Associate Director, EHS & Security (Relocation Assistance)

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The Associate Director EHS (Environment Health & Safety) & Security is a site EHS and Security leader responsible for sustaining a proactive engaged safety and environmental culture across the West Chester and Blue Ash Sites. This role provides operational leadership and day-to-day oversight for EHS and physical security programs ensuring regulatory compliance while driving continuous improvement risk reduction and employee ownership of safety.

The Associate Director partners closely with Operations Engineering Planning Legal Human Resources and Corporate EHS/Security to implement scalable systems that protect employees the environment and the business while enabling operational excellence and growth.

Job Responsibilities

Leadership & Culture

• Provide visible values-based leadership to foster a strong proactive EHS and security culture grounded in employee engagement accountability and continuous improvement.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to site and functional leadership influencing decisions through data risk insight and practical solutions.

• Lead staff and develop the site EHS and Security organization including third-party providers (e.g. occupational health fitness and security services); own workforce planning and performance management in partnership with HR and the Director Process and Strategic Initiatives building bench strength and succession depth.

• Champion site safety governance structures and floor level safety initiatives that encourage employee participation and ownership.

• May support the Director Process and Strategic Initiatives on EHS and security-related decisions and external commitments in their absence.

Strategy Risk & Compliance

• Exercise delegated authority from the Director Process and Strategic Initiatives for defined areas of the sites EHS and Security program deciding independently within that scope including in ambiguous situations with medium-term (6-12 month) implications while balancing cross-functional trade-offs and escalating enterprise- or site-level trade-offs to the Director.

• Translate site and corporate EHS/security strategy into actionable plans aligning resources to deliver against strategic priorities.

• Identify applicable environmental health safety and security risks and ensure effective controls are designed implemented and sustained.

• Ensure compliance with local state and federal regulations as well as corporate EHS policies management systems and industry best practices (e.g. cGMP GAMP ITIL PMI as applicable).

• Act as the recognized subject matter authority for EHS and security within the site; shape standards best practices and operating models contributing to enterprise or cross-site working groups as needed.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce injuries incidents environmental impact waste and costs while improving overall EHS system effectiveness.

• Establish track and improve EHS performance metrics; hold the team accountable for achieving site goals and leading indicators.

• Support sustainability initiatives for the site including client-specific and corporate sustainability commitments.

• Partner with Operations and Engineering to integrate EHS requirements into processes equipment design and capital projects.

Financial & Resource Accountability

• Partner with the Director Process and Strategic Initiatives on operating and capital budget planning for the EHS and Security program including EHS- and security-related equipment and facility investments with Operations and Engineering and own delivery against the approved budget.

Incident Management & Assurance

• Oversee the investigation of incidents and near-misses ensuring robust root cause analysis and sustainable corrective and preventive actions.

• Ensure workplace inspections audits and risk assessments are conducted effectively and result in meaningful improvements.

• Support and lead internal external customer and regulatory inspections including FDA EMEA and third-party audits.

• Manage work-related injuries and partner with HR as appropriate (e.g. workers compensation etc.).

External Engagement & Reporting

• Build and maintain credible professional relationships with regulatory agencies customers and other external stakeholders and partner with EHSS leads at other Resilience sites to align practices.

• Ensure timely and accurate submission of required EHS reports permits and regulatory filings.

• Manage the use of external consultants including defining scopes of work and overseeing performance.

Governance & Ethics

• Conduct all activities in alignment with company values the Code of Ethics and supporting policies; ensure required training and reporting obligations are met.

Experience & Education

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated EHS work experience with a primary focus in Health Safety and Industrial Hygiene programs.
• Working knowledge of local state and federal regulations and standards including OSHA EPA DOT NFPA and ANSI.
• Demonstrated experience applying EHS management systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including technical writing.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement complex programs and processes and to drive change that delivers measurable results.
• Business acumen and demonstrated ability to build and lead cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of risk management as it relates to EHS and loss control.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and EHS management information systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).
• 10 years of experience in EHS including people leadership.
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience working in a Lean environment.
• Strong knowledge of GMPs.
• Professional Certification (CSP CIH).

Physical & Environmental

This role is based primarily in an office setting but requires regular presence on the manufacturing floor including the ability to gown into controlled/cleanroom areas and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required occasionally lift up to 20 lbs. and present or communicate effectively in both office and group settings.

Sponsorship or support for work authorization including visas is not available for this position.

Resilience is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender perception or identity national origin age marital status protected veteran status disability status physical or mental disability genetic information or characteristic or other non-job-related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal state and local laws. Requests for reasonable accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.

Resilience offers employees a robust total rewards program including an annual cash bonus program a 401(k) plan with a generous company match and our benefits package which is thoughtfully designed to support our employees with great healthcare (including medical dental and vision) family building benefits life and disability insurance paid vacation paid holidays other paid leaves of absence tuition reimbursement and support for caregiving needs. Our target base pay hiring range for this position is $137500.00 - $203125.00 per year. Actual base pay is dependent upon a number of factors including but not limited to the candidates geographical location relevant experience qualifications skills and knowledge. Excited about Resilience We encourage you to apply and start a conversation with one of our recruiters.

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