Principal Specialist, Environmental Management | Onsite San Diego HQ

About the role

The Principal Environmental Specialist serves as a subject matter expert for environmental compliance and hazardous waste management. The role develops, leads, and continually advances enterprise environmental programs, systems, policies, and best practices that ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations while championing Neurocrine's strategic business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex regulatory requirements into practical solutions that protect people and the environment.
• Guide site management and senior stakeholders on hazardous materials, radiation safety, and process risk, applying advanced analytical thinking to solve non-routine compliance challenges.
• Own environmental permitting strategy and compliance governance for assigned sites, ensuring long-term regulatory compliance while identifying opportunities to standardize permitting practices across the enterprise.
• Advise leaders, project teams, and cross-functional stakeholders on regulatory strategy, risk mitigation, and environmental program implementation.
• Lead environmental compliance assessments and trend analyses, identifying systemic risks, recommending enterprise corrective actions, and influencing long-term compliance improvements.
• Develop and lead in the facilitation of company Environmental Safety Training program including leading development and delivery of employee training.
• Respond to incidents promptly, coordinating appropriate response activities and owning investigations, including development of corrective and preventive actions to reduce recurrence.
• Lead partnerships with senior leaders across Operations, Facilities, Research, Engineering, Procurement, Quality and Legal to proactively manage environmental risk and integrate environmental compliance into business planning.
• Lead implementation of EHS programs (e.g., lab safety, biosafety, controlled substance, particularly hazardous chemicals, fire safety, inspections, risk assessments) under direction of Global Director, EH&S.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director, EH&S.
• Implement and monitor permitting programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Establish strategic partnerships with environmental consultants and regulatory service providers and driving continuous improvement through vendor governance.
• Monitor and control employee exposure to radiation, chemical, and biological hazards.
• Own management of company personal protective equipment (PPE) and other similar programs, maintaining inventory and operation of safety equipment, including calibrating detection equipment.
• Direct chemical operations and Process Safety Management activities by providing subject matter expertise within established procedures.
• Drive the strategic roadmap to enable ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, establishing scalable processes and best practices adopted across multiple functions.
• Lead onsite Emergency Response Procedures, planning activities, tabletop exercises, and Operational Excellence initiatives; may facilitate designated activities under guidance of Director