Teva Senior Director Operational Safety - Americas 

United States, Utah, Salt Lake City 

625387742

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for the facilitation of recognition, evaluation and control of environmental and occupational hazards.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all EH&S documentation such as OSHA 300 log, environmental permits, DOT shipping documents and training.
• Responsible for the oversight of internal environmental, health and safety audits to identify actual or potential hazards, institute corrective measures and follow up to ensure consistency.
• Respond to product safety requests for experimental & commercial materials including EH&S technology transfers, SDS’s, development and toxicity testing.
• Responsible for advising senior staff regarding current regulatory requirements and status, and pending legislation that may affect the business.
• Responsible for completing all training requirements and maintaining compliance with all assignments.
• Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP’s), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and Batch Record instructions.
• Responsible for performing additional related duties as assigned.

Any equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

• Requires an undergraduate degree or equivalent with a minimum of10 year’s progressively relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Requires understanding of federal and state requirements for environmental health and safety or related area(s) and controlled substances handling or related area(s).
• Requires knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing operations and lab procedures.
• Requires experience with and an in-depth knowledge of cGMP and other applicable industry regulatory requirements as they relate to the production of pharmaceutical products and associated quality systems.

• Computer proficiency with comprehensive working knowledge of MS Office products, Learning Management Systems (LMS), ERP system such as SAP or Oracle and manufacturing/quality systems such as Trackwise and Qdocs.
• Self-directed with ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to motivate, influence and lead others with and/or without direct supervisory authority.
• Ability to positively manage conflict, provide difficult feedback and negotiate resolution.
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships between teams, departments, business units and external partners.
• Ability to demonstrate sound judgment and decision making.
• Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and provide coaching, mentoring and encouragement to help others improve their knowledge or skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to analyze information and create metrics relevant to the business objectives.
• Project management and advanced presentation skills preferred.

• Proactively works on problems of a complex scope where evaluation of contributing factors requires the analysis of situations or data and an in-depth knowledge and evaluation of various known and unknown factors.
• Seeks out all resources when selecting methods and techniques for obtaining results.
• Acts independently and proactively to direct method and procedure for problem resolution.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Up to 10%

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls.

Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays.

The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

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