Reference #: 377898
Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Feb 29 2024Job Overview:
Responsible for leading the environment, health and safety program for the GSK R&D Upper Providence Site. The Upper Providence R&D is the major R&D hub site for Pharma R&D. Current, full headcount at the site is approximately 3400 employees. This includes multiple laboratory buildings, pilot plant and hydrogenation facility, and facility support operations.Key Responsibilities:
Lead delivery for EHSS R&D programs and services in the Upper Providence R&D site.
Directs site based EHSS staff to enable and support their development and to meet business needs.
Act as the Duty Holder for High Severity Risk programs to include Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Environmental, Machinery Safety and High-Risk Work.
Oversees compliance with legal requirements effecting EHS program
Working effectively with the EHS professionals on the Pharma R&D team to deliver efficient and consistent programs to all groups within R&D.
Provide leadership as active member of the site Upper Providence Council and through collaboration with the Principal Duty Holder to ensure EHS risk are known, assessed, and well managed.
Provide day to day support as part of a team to deliver first line advice, training, emergency response, risk assessment, incident investigation, input to local projects and processes to the site.
Act as the Workplace Real Estate & Facilities (WREF) business partner to provide support to Capital and Site Minor Works projects, Change Controls, Impact Assessments and EHS Asset reviews
To ensure the interests of R&D are represented and protected, both within and external to GSK.
To maintain comprehensive external and cross business awareness and lead and participate in significant cross company initiatives.
Provide Independent Business Monitoring Program leadership and support to R&D across the region and in conjunction with the broader R&D EHS team.
Manage regulatory visits both announced and unannounced to the siteAccountability:
Accountable for alerting management to legislative development in the areas Health, Safety and Industrial Hygiene which could impact operations
Represent the interests of GSK in key external policy forums.
Champion the interests of stakeholders within the business in GSK EHS policy and strategy development.Complexity:
Shaping change in the external environment is a key job factor. Ability to manage complexity and uncertainty in rapidly changing situations is required. Autonomous decision making is often essential.
The breadth and number of activities directed by this position necessitates strong prioritization skills and the ability to manage tasks concurrently. Many of these tasks are initiated by the job holder; others come from internal customers and other stakeholders external to GSK. Deadlines are negotiable, but the job holder is required to make independent decisions as necessary.
Influencing and negotiation required to ensure appropriate resourcing and commitment from other divisional managers.
Position interfaces on a regular basis with all GSK business sectors.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Bachelor's degree
10+ years of experience in managing Environmental, Health and Safety Programs.
Leadership experience to influence senior GSK managers and staff in a demanding and rapidly evolving legislative environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
CSP Preferred
Good interpersonal, presentational and persuasive skills so as to successfully interact with managers at all levels and the ability to manage complex internal relations on a multi-site and international basis.
Good knowledge of the business and a good net worker.#LI-GSK
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