Roche · 2 weeks ago
Principal SHE Professional
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $185K/yr
10+ years expRoche is a leading healthcare company dedicated to advancing science and ensuring access to healthcare. They are seeking a Principal SHE Professional to drive impactful Safety, Health, and Environmental programs across various functional areas, serving as a trusted advisor and leading innovative initiatives.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Coordinates, develops, implements, and maintains SHE policies, procedures, and programs for regulatory programs, company-specific Directives and Standards, Bay Area-wide goals, and other company initiatives and requirements within assigned areas of responsibility. Bay Area program management responsibilities may include (but not be limited to) Hazardous and Biohazardous Waste, Industrial Hygiene, Compressed and Asphyxiating Gases, Chemical Safety/HMBP, and Wastewater. Site program management responsibilities may include a variety of other physical safety, environmental and health programs
Facilitates across multiple business functions, units, and/or our business area in order to help management establish objectives and plan SHE compliance and sustainability programs to achieve objectives
Serves as the subject matter expert in the implementation of one or more program areas. Leads the identification of programs that need improvement. Creates and leads teams to address deficiencies
Provides expertise to both management and lower level positions. Assists management and staff in resolving difficult technical problems, interpreting laws, regulations and Roche Directives and Standards. Assist management with new staff orientation and training as well as developing staffs’ ability to achieve total impact recognition
Conducts analysis of key program areas or as assigned by management. Analyzes trends, makes monthly, quarterly and annual comparisons. Works with vendors, staff and applicable business functions to identify opportunities, implement initiatives, and maintain program execution. Establish/improve the company’s ability to track, measure, and report on assigned activities
Identifies opportunities for improvements in current systems, works with area management for change, implements changes, monitors progress and refines systems
Proactively inspects and conducts hazard evaluations of work areas related to subject matter expertise. Assesses impacts associated with equipment, materials, processes, and facilities; in order to identify and control hazardous conditions or actions that may cause adverse impacts and/or regulatory non-compliance
Develops, implements, and conducts formal campus wide SHE inspections and audits. Assist with or lead external audits as required. Tracks resolution of issues
Participates in emergency planning and emergency teams. Responds to emergency situations as needed
Supports SHE management with projects or activities as assigned, which have impact across Molecular Solutions, Roche Divisional, and/or Corporate functions
Other duties as assigned by management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor degree in physical science, life science, environmental sciences, engineering, safety, industrial hygiene, or other relevant field
10-12 years of experience in administering safety, health & environmental programs, preferably in a biotech, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, chemical or relevant industry
Ability to influence opinions and decisions of SHE activities beyond local site
Ability to replicate best practices across business functions and/or business units
Ability to evaluate existing knowledge sharing within Roche and replicates or influences those having positive/negative impact to the site
Knowledge, interpretation, and application of laws and regulation and the ability to identify issues and make sound decisions under conditions of risk and uncertainty
Proven background to identify, learn, develop, implement, and sustain new areas of subject matter expertise
Excellent written and verbal communication skills: Written (business email, technical documents, programs) and verbal (leading meetings, presentation, and training)
Highly proficient computer skills (Microsoft office suite; Google Docs, Gmail, etc.)
Preferred
Master's degree
Completion of a national certification, or ability to obtain, such as Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or, CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager) or, Associate Certified Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Professional Engineer (PE)
Benefits
A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Company
Roche
Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.79BKey Investors
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
Christine Bakan
Global Head and Group Vice President, Computational Science and Informatics R&D
Recent News
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