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AbbVie · 6 hours ago

Senior EHS Safety Engineer

AbbVie is a company dedicated to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address serious health issues. They are seeking a Senior EHS Safety Engineer to develop and implement environmental, health, and safety improvement programs, ensuring compliance with regulations and promoting safety throughout the organization.

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Responsibilities

Develop and implement robust EHS programs and systems, training initiatives, and policies to reduce incidents and ensure compliance with regulations and company requirements
Conduct incident investigations, identify root causes, and implement improvement/action plans to prevent similar incidents from occurring
Participate and/or lead PHA, RA, and JSA programs to determine safety controls in order to prevent incidents and work with cross functional stakeholders to ensure they are implemented
Implement Process Safety elements as per project development stages for both Engineering and Maintenance capital projects
Monitor regulatory requirements/trends, conduct impact analysis, and implement programs to ensure compliance with both regulatory and internal standards
Actively identify and promote process improvements or new processes that strengthen the EHS function and the overall organization and minimizes/eliminates risks
Communicate compliance status, key performance Indicators, trends, priority issues and business impact to key stakeholders
Lead and/or participate in cross functional teams to represent EHS objectives related to the subject matter and meet the team’s overall objectives and deliverables
Ensures compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements which include but are not limited to OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) standard (29 CFR 1910.119) and EPA's Risk Management Planning (RMP) rule (40 CFR 68), Mechanical Integrity programs, PCI, DOT, EPA etc

Qualification

EHS programsRisk assessmentsIncident investigationsRegulatory complianceEngineering degreeTechnical writingProject managementSafety certificationBusiness communicationsRelationship building

Required

Bachelor's Degree (EHS related, Engineering) plus 5+ years of industry experience
Working experience in implementing EHS regulations, conducting risk assessments, root cause analysis, incident investigations, interacting with regulatory agencies and external organizations
Ability to establish measurable project goals and implementation plans
Ability to develop practical, applicable standards and/or policies that meet business objectives
Technical expertise in EHS or Engineering functions as well as technical writing and business communications
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal/ external colleagues and stakeholders, and resolve conflicts
Ability to successfully manage projects and programs

Preferred

Safety or engineering professional certification is preferred but not required

Benefits

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick)
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)

Company

AbbVie is a biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, oncology, neuroscience, virology, and aesthetics. It is a sub-organization of AbbVie.

H1B Sponsorship

AbbVie has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (273)
2024 (190)
2023 (225)
2022 (284)
2021 (186)
2020 (186)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$15B
2024-02-27Post Ipo Debt· $15B
2023-03-08Post Ipo Equity· $0.25M
2012-12-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Robert Michael
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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Micah Bregman
Vice President, Global Strategy and Pipeline, Allergan Aesthetics
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