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Director - Environmental, Health, Safety, Quaility Systems and Governance

Verdesian Life Sciences · Cary, NC · 2 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure enterprise-wide compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and applicable FDA regulatory requirements
  • Maintain an inspection-ready compliance posture across all sites
  • Monitor and interpret regulatory changes; implement proactive updates to policies and systems
  • Strengthen preventive controls and risk management practices across operations
  • Design, implement, and govern a formal, risk-based MOC program across the enterprise
  • Serve as the enterprise owner for MOC governance across EHS and select Quality systems
  • Monitor MOC performance metrics and drive improvements to prevent repeat issues

EHS & Enterprise Systems Governance

  • Own and continuously improve enterprise EHS systems, including incident management, compliance tracking, audits, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, and corrective actions
  • Ensure data integrity, KPI transparency, and consistent executive reporting
  • Integrate MOC, CAPA, audit, and corrective action workflows into digital platforms
  • Support standardization and governance of enterprise EHSQ metrics

Industrial Hygiene & Ergonomics

  • Lead development and execution of enterprise Industrial Hygiene strategy, including exposure monitoring and chemical risk assessment
  • Oversee ergonomic risk assessment and injury prevention programs across manufacturing, R&D, and office environments
  • Implement engineering and administrative controls to mitigate risks related to chemical exposure, dust, noise, and repetitive motion
  • Drive proactive risk reduction initiatives aligned with operational realities

Training & Workforce Capability

  • Develop and implement a structured EHS training framework aligned with regulatory requirements and operational risks
  • Deliver leadership and operator training programs focused on compliance, hazard recognition, and prevention
  • Measure training effectiveness and address capability gaps
  • Reinforce workforce understanding of quality, operational discipline, and preventive controls

EHS Culture & Operational Discipline

  • Lead enterprise-wide EHS culture initiatives to improve awareness, accountability, and risk ownership
  • Drive behavioral safety programs and strengthen leadership engagement in EHS performance
  • Promote consistent event review and learning processes across functions
  • Improve operational discipline to reduce variability and prevent incidents

Quality Systems Governance

  • Partner with Quality leadership to align governance processes across complaints, CAPA, audits, and KPI reporting
  • Support visibility and tracking of key Quality metrics, including complaint trends, repeat events, Right First Time (RFT), and Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
  • Contribute to systemic root cause analysis and corrective action effectiveness
  • Support supplier and contract manufacturing governance where EHS or operational risk intersects

Executive Reporting & Enterprise Governance

  • Provide executive-level reporting on compliance status, risk exposure, and performance metrics
  • Track and communicate enterprise KPIs, including incident rates, audit findings, complaint recurrence, MOC effectiveness, and CAPA closure
  • Support structured governance reviews and leadership accountability processes

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