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Curia Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety in Rensselaer, New York
Curia provides global contract research and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Join our talented workforce, where a commitment to excellence and a customer focused attitude is everything. We pursue excellence because our work has the power to improve patients’ lives with the pharmaceuticals we develop and manufacture.
We proudly offer
Generous benefit options (eligible first day of employment)
Paid training, vacation and holidays (vacation accrual begins on first day of employment)
Career advancement opportunities
Education reimbursement
401k program
Learning platform
And more!
The primary function of the Associate Director, Environmental Health and Safety will be to create a strategic partnership with department leaders to assist in identifying workplace safety and health risks and implementing control measures that align with site and corporate initiatives. The Associate Director is responsible for knowing, interpreting, and appropriately applying all applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes and regulations.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Supervisory responsibilities
This position does have supervisory responsibilities.
Essential job duties
Audit the Environmental, Health, and Safety programs. Complete and oversee Job Hazard Assessments, Accident Investigations, and Hazard Control and Prevention Reports. Track and verify corrective actions. Develop a Safety Internal Audit Checklist to comply with OSHA standards and other guidelines
Set up and maintain safety training programs in all applicable safety competency areas. Ensure training is appropriately documented and reviewed for compliance and timeliness. Maintain appropriate written records/ documentation of such training being conducted and reinforced
Ensure the facility is prepared to respond to incidents, emergencies, and other unwanted events
Oversee hazardous waste program to ensure waste is being disposed of according to all local, state, and federal regulations. Responsible for submitting all required reports and fees associated with hazardous waste disposal
Ensure completion of regulatory documents, reports and other recordkeeping requirements, such as accident records, corrective actions, etc.
Work closely with site leadership and scientific staff to ensure that appropriate process safety considerations are being made and that practices and procedures are planned and followed. Examples range from providing appropriate PPE to conducting a full safety assessment of projects
Oversee the Industrial Hygiene program including assessments, recommendations and employee awareness and training. Provide leadership and guidance to ensure Industrial Hygiene Assessments are conducted, employees are trained, and appropriate engineering controls are in place to reduce risk and overexposure
Provide technical support and/or orientation to outside resources or contractors for compliance with safety efforts
Participate in and assist with the development of continuous improvement activities and cost savings initiatives
Guide and promote safe work performance by developing safety policies, implementing safety campaigns, and training supervisors and employees on EH&S expectations
Education, experience, certification and licensures
· Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Safety, Industrial Hygiene or related field
· Minimum 8-10 years’ experience in an industrial setting, preferably pharmaceutical, including 2 years’ experience in a professional management role
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Strong interpersonal skills and leadership characteristics
Strong understanding of applicable state and federal and regulatory requirements for safety, hazardous waste and industrial hygiene, the Code of Federal Regulations for Safety, Health and Environment, and the National Fire Code
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to effectively communicate with all levels by either written or oral means
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Knowledge of manufacturing, spreadsheet, and word processing software
Ability to review engineering drawings, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, logarithms, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Physical requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Incumbent may be required to obtain/qualify for and maintain the clearance to wear a respirator at a “class B” level or above following OSHA mandated guidelines.
Work environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel as classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Pay Range: $114,000 - $143,000
Education, experience, location and tenure may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at Curia, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement by an authorized signatory in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Curia. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Curia because of the unsolicited referral.
All interested applicants must apply online. Please be aware of scammers. Curia will only send offer letters and requests for sensitive personal information from a curiaglobal.com email address. Curia 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Curia is an E-Verify employer.