• Job Description

  Req#: R-01200040

  Job Description

  Title: Associate Director, EHS (Environmental, Health, Safety)

  Location: Richmond, VA, on-site

  At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

  Location/Division Specific Information

  Our PPD® Laboratory Services team has a direct impact on improving patient health through the expertise of scientists, industry thought-leaders and therapeutic experts. As the world leader in serving science, our laboratory professionals bring their commitment to accuracy and quality to deliver groundbreaking innovations.

  Location: Richmond, Virginia

  • There is no relocation assistance provided with this role.

  Discover Impactful Work:

  The Associate Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) will have oversight of all EHS programs and site support activities at the PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bioanalytical and Vaccines Laboratories and facilities in Richmond, VA.

  A day in the Life:

  • Provides strategic direction and leads by example to ensure safe practices and regulatory compliance in all assigned facilities.
  • Manages a staff of EHS employees.
  • Responds and provides follow-up to health, safety, and environmental issues to site management.
  • Ensures that all licensing, permitting, or other environmental, health or safety requirements are met at assigned site and takes appropriate actions to ensure that any non-compliance issues are resolved.
  • Management of chemical and biological waste streams Maintains and monitors waste manifest system. Completes reporting forms regarding hazardous waste for all required regulatory agencies.
  • Conduct/Coordinate training in emergency response situations, hazardous materials handling/storage/disposal, radiation, industrial hygiene, life safety, and ergonomic compliance-related activities etc. Develops and implements refresher training for various health and safety topics as required by the regulations.
  • Conducts regular walk-downs and yearly self-assessments of assigned facilities and conducts employee health hazard exposure monitoring to ensure OSHA compliance.
  • Lead Intuitional Biosafety Committee (IBC) and complete risk assessments for various risk group agents to support new projects
  • Develops and updates all health and safety related mandated procedures for assigned facilities. In addition, ensures that procedures meet federal, state, and local requirements (i.e. OSHA, EPA, DOT, etc.)
  • Works through corporate Worker’s Compensation Administrator to supply information on Worker’s Compensation related claims to insurance company.
  • Assists supervisors in conducting work-related injury/illness investigation.
  • Oversees all ergonomic related issues and makes recommendations as appropriate.
  • Additional duties may include leading Health & Safety committees, supports Radiation Safety Officer, maintain controlled substance program, evaluate/maintain all safety equipment, coordinate fire drills and/or work with assigned site on regulatory inspections or other internal and external audits

  Keys to Success:

  Education

  • Bachelor's degree in environmental health, life science or natural science or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
  • Master’s degree in environmental health, life science or public health preferred

  Experience

  • Previous related experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 10+ years).
  • 5+ years of management responsibility

  Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Comprehensive knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, IATA and other applicable regulations
  • CIH, CSP, CSHM, OSHA certification preferred
  • Knowledge of laboratory and hazardous waste regulations to include hazardous chemical/biohazard storage and disposal regulations
  • Knowledge of air monitoring strategies and worker's compensation requirements
  • Knowledge of ergonomics and how to conduct ergonomic evaluations
  • Excellent presentation skills and the ability to provide effective training
  • Strategic problem solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated good judgement and business acumen
  • Excellent computer skills

  Work Environment

  Thermo Fisher Scientific values the health and wellbeing of our employees. We support and encourage individuals to create a healthy and balanced environment where they can thrive. Below is listed the working environment/requirements for this role:

  • Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
  • Able to work upright and stationary and/or standing for typical working hours.
  • Able to lift and move objects up to 25 pounds.
  • Able to work in non-traditional work environments.
  • Able to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
  • May have exposure to potentially hazardous elements, including infectious agents, typically found in healthcare or laboratory environments.
  • Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.

  Benefits

  We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

  Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

  Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

  Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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• About the company

  Thermo Fisher Scientific is an American provisioner of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, and software and services to healthcare, life science, and other laboratories in academia, government, and industry.

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