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Senior Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety

Employer
Astellas
Location
South San Francisco, California, US
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 18, 2022

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Sector
Consultancy/Private Sector
Field
Conservation science
Discipline
Sustainability
Salary Type
Salary
Employment Type
Full time
About Astellas Gene Therapies
Astellas Gene Therapies is an Astellas Center of Excellence developing genetic medicines for patients with rare, life-threatening diseases. Based on our innovative approach to developing genetic medicines, as well as our industry-leading internal manufacturing capability and expertise, we have become the Astellas Center of Excellence for their newly-created Genetic Regulation Focus Area. We are currently exploring three gene therapy modalities: gene replacement, exon skipping gene therapy, and vectorized RNA knockdown, with plans to expand our focus and geographic reach under Astellas. We are based in San Francisco, with manufacturing and laboratory facilities in South San Francisco and Sanford, North Carolina. For more information, please visit our website: www.astellasgenetherapies.com
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx+® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into value for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Our Values:

* Be BOLD (Find a Way)
* Care Deeply -- for our patients, each other and our work
* #GSD (Get Stuff Done)

What is the catalyst for you in your professional career? Are you ready to be a part of a bold, innovative company, to make a change and to make a difference? Listed below is a current opening for a smart, driven, experienced, and just plain nice individual who wants to join us and be a part of our journey.
The Role
Reporting to the Associate Director of EHS, the Senior Specialist, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) will support the development and implementation of EHS improvement programs focused on preventing occupational injuries and illnesses, environmental impact, and operational hazards and risks. This role represents EHS matters to regulatory agencies, inspectors, partners, and project teams, working closely with other line unit functions, consultants, and contractors as required. The Senior Specialist, EHS will deliver training; identify, evaluate, and eliminate hazards; and ensure compliance with government regulations and standards for EHS within the biotechnology industry. This position will provide support to the Engineering & Facilities team including but not limited to reports, inspections, and waste management. Develop and lead the Emergency Response Team and Safety Committee, generating metrics for visibility of compliance, sustainability, and continuous improvement initiative performance at the South San Francisco location.

The Senior Specialist, EHS will be located at our South San Francisco, CA site.

Primary Responsibilities

* Support adherence to the compliance calendar including assuring permit renewals and reporting related to hazardous materials management, hazardous and medical waste management, wastewater and exhaust air treatment, storm water pollution prevention program, and waste minimization.
* Support emergency response, risk management, business continuity, and safety committee, including planning and coordinating emergency response team preparations and drills.
* Oversee regulated waste management program including third party contracts and recordkeeping.
* Support the chemical inventory management program including chemical procurement monitoring, and monitoring inventory, storage, and handling.
* Develop and conduct EHS training for employees and contractors, including orientation for new hires.
* Support the EHS compliance inspection and safety suggestion programs, including capturing, tracking, communicating, and resolving compliance issues and employee concerns respectively.
* Oversee the safety committee including membership and agenda development.
* Enforce the contractor management program; ensuring compliance during maintenance and project activities, including orientation for new service providers.
* Perform new product, process, equipment reviews to ensure they meet EHS requirements.
* Perform risk assessments as needed in manufacturing and laboratory environments to address employee exposure, ergonomics and other compliance concerns.
* Engage with EHS vendors/contractors as needed to initiate, develop, and/or renew contracts and service obligations.
* Engage with project teams to influence EHS compliance during design phases particularly through effective process hazards analyses and mitigations.
* Author procedures for adhering to local, state, and federal EHS regulations and implementation of injury/illness prevention strategies.
* Provide guidance and oversight with required compliance notices and postings at all assigned locations.
* Promote a culture of safety in all aspects of operations, attending line unit committees, self-inspections, and improvements.
* Maintain records in accordance with acceptable standards and assure appropriate confidentiality.
* Contribute to EHS performance metrics for communication and facilitation of continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives.
* Utilize EHS Communication tools for site awareness and access to information.

About you
Must Have/Required

* Bachelor's degree in EHS or related engineering field with a minimum of 8 years' experience in an EHS and a minimum of 3 years' experience within the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
* Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated application in incident investigations including assessment of emergency scenarios and evaluate suitable protective actions.
* Ability to lead and manage projects with attention to detail and prioritization in a fast-paced and fluid environment along with working cross-functionally internally to manage projects and on appointed teams, and managing external vendors/contractors.
* Proven experience representing EHS matters to regulatory agencies, inspectors, partners, and project teams.
* Experience with EHS Management Systems, Emergency Response Program Leadership, Process and Job Hazard Analyses, Process Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene, Written program development, Classroom and LMS training development, Permitting and Reporting, and updating Hazardous Materials inventory
* GMP cleanroom environments, Federal and State OSHA & EPA regulations, NFPA, and local county regulations and codes
* ASP/CSP or similar certification
* First aid, CPR/AED training
* Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
* Strong computer skills working with standard MS Office suite applications and experience with sustainability metrics and reporting
* Models our Core Values: Be Bold: Find a Way, Care Deeply, Get Stuff Done -- is experienced as someone who exemplifies the culture we want to create; operates with transparency; is trusted
May Have/Preferred

* Experience with rare diseases, neuromuscular diseases and/or gene therapy products.
* Experience in a small company and high growth, fast-paced environment.
* OSHA 30-hour General Industry, OSHA 30-hour Construction Industry
* CAIH/CIH or similar certification
* HazWOPER 40hr/Supervisor training
* ISO14001/45001 auditor training

Benefits:

* Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
* Generous Paid Time Off options, including Vacation and Sick time, plus national holidays including year-end shut down
* 401(k) match and annual company contribution
* Company paid life insurance
* Annual Corporate Bonus and Quarterly Sales Incentive for eligible positions
* Long Term Incentive Plan for eligible positions
* Referral bonus program
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

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