EH&S Manager

Career Category

Operations

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Environmental Health and Safety Manager

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for the implementation, coordination, advancement and support of environmental compliance and sustainability programs at the site level. The candidate may also be asked to provide broader EHS support to Research & Development and/or Product Development staff.

Functions (Duties/Accountabilities) – Environmental:

• Interpret complex environmental regulations and maintain, improve or develop processes that will ensure Best-In-Class compliance with Federal, State and local requirements;

• Monitor proposed legislation, rule changes and rule-making processes; evaluate and determine applicability to site operations and activities and develop compliance plans and programs as needed;

• Interface with regulatory authorities, including proactive and regular communications to address environmental compliance and sustainability program needs and accompanying agency representatives during on-site inspections;

• Prepare and submit internal and external regulatory analyses, compliance audits and reports within expected timeframes, by or before reporting deadlines;

• Identify opportunities to improve environmental compliance programs and reduce environmental impacts (waste/water/carbon) by utilizing data analytics, benchmarking and internal program audits/evaluations and develop projects, programs and action plans to drive continuous improvements;

• Lead data collection, validation and submission to support sustainability metrics reporting;

• Maintain appropriate records and documentation needed to ensure and demonstrate compliance with applicable environmental rules, regulations and requirements;

• Development, delivery and/or facilitation of training.

Functions (Duties/Accountabilities) – Health and Safety:

• Act as an EHS single point of contact for internal client organizations and engage EHS subject matter experts as appropriate;

• Conduct regular laboratory and other work area/activity inspections, ensure changes with potential EHS impacts are assessed, investigate incidents and proactively assess risks related to routine and non-routine activities;

• Partner with all levels of internal client and site/corporate EHS functions to execute the EHS culture program;

• Support emergency response activities including responding to hazardous material spill/release and/or exposure events and participating in emergency response exercises and training.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a detail-oriented self-starter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree
OR
Master’s degree and 3 years of Environmental Health and Safety experience
OR
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Environmental Health and Safety experience
OR
Associate’s degree and 10 years of Environmental Health and Safety experience
OR
High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Environmental Health and Safety experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation of resources.  Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with environmental and EHS management systems.

• Experience with programs related to hazardous materials storage and transportation, water quality, regulated waste, air quality and/or environmental sustainability.

• Experience interfacing with regulatory agency representatives during on-site inspections and to address program needs.

• Current qualification as a Hazardous Material Technician under the Federal HAZWOPER standard;

• Action-oriented, self-starting program development and project management capabilities.

• Advanced skills working with MS Excel.

• Demonstrated experience learning and working with data sets/databases, reporting portals and software packages.

What you can expect from us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans
• Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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Salary Range

117,564.35USD -159,057.65 USD