SHE Lead Site Operations

Location: Gaithersburg Maryland United States

Introduction to role

If you are an experienced SHE professional who wants to shape safety culture where science operations and people intersect this role gives you the platform to make a visible impact. As SHE Lead Site Operations you will be the trusted safety partner for hard services workplace services laboratory operations contractor activities and construction safety across a complex AstraZeneca site.

You will bring practical judgment regulatory expertise and strong stakeholder influence to turn OSHA requirements AstraZeneca standards and operational risks into clear workable safety programs. Your work will help protect people enable business continuity and strengthen a proactive site safety culture.

• Lead site operations and contractor/construction safety programs aligned with OSHA 29 CFR 1910 OSHA 29 CFR 1926 AstraZeneca requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
• Serve as the primary contact for OSHA-related regulatory agencies inspections audits compliance calendars documentation and reporting.
• Conduct SHE audits identify risk confirm compliance and lead continuous improvement across contractor/construction sites facilities and processes.
• Lead potential Serious Injury and Fatality investigations ensuring strong root cause analysis and effective corrective actions.
• Create and maintain contractor/construction safety programs including permit to work risk management and lockout/tagout requirements.
• Design training set KPIs and build strong relationships with contractors regulatory agencies and cross-functional leaders.
• Drive safety governance regulatory documentation and a proactive safety culture grounded in Human and Organizational Performance principles.
• Collaborate with Security on site safety concerns and emergency response activities.

• Bachelors degree in a scientific safety health environmental or related field.
• 10 years of occupational safety health and environmental experience including more than 3 years in contractor/construction industrial safety biopharma R&D or manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA construction standards construction hazard identification risk assessment safety management systems and contractor safety programs.
• Excellent communication influencing and stakeholder management skills including the ability to advise senior leaders and regulatory partners.
• Proven analytical judgment attention to detail and ability to lead complex change in ambiguous environments.

• Masters degree in a relevant field.
• Pharmaceutical biotechnology or GMP clean room experience.
• Certified Safety Professional certification.
• Specialized construction safety expertise including crane safety excavation safety fall protection or electrical safety.
• Experience with Enablon construction safety software data analytics tools or AI-enabled approaches.

You will partner with Facilities & Engineering Site Leadership Procurement Legal & Compliance Security Workplace Services contractors regulatory agencies and vendors to support compliance risk reduction and operational excellence.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. This role is expected to work on site to support business-critical site operations with flexibility balanced against operational needs.

This role supports a 24/7 operation. On-call coverage is required. Employees may be scheduled to participate in an on-call rotation and must be available outside standard working hours including evenings weekends and holidays as needed to support business-critical activities.

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $138000 - $150000 USD. Our positions offer eligibility for various incentivesan opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles where applicable. Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs paid time off including vacation holiday and leaves as well as health dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

At AstraZeneca you will be empowered to push the boundaries of science challenge convention and help drive the change needed to meet global healthcare and sustainability challenges.

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