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Our purpose is to bring hope to life by enabling life‑changing therapies for patients around the globe, creating a healthier and happier tomorrow. To advance this purpose, we rely on team members who value excellence, collaboration, and meaningful work. If this resonates with you, we invite you to explore the role further and apply.
Job Summary
The Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety plays a key leadership role in shaping a safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplace at AGC Biologics. In this role, you will lead the development and implementation of EHS programs, bringing technical expertise and practical guidance to support regulatory compliance and operational excellence, from facility startup through ongoing operations. Partnering across the organization, you will drive continuous improvement, empower employees to take ownership of safety, and build a strong, proactive safety culture.
Your Key Responsibilities
Leads site EHS efforts to build a safe work culture and robust EHS procedures and processes. Partners closely with site leadership and management staff to create a safe working environment, strengthen EHS accountability, and minimize operational risk.
Evaluates emerging state and federal regulatory requirements and develops and implements EHS programs, policies, and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance, control site-specific risks, and support AGC Biologics requirements and global EHS goals.
Analyzes and evaluates EHS performance to identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement. Ensures alignment with AGC Biologics EHS and business objectives and initiatives. Develops and implements site-specific EHS strategies and plans to ensure goals are met.
Provides EHS oversight and support to AGC Biologics construction projects to ensure contractor compliance with safety rules and company policies. Works closely with contractors and project management to evaluate planned construction activities and review safety work plans to ensure safe design, safety and fire code compliance, and environmental protection.
Partners with Operations and Engineering to evaluate EHS requirements and potential risks associated with new or modified processes, equipment, chemicals, and capital projects. Establishes appropriate controls and requirements before implementation to ensure regulatory compliance, reduce the potential for injury, and minimize environmental liability.
Provides oversight of ongoing conformance and certification to site EHS management systems, including ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. Leads EHS management system reviews and EHS audit and inspection processes to ensure regulatory compliance and conformance to AGC Biologics requirements.
Establishes an effective EHS reporting, incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action process. Leads or champions investigations involving serious incidents.
Designs and delivers EHS training programs to ensure regulatory compliance and employee knowledge and awareness. Manages the site EHS e-learning system.
Interfaces with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies to ensure EHS compliance obligations are met. Ensures compliance with environmental permits and regulatory reporting requirements. Represents the site during regulatory agency inspections, audits, and inquiries.
Establishes, mentors, and supports the site safety organizations, including the Safety Committee, Wellness team, Ergonomics team, and Environmental/Sustainability teams. Facilitates EHS continuous improvement project teams in the use of safety analysis tools and methods.
Evaluates new client molecules for occupational health and safety risk. Serves as subject matter expert for client EHS audits and inquiries regarding site EHS programs and processes.
Provides oversight of the site emergency preparedness and planning process, procedures, and the formation and training of an emergency response team.
Oversees industrial hygiene…