Director, Process Safety and Design

Responsibilities

• You will be a trusted partner and establish process safety strategy for the global manufacturing network, providing Leadership with regular updates on the manufacturing sites and continuous improvement initiatives related to Process Safety Management (PSM).
• Successfully engage globally across all manufacturing sites, collaborating with site leadership to create defined timelines for the implementation of process safety recommendations and continuous improvement goals.
• You will have joint responsibility with Site Directors to ensure that timelines are achieved.
• Your team of SMEs will be accountable to drive global network Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) efforts, capital project design reviews, process safety training and other process safety initiatives.
• You will design, develop, implement and monitor the process safety roadmap for the global network with an overarching focus to drive standardized processes, reduce risk, eliminate failure modes and ensure global compliance.
• Leveraging your background in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or related technical field, provide technical support to global network of sites on design and process safety related issues.
• Drive continuous improvement process safety culture across the network. Be a visible leader for AbbVie’s Zero. Believe it. Achieve it.(ZBA) philosophy.
• Lead process safety reviews, during design and start-up for major capital projects across the global network. Provide technical input for Requests for Capital Expenditure (RCE) to ensure that significant safety and environmental aspects are properly integrated during the Front-End Planning design process for new product introduction, product-transfer between sites, and changes to existing processes and equipment.
• Lead the hazard screening process for Tech Transfers and New Product Introductions.
• Develop network dashboard of process safety related KPIs to measure continuous improvement progress.
• Maintain currency with industry best practices, Best Available Technologies (BAT), and trends. Share this knowledge with peers and leadership.
• Support the process safety element of internal EHS audits to ensure compliance with applicable standards and policies, adoption of best practices to identify and manage risk, and conformance to company directives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required in Chemical Engineering, or other technical field preferably in engineering or life sciences.
• Master's degree not required, but preferred.
• Experience leading and coaching a diverse team to success, adapting your leadership style as needed to excel.
• Ability to partner with, influence and guide decision making at global senior leadership level.
• 15+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical and/or chemical industries in engineering or manufacturing support environment.
• Demonstrated experience in process engineering, process design or a technical safety discipline.