Associate Director - EHS, Sustainability, and ESG
Company: FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation
Location: College Station
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Overview
Follow Your Genki to FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB)
The work we do at FDB has never been more important-and we are
looking for talented candidates to join us. We are growing our
locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for
passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real
difference in people's lives. Join FDB and help create the next
vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most
innovative biopharma companies across the globe. We are proud to
cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy and drive -
what FDB call Genki
Summary:
Senior member of the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDBT) team
responsible for Employee Health & Safety and Sustainability & ESG
(Environmental, Social, and Governance) programs to ensure
compliance with applicable local, state, and federal ordinances
regarding safety programs, health, environmental plans, as well as
ensuring industry standards are attained. The Associate Director
will also be responsible for defining and developing comprehensive
and effective plans to ensure FDBT delivers on Sustainability & ESG
while collaborating and coordinating across functions and local
communities on resolving environmental and social issues. Lead the
strategic development ad continual enhancement of Employee Health &
Safety initiatives as well as enterprise ESG goals and initiatives
that aim to strengthen risk mitigation and create long-term
business value for the company.
The Associate Director will be responsible for managing all
Environmental, Health, and Safety programs as well as ensuring
industry standards are attained. The Associate Director will also
be responsible for convening internal ESG conversations to drive
corporate ESG strategy and produce recommendations on actions,
policy, or behavior changes by working with internal stakeholders
to enact these recommendations and develop a cohesive narrative
around them.
The FDBT facilities are modern biotech manufacturing facilities
with analytical labs, product, and process development labs as well
as vaccine and protein/antibody manufacturing and purification
labs. The successful candidate will be required to build and
maintain strong relationships and leverage existing experience from
strategic and tactical roles in large organizations, projects,
and/or operations to guide cross-functional team members on the
journey.
External US
Essential Functions:
- Oversee and direct activities necessary to ensure compliance
with all corporate, local, state, and federal regulations.
Interface with regulatory agencies and personnel to direct
environmental, health and safety issues.
- Continual monitoring of the ever-evolving ESG landscape, with a
focus on peer activity and ongoing regulatory and reporting
developments around ESG and climate.
- Measuring and quantifying FDBT's long-term environmental,
social, and governance risks and proactively manage the company's
strategy and submissions for ESG ratings and rankings.
- Development, maintenance, and execution of regular cadence of
ESG reporting, both internal and external, including production of
an annual ESG Report, and other reporting products as needed
ensuring all aspects of ESG data collection, reporting, and
disclosure against ESG frameworks including SASB (Sustainability
Accounting Standards Board), GRI (Global Reporting Initiatives),
and others.
- Oversee team working closely with scientists, process
engineers, microbiologists, and customers to ensure the biological
process in development or manufacturing is executed in a safe and
environmentally contained manner.
- Oversee and monitor the safety and environmental compliance of
site programs, including overseeing the programs and training of
site personnel, and providing recommendations to prevent future
health and safety problems.
- Lead and drive the build-out and strategic development of the
multi-pronged strategy for the EHS and Sustainability & ESG
programs
- Collaborate and coordinate across functions in creating and
driving engagement opportunities that serve employees, suppliers,
consumers, the community while aligning with FDB's mission and
vision.
- Shape the EHS and ESG strategies for the company and define the
resources and decisions that are needed to ensure goals are met and
integrate EHS and ESG goals into functional areas.
- Drive and implement the EHS and Sustainability & ESG agenda to
support the organization's objectives, mission, and vision.
- Work in partnership with FDB's local community partners.
- Present and align solutions and their impact with the Senior
Leadership Team.
- Develop dashboards and reporting tools to track performance for
various audiences (employees, management, executive leadership,
stakeholders, etc.).
- Work with the FUJIFILM organization to ensure alignment between
corporate and site-specific Health, Safety, Sustainability & ESG
strategies.
- Work with leadership to enhance FDB's reputation as an employer
of choice as a responsible community member and key local
partner.
- Advise, implement, and participate in community engagement
opportunities. Act as liaison to various community groups,
involving developing grassroot efforts to further enhance the
sustainability and ESG efforts of the organization.
- Act as a thought leader in sustainability and ESG,
understanding current and future challenges with the industry, as
well as local social climate, and educating and prioritizing these
issues with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Continuous monitoring of performance against corporate ESG
goals. Regular benchmarking of ESG performance against peers, and
against industry trends and best practices. Proactive
identification of issues, risks, opportunities, and trends that may
impact the company from an ESG and corporate responsibility
perspective.
- Ensure and communicate regularly with staff and management
regarding containment processes, SOPs, and safety issues that may
arise as well as workplace hazard abatement, waste chemical
identification and collection for proper disposal etc.
- Investigate accidents and/or incidents to identify root causes
and provide recommendations to prevent similar occurrences in the
future.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Abilities:
- Functional knowledge of the physio-chemical properties and
pathogenicity of a large range of viruses and bacteria.
- Strong functional knowledge of the latest state of
environmental control procedures, engineering controls, and
monitoring of viruses and bacteria facilities as well as control
and decontamination procedures.
- Strong written, verbal, interpersonal communications and
influencing skills . The ability to connect with employees as a
training and Subject Matter Expert (SME).
- Demonstrated experience working with and building positive
relationships with OSHA and other federal/state/local
officials.
- Demonstrated experience in leading EHS including audits and
inspections developing remediation plans as needed.
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable, moving and managing
projects with different objectives, milestones, and
deliverables.
- Build and maintain partnership and relationships with different
stakeholders
- Broad and proven knowledge of Sustainability & ESG related
matters and the ability to implement the knowledge into work
practices.
- Highly organized with strong project management skills
- Experience leading and facilitating group process and
collaboration
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills required with ability
to track, measure, and identify improvement solutions
- Demonstrated ability to deliver results with a strong sense of
urgency.
- Creative thinker and problem-solver with strong interest in
executing new strategies to drive increasing value to our
customers, partners, suppliers, shareholders, and employees.
- Demonstrable knowledge of ESG frameworks, standards and trends
is required.
- Demonstrated experience on the ESG landscape, including strong
understanding of all ESG reporting frameworks, ratings agencies,
and evolving regulatory developments on ESG, as well as familiarity
with leading ESG influencers and organizations. Working Conditions
& Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is regularly required to:
- Experience prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending,
stooping and stretching.
- Use hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to
operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other
office equipment.
- Have a normal range of vision.
- The ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and
occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds briefly.
- Expertise in environmental analysis, data analysis, and
business case development.
- Advanced skills in writing and report preparation.
- 24/7/365 availability to respond to emergencies.
- Attendance is mandatory.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's Degree preferably in life science, environmental
science, safety engineering, business . click apply for full job
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