Senior EHS Manager

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via:

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment.

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world.

The Role & What You Will Be Doing

The Senior EHS Manager will be integral to the delivery of the Viatris Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) vision. We believe in doing what’s right, so our people go home safe every day and our environment in fully protected. As such, you will need to influence and engage with at all levels of the organisation to drive a positive safety culture.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Senior EHS Manager role will make an impact:

• Provide sound technical advice for the organisation on all EHS issues and engage all stakeholders to ensure EHS is at the forefront for all changes and projects undertaken on site.

• Participate in the introduction of new products or technical/product changes to ensure impact on health and safety as well as the environment are evaluated and adequate controls are recommended.

• Continue to implement and maintain EHS programmes to ensure compliance with internal technical requirements and external obligations.

• Monitor compliance with our IEL at all times ensuring our licence conditions are met and that notifications are sent to the EPA in a timely manner.

• Liaise with EHS regulatory agencies and identify and manage all legal requirements to ensure compliance and keep up-to-date with evolving statutory changes and industry best practice.

• Focus on process safety and occupational hygiene, aligning with the pharma industry's high standards in our operational environment.

• Maintain EHS performance scorecard information, reporting dashboard and deliver summary overviews and related communications to stakeholders.

• Manage the development and execution of comprehensive strategies and prioritised tactical plans which address key EHS risks for the business.

• This role requires EHS expertise to influence process design and redesign, ensuring adherence to pharmaceutical safety and environmental standards.  Ensuring risk assessments are completed for all processes and occupational activities, as well as environmental risk evaluations, which are fundamental to our EHS vision.

• Manage the EHS Training Curriculum for the site ensuring all employees have the necessary information instruction and training to conduct their roles in a safe and environmentally responsible manner.

• Manage and conducting internal audits and EHS walkabouts ensuring the identification of practical and workable solutions to any deficiencies raised.

• Lead the investigation process for EHS incidents ensuring the root causes are always identified along with defensible corrective actions which prevent recurrence.

• Manage the collection, reporting and diagnosis of EHS data to identify trends and areas for focused improvement.

• Support the implementation of waste reduction and recycling programs, energy efficiency programs and other programmes as assigned.

About Your Skills & Experience

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

• Proven experience in EHS experience in a cGMP environment.

• Previous experience in an EHS management role would be an advantage.

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in either Science or Engineering, plus a minimum of a Diploma (or equivalent) in Health & Safety or Environmental Management.

• Experience working in a facility with an Industrial Emissions Licence is a must.

• Ability to interpret regulations and support their implementation.

• Strong organisation and problem-solving skills.

• Strong communication and influencing skills.

• Good computer skills, incl. MS Office and MS Outlook.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits at Viatris

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary:

• Excellent career progression opportunities

• Work-life balance initiatives

• Bonus scheme

• Health insurance

• Pension

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion

Sustainability at Viatris

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility

At Viatris, we offercompetitivesalaries, benefitsandan inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.