Senior Director, Environmental Health and Safety - Corporate

About AGC Biologics  
AGC Biologics is a leading global biopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standard of service as we work side-by-side with our clients and partners, every step of the way. We provide world-class development and manufacture of mammalian and microbial-based therapeutic proteins, plasmid DNA (pDNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), viral vectors, and genetically engineered cells. Our global network spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia, with cGMP-compliant facilities in Seattle, Washington; Boulder and Longmont, Colorado; Copenhagen, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany; Milan, Italy; and Chiba, Japan. We currently employ more than 2,500 employees worldwide. Our commitment to continuous innovation fosters the technical creativity to solve our clients’ most complex challenges, including specialization in fast-track projects and rare diseases. AGC Biologics is the partner of choice. To learn more, visit www.agcbio.com.  

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Director, Environmental Health and Safety - Corporate is responsible for the development and implementation of AGC Biologics Corporate Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs and processes. This role provides EHS leadership and technical expertise to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance and process excellence during facility startup as well as during continuing operations. In this role, you’ll play a key part in driving, and proactively leading, efforts to create and maintain a safe working environment and a safety culture. 

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads programs and initiatives to maintain an aligned safe work culture and robust EHS procedures and processes. Partners closely with site leadership, management staff, and EHS leader to create a safe working environment and minimize operational risk.
• Monitor emerging state, federal, and national regulatory requirements and establish appropriate EHS programs and processes to ensure ongoing compliance. Develops and implements EHS programs in support of business requirements and global EHS goals.
• Analyzes and evaluates EHS performance to identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensures alignment with AGC Biologics EHS and business objectives and initiatives.
• Partners with site EHS Leader to develop and implement site-specific EHS strategies and plans to ensure that EHS goals are met.
• Acts as a thought leader and expert on EHS to create, maintain, and ensure performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) against which site EHS teams and site performance will be measured. Implements structures for ongoing, real-time monitoring of established KPIs.
• Provides vision, leadership, and guidance in developing and activating a Long Range Plan for EHS that enables the organization to proactively drive to top-tier or world-class performance in EHS now and in the 3-, 5- and 10-year time horizons. Activates programs and projects to support the realization of the Long Range Plan.
• Provides oversight and ongoing conformance and certification to site EHS management systems including ISO14001 and ISO45001.
• Leads EHS management system reviews and EHS audit and inspection processes to ensure regulatory compliance and conformance to AGC Biologics requirements.
• Accountable for effective EHS reporting, incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action process. Able to lead/champion investigations involving serious incidents.
• Develops a comprehensive portfolio of EHS Policies and procedures to ensure full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, and to establish and enforce AGC Biologics requirements.
• Ensures that EHS performs risk assessments of new equipment, processes, and projects to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, reduce the potential for injury, and minimize environmental liability.
• Oversees EHS training programs to ensure regulatory compliance and employee knowledge and awareness.
• Interfaces with federal, state, local, national, and AGC, Inc. regulatory agencies to ensure EHS compliance obligations are met. Ensures compliance with environmental permits and regulatory reporting requirements. Represents the site during regulatory agency inspections, audits, and inquiries.
• Evaluate new client molecules for occupational health and safety risk.
• Serves as subject matter expert for client EHS audits and inquiries of site EHS programs and processes.
• Oversees industrial hygiene programs including development of sampling plans and implementation of process improvements and controls to minimize employee exposures to haza