Job Description

The EHS Manager will be responsible for establishing, implementing, managing and continuously improving the environment, health and safety programs for the site. The Manager will have extensive knowledge of EHS compliance programs.  The Manager will directly manage and/or provide guidance in managing programs, initiatives, budgets, and outside services. The Manager will work closely with local and central management teams to maintain EHS excellence.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.  These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Oversee and maintain compliance with local, state, federal, and GSK EHS requirements. 
• Perform gap assessments against relevant standards and execute remediation plans as needed.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure EHS annual objectives are achieved. 
• Advise Site Leadership teams in processes to improve EHS management and performance in their areas of responsibility.
• Lead major site EHS initiatives or change programs needed to create new or enhance existing compliance. 
• Monitor site performance through regular internal auditing processes and oversee CAPAs to address deficiencies.
• Oversee and perform detailed analysis of new assets or modifications to existing assets and the impact they might have on compliance. 
• Manage partners and contracted service providers to understand risks and maintain compliance as new projects and assets are initiated.
• Establish programs to manage the site’s EHS risks and impacts, coordinated within an overall EHS management system.  Review change proposals (including capital projects and new product introductions) to identify potential EHS issues and participate in their resolution.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues at other GSK sites in North America and around the world to ensure that EHS best practices and lessons from adverse events are shared effectively.
• Oversee programs at site such as Crisis Management or Risk Management and ensure site maintains compliance at all times.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s Degree in occupational safety, health, and environmental
• 10+ years of experience in dealing with EHS regulations and statutory requirements (OSHA)
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
• 5+ years of experience in EHS program development and implementation

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Master’s degree in EHS
• Demonstrated leadership skills specifically across multiple organizations. 
• Excellent computer skills primarily with Microsoft Office Suite and Project
• Highly effective written, oral and presentation skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple demands, think strategically and successfully lead multiple simultaneous projects
• Duties of the position require considerable walking, climbing (e.g. ladders, platforms), prolonged standing, and crouching, while carrying sampling equipment and measuring devices. 
• Personal protective equipment including respiratory protection qualifications must be worn occasionally to complete job duties. 
• Occasional travel is required <5%. 
• Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing site with on-call rotation duties and occasional weekend work.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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