Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where Merck has codified its legacy for over a century. Merckuccess is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
The Director, Environmental Compliance and Technical Services position reports to the Executive Director leading the Safety & Environmental Center of Excellence (CoE) Global Safety & Environment (GSE) function.
The position is responsible for worldwide environmental compliance programs and technical support to sites; developing strategies to achieve compliance goals in alignment with GSE and Merck/MSD business goals and values. Manage a team of subject matter experts who provide the business with environmental regulatory surveillance, advocacy support, technical expertise in air, water, waste and dangerous goods compliance programs, permit application/negotiation, program and tools development, risk mitigation efforts, and technical support and training. Assures adherence to financial budget targets and project timelines.
Qualifications Education Minimum Requirement:
- Bacheloregree in Science or Engineering
Required Experience and Skills:
- Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience managing environmental compliance programs at manufacturing facilities
- Strong technical and project management skills, with ethics as a core value
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information and communicate effectively to senior management
- Demonstrated ability to successfully negotiate with regulatory agencies and senior operations leaders
- Robust skills interpreting and applying environmental regulatory frameworks.
- Strong leadership, change execution, and financial management skills. Readily and actively contributes to the success of the team.
- Ability to simultaneously balance and adjust to multiple changing priorities and make decisions with speed and accuracy.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Experience leading a site environmental program in pharmaceutical or chemical industry
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills; ability to work transparently and with a sense of urgency across various businesses and functions
- Ability to drive customer service/value and build strong collaborative relationships with stakeholders
- Relevant professional certification(s) e.g. PE, Lean/Six Sigma experience and Change Execution Management
Your role at Merck is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and wecounting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At Merck, weinventing for life.
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