for management and shipment of regulated waste (e.g., manifests, land disposal restrictions, inspections).
• Performs site inspections (e.g., Spill Prevention, Stormwater Pollution Prevention, engine opacity monitoring, etc.) and as required, recommends, monitors, and implements corrective and preventive activity. 
• Environmental Program SME’s during regulatory inspections and is responsible for implementation of appropria