3M Global Respiratory Protection Regulatory Affairs Specialist 

United States, Minnesota 

566598340

Job Title

Global Respiratory Protection Regulatory Affairs and Standards Development Specialist, Personal Safety Division

In this role asGlobal Respiratory Protection Regulatory Affairs Specialistyou will play a key role in advancing occupational health and safety (OHS) culture and practice across 3M’s global markets. You will participate in high-impact regulatory and standard development activities, engaging with other OHS professionals and regulators as a thought leader in the industry. In this role, you will be able to have a direct influence on business results and assume a leadership role for technical activities.

The impact you will make in this role

• Coaching, mentoring, and developing PSD’s application engineers in all global Areas

• Facilitating development of science-based performance and selection and use standards related to respiratory protection equipment and occupational health and safety and tracking status and key milestones.

• Helping advance global occupational health and safety culture and practice, both within 3M and external to 3M

• Identifying key opportunities to advance respirator-related health and safety policy and regulations, developing strategies to help architect and realize science-based approaches to address these opportunities

• Helping to coordinate PSD’s team of global application engineers in respiratory protection standards development activities

• Collaborating with professional associations, educational organization, public health organization and related government entities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to align on PSD’s top-priority respirator-related standards and regulations to drive business growth

• Conduct and lead respirator-related research for new technologies and in support of current products.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the followingqualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Science, Engineering(completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.

• Five (5) of experience navigating or contributing to personal protective equipment or occupational health and safety standards and regulations developmentin a private, public, government or military environment.

• Fluent in English both written and spoken.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Personal Protective Equipment knowledge primarily in respiratory protection but also ideally in hearing and fall protection. National and international regulatory framework.

• Experience in regulatory and standards development. Ideal to know about test methods for PPE and its technologies. Graduate degree in occupational health and safety or related field, certification in occupational safety or industrial hygiene.

• Strong interpersonal skills and thought-leadership ability

• Established reputation as a leading expert in respiratory protection and/or occupational health and safety and strong rapport with regulatory.

Work location:

• Hybrid Preferred but Remote possible

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