Principal EHSS Engineer
Company: United Therapeutics
Location: Silver Spring
Posted on: May 28, 2023
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Job Description:
The job details are as follows:What We DoWe build on the
strength of our research and development expertise and a
distinctive, entrepreneurial culture that encourages diversity,
innovation, creativity, sustainability, and, simply, fun. Since
inception, our mission has been to find a cure for pulmonary
arterial hypertension and other life-threatening diseases. Toward
this goal we have successfully gained FDA approval for five
medicines, we are always conducting new clinical trials, and we are
working to create an unlimited supply of manufactured organs for
transplantation.We are the first publicly-traded biotech or
pharmaceutical company to take the form of a public benefit
corporation (PBC). Our public benefit purpose is to provide a
brighter future for patients through (a) the development of novel
pharmaceutical therapies; and (b) technologies that expand the
availability of transplantable organs. At the same time, we seek to
provide our shareholders with superior financial performance and
our communities with earth-sensitive energy utilization.We
currently have five approved products on the market and a long-term
mission of providing an unlimited supply of transplantable organs
for those who need them.Our company was founded by an entrepreneur
whose daughter was diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. She
sought to find treatment options and a cure for her daughter and
patients like her. We are founder-led, and relentless in our
pursuit of "medicines for life". We continue to research and
develop treatments for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, and
other orphan diseases.How you'll contributeThe Principal
Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) Engineer is
responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and
monitoring the compliance and workplace environmental, health,
safety, and sustainability objectives with the aim of preventing
work-related injury and illness, providing safe and healthy
workplaces, stewarding product hazard communication, emergency
preparedness, protecting the environment, responding to changing
environmental and climate conditions, and achieving UT's global
EHSS compliance obligations. This role will design, implement and
maintain EHSS policies, programs, and operational procedures that
ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local
regulations and corporate standards under the direction of
Corporate EHSS Management.Contribute to planning efforts and
achievement of the overall strategic goals for EHSSDevelop EHSS
continuous process improvement and sustained practicesCommunicate
and align EHSS focused corporate social responsibility management
systems with United Therapeutics mission and valuesServe as the "go
to" leader in supporting business growth through involvement in
engineering design and assessing new projects and processes for
EHSS impact with active participation in owner, architect and
contractor meetings for large and complex projectsApply significant
and proven leadership and technical expertise in environmental
compliance and stewardship including air, water, hazardous waste,
materials management, and chemical reporting; support program
implementation corporate-wide and drive continuous improvement and
sustainability practicesApply significant and proven leadership and
technical expertise in product stewardship, qualitative
occupational exposure assessments, high potent compound safetyApply
significant and proven leadership technical expertise in health and
safety compliance including injury and illness prevention,
materials handling, energy control, biosafety, radiation safety,
laboratory safety, personal protective equipment assessments,
occupational health, fall protection, emergency preparednessDevelop
and oversee assigned projects and programs requiring advanced
knowledge of EHSS engineering principles, practices and regulatory
requirements and coordination of multiple internal and external
stakeholdersDevelop and oversee assigned programs such as product
stewardship, environmental compliance, sustainability, occupational
safety, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, employee
protection and emergency preparednessDevelop and oversee water use
and discharge control programs including permit writing, agency
notifications, monitoring requirements, periodic sampling, user
reports and records retentionDevelop and oversee site waste
management including pollution prevention, chemical and biological
waste removal, waste profiles, maintain manifests, conduct
inspections, and environmental reporting and records
retentionComplete chemical reporting and community right-to-know
submittals and present data to external stakeholdersProactively
interpret potential issues and recommend engineering controls for
hazards such as biological, high potent compounds, chemical,
energy, flammable liquids, and fall protectionDevelop and implement
temporary worker and contractor safety protocolsServe as key
contributor in management of change such as program audits and
inspections, make recommendations through written technical
reports, effectively communicate findings and close out audit
reportsDevelop, plan, and implement EHS training and awareness
programs hands on, online, and hybridMaintain EHSS management
system documents, records, metrics tracking and reporting.
Communicate results, identify and address trends as
appropriate.Exercise good judgement in evaluating jobs, processes
and operations and communicating with management and senior leaders
to ensure complianceLead UT management in incident investigation
with effective root cause analysis and corrective actions
identified and track to completionProvide input to corporate crisis
management planning and implement EHSS aspects such as emergency
planning and drills for UT locationsRespond to emergency situations
such as injuries, illnesses, life safety, and environmental
releases during business hours, after-hours, and/or on weekends if
necessaryUse discretion and confidentiality in certain sensitive
situations as appropriate and as required by lawComplete other
duties as assignedFor this role you will needMinimum
RequirementsBachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in chemical
engineering, sciences, environmental, health and safety or related
technical discipline with 10+ years of relevant work experience in
chemical, life sciences, pharmaceutical or other related fieldor
Master's degree (MA/MS/MBA) in chemical engineering, sciences,
environmental, health and safety or related technical discipline
with 8+ years of relevant work experience in chemical, life
sciences, pharmaceutical or other related field8+ years of EHSS
experience in high level expansion projectsWorking knowledge of
federal, state and local regulations with ability to interpret
regulatory issues and provide a recommend action planProven track
record with successful interface with multi-level regulatory agency
personnelEHSS management systems lead auditing experienceImplement
complex multi module EHS management systemProject management skills
with an attention to detail, timelines, and resultsEHS Training
delivery and effective communicationDecisive action orientation
with a sense of urgency to achieve EHS and corporate
goalsDemonstrated ability to develop and sustain a strong EHS
cultureIntegrity and alignment with EHS mission and
valuesDemonstrated high performing team leader and internal client
collaborative work relationship buildingAbility to manage multiple
goals and assess situations to adjust priority work for self and
othersDecisive action orientation with demonstrated drive for
results and goal attainmentProficiency in MS Office software
programs and other job specific softwarePreferred
QualificationsCertified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial
HygienistSignificant experience in an FDA regulated environmentAt
United Therapeutics, you'll realize quickly that it is not an
ordinary place to work! When you join our company, you will learn,
grow, contribute, have fun, and be challenged... all while making a
difference in the lives of our patients.#LI-OnsiteWhile United
Therapeutics does not require vaccination for Covid-19 at this
time, we strongly encourage all employees and visitors to remain up
to date on vaccinations and boosters to protect one another from
illness. Employees working in customer-facing roles must adhere and
comply with customers' credentialing guidelines, which may require
vaccination against Covid -19, the influenza virus, and other
illnesses that could be harmful to healthcare staff and
patients.United Therapeutics Corporation is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - EOE Minorities / Females
/ Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
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