Manager, Environmental, Health and Safety

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Manger, Environmental, Health and Safety

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

 Abbott Rapid Diagnostics is part of Abbott’s Diagnostics family of businesses, bringing together exceptional teams of experts and industry leading technologies to support diagnostic testing which provides important information for treatment and management of diseases and other conditions.

Join our dynamic Infectious Disease Developed Markets team located in Scarborough, Maine, as a Manager, Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS).

This role is ideal for an experienced EHS professional who works with minimal supervision and applies advanced Environmental, Health, and Safety knowledge to complete complex assignments and partner effectively with internal customers. The Manager, EHS is solutions‑oriented and demonstrates strong planning, direction, and execution of EHS initiatives.

In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert for select Abbott EHS management and technical standards and contribute to continuous improvement across the organization. You will also support the development of entry‑level EHS professionals by sharing best practices and personal expertise.

This position manages or provides EHS support to Abbott sites within a single division or across multiple divisions or corporate functions, ensuring compliance, risk reduction, and alignment with Abbott’s EHS strategy.

What You’ll Work On 

Project Management:

• Identifies plans and conducts or oversees complex and/or large-size projects.
• Managing multiple, often concurrent, projects and meets deadlines.
• Involved in site acquisitions, divestitures or product manufacturing transfer across facilities.
• Performs and reviews feasibility studies related to project alternatives.
• Maintains and reviews project controls and reporting for cost, scope and schedule. developing execution plan and contingency plan if necessary.
• Fully understands the business requirements and possible impacts and has a thorough knowledge of the stakeholder needs and EHS compliance when developing a project scope.
• Works with a wide degree of latitude to plan, conduct and direct projects. o Responsible for and collaborates with sites to achieve division/corporate EHS targets.
• Acts as a lead person or technical expert on complex subjects and projects.
• Contributes to the development of the site, division or corporate EHS Strategic Plan, meeting its objectives in a timely manner. o Has project budgetary responsibilities.

Technical:

• Benchmarks internally and externally.
• Keeps abreast of current EHS trends and practices.
• Executes, directs and/or reviews EHS programs or projects.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in their field of expertise.
• Directs major projects requiring origination and application of new and unique approaches.
• Conducts complex investigations.
• Identifies and utilizes best-in-class analytical tools to perform job.
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