EHS Safety Generalist in Pharma at USDM Life Sciences

About USDM

USDM Life Sciences is a premier consulting company with 20+ years of experience assisting heavily regulated biotech, medical device, and pharmaceutical companies with their GxP technologies to accelerate growth. Our deep domain knowledge and technology expertise in life sciences business processes are what sets us apart. From strategy to implementation and adoption, we have delivered thousands of GxP projects globally. 

As part of the USDM team, you have the opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies through our many partnerships with companies like Microsoft, Google, Oracle, DocuSign, Box, and many more. From molecule to market, you will help connect technology, people, and data in new ways to generate real-time insights to improve business outcomes for USDM’s clients. Are you ready to make an impact and drive real digital transformation in life sciences?

Founded in Santa Barbara in 1999, USDM has grown to a progressive, global company with 300+ remote employees and offices throughout the US, Canada, and Germany.

Nature and Scope of Job

USDM is seeking an experienced EHS Safety Generalist to join our team.  

Primary Responsibilities

• As a Generalist, you will work at all levels of the organization to achieve a solid culture of environmental stewardship and safety in a fast-paced research and development environment.
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• Provide technical guidance for all assigned EHS programs. Stays up to date on all regulatory changes. Ensures all changes to existing programs are properly managed and communicated throughout the Plant.
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• Ensures all assigned programs meet all regulatory and Company requirements.
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• Assigned responsibility for specific elements of ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 standard. Ensures all assigned management system requirements are followed and processes are in place to ensure the continued certification of the Site.
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• Provide strong analytic and problem-solving skills to manage and effectively lead a wide variety of EHS impacts and incidents.
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• Drives continuous improvement for all assigned programs and assesses new projects / processes for impact on the environment and/or health and safety of the employees.
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• Monitor and maintain compliance with all facility environmental health and safety permits as required by law, regulation and company policy.

 Additional Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned.  

• 3+ years of related experience 
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• Experience as Bio-Safety officer and Radiation safety Officer.
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• CIH and/or CSP qualifications are highly desirable.
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• Management systems experience.
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• Experience working in Pharmaceutical Research and Development.
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• Proficient computer skills including MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio, Access, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint etc)
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• Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills are essential.
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• Must have the ability to efficiently and effectively interact with, participate and facilitate multi-functional teams, as well as outside consultants.
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• Builds relationships. Initiates and cultivates open, honest relationships with colleagues, customers, contractors, and vendors by establishing rapport, developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments.
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• Partner with internal colleagues within other departments.
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• Interact and develop positive working relationships during inspections and audits.
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• Ability to integrate continuous improvement tools and methodology into existing EHS programs.
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• Must be a personable, independent and innovative self-starter and have very strong analytical and problem solving skills.
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• Demonstrated ability to meet requirements and deadlines, and execute tasks strategically in a fast paced work environment.
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• Ability to manage multiple, often concurrent projects, track action items and progress and drive accountability.
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• Must have the following personal attributes: integrity and trust, strong work ethic, sound judgment, intellectual honesty, pragmatism, courage and conviction, and personal accountability for results.

Education & Certification Requirements

• B.S. in Environmental, Health or Safety, Engineering, Science or a related field. 

The working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job, and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities and functions of the job. 

Unless reasonable accommodations can be made, while performing this job the staff member shall:

• Prolonged periods of sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer in an environmentally controlled home office environment.
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• Operate other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, scanner, or printer.
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• Frequently communicate with stakeholders via telephone, email, or instant message. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
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• Travel to client site for onsite work as needed. Travel: up to approximately 10% annually
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• Must be able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 50 lbs.
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• In general, the position requires a combination of sedentary work and walking around observing conditions in the facility.
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• When at R&D facility, must be able to work in controlled environments requiring special gowning. Will be required to follow gowning requirements and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body.
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• Flexibility to engage in work activities outside of the normal 8-hour workday.

USDM Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. 

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and the level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. USDM Life Sciences reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.