Associate Director, Safety & Environment

Job Description

Our Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) team is passionate about bringing our medicines and vaccines to our customers around the world, while maintaining worker health and safety as our number one priority.

Position Description:

An exciting opportunity is available for a talented safety professional to join the Global Safety Center of Excellence (CoE) team as an Associate Director, Safety Programs CoE.

This individual will be responsible for the management of corporate safety programs including Ergonomics, Machine Safety, Contractor Safety and Emergency Preparedness & Response. They will provide technical safety expertise to global manufacturing sites, research laboratories and project teams.

Specific objectives include:

• Provide technical safety guidance and advise on safety regulations to support a compliant workplace.

• Develop and manage company’s safety standards and technical guidelines to ensure compliance and reduction in workplace safety risks.

• Lead global continuous improvement initiatives to improve global safety programs.

• Establish systems and tools that enables our customers to easily adapt safety requirements into daily operations.

• Partner with regional and site EHS personnel to implement effective safety programs through communication tools, training, and project plans.

• Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of safety programs and provide solutions to address gaps.

• Promote industry practices that can improve safety performance, strengthen compliance and further minimize safety risks.

• Provide support and expert advice to divisions and sites to control safety hazards for manufacturing, research and office personnel.

• Conduct safety program reviews at company facilities across the globe.

• Audit safety records and prepare supporting data for required government, industry and management reports.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Technical primary bachelor’s degree with a post grad safety qualification.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 10+ years EHS experience in highly regulated industry e.g., Oil and Gas, Pharma (Ergonomics and Machine Safety experience are essential, Contractor Management and Emergency Preparedness & Response experience is preferable)

• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders on safety matters

• Ability to manage complex programs and support multiple activities/projects

• Experience in successfully implementing safety programs

• Model a strong compliance mindset

• Willingness to grow and learn in other areas within the Safety CoE (and provide back-up to others in Safety CoE when needed)

• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team

• Written and oral communication skills that support presentation of information clearly and concisely for all levels of the organization

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others

• Demonstrated leadership skills

Our Support Functions deliver services and make recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the culture of our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for …

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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Employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as customer-facing commercial, or research-based roles, will be expected to comply not only with Company policy but also with policies established by such external stakeholders (for example, a requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access a facility or meet with stakeholders). Please understand that, as permitted by applicable law, if you have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 and an essential function of your job is to call on external stakeholders who require vaccination to enter their premises or engage in face-to-face meetings, then your employment may pose an undue burden to business operations, in which case you may not be offered employment, or your employment could be terminated. Please also note that, where permitted by applicable law, the Company reserves the right to require COVID-19 vaccinations for positions, such as in Global Employee Health, where the Company determines in its discretion that the nature of the role presents an increased risk of disease transmission.

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We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Requisition ID:R229863