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This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. 

 

Location:

The Chemical Process Safety Manager in an on-site role at the Madison, WI facility.

 

Your Role:

As the Chemical Process Safety Manager based in Madison, WI, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the chemical process safety of manufacturing processes within our organization. This position involves managing the hazard evaluation (HE) team, planning and overseeing their work to meet project milestones and budgets and guaranteeing the accuracy and quality of all hazard evaluation reports. Your expertise will guide formal risk assessments for both laboratory and laboratory scale manufacturing processes, while also coordinating with development and manufacturing teams to proactively identify and mitigate potential reactive chemical hazards. Additionally, you will maintain up-to-date knowledge of safety regulations and procedures, oversee the acquisition of hazard evaluation technology and maintenance of information resources and databases.  As well as serve as a senior subject matter expert in the chemical process safety or hazard evaluation.   Through effective training and leadership, you will set a standard for excellence in hazard evaluation and work habits within the team.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Plan, schedule, assign, and oversee HE group work to ensure chemical process safety information and assigned risk assessments are completed within contracted project milestone deadlines.Review and edit Process Hazard Evaluation (PHE) reports.Oversee planning and running HE experiments on RC1mx, EasyMax, DSC, TGA, ARC, TSu, BAM Fallhammer, BAM Friction tester, etc., interpret results, and edit experimental reports.Lead formal risk assessments for laboratory and kilo laboratory scale manufacturing processes and write and edit risk assessment reports.Ensure all HE group reports (PHE, LHR, experimental reports) are accurate and meet quality standards.Coordinate with development and manufacturing groups to proactively identify potential reactive chemical hazards and recommend ways to mitigate risk.Serve as a senior subject matter expert in PHAs, risk assessments, meetings, teams, and committees.Participate in the contract bidding process by identifying hazardous processes or chemicals that cannot be safely handled at manufacturing sites.Conduct interdepartmental and across sites teams on chemical process safety.Maintain currency in hazard evaluation equipment, technology, and procedures and oversee acquisition of additional hazard evaluation equipment, technology, and procedures.Maintain currency in process safety regulations and corporate policy. Maintain currency in HE group OPs.Maintain a current published schedule of HE group project status.Maintain current metrics on all HE group reports.Maintain hazard evaluation database of experimental reports from Madison, Sheboygan, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, and ex-Gillingham sites. Add additional site reports as available.Maintain chemical process safety library of reactive hazards, properties, process safety, and regulatory guidance.Train employees on chemical process safety, HE experiment interpretation, and chemical process safety regulations and policy.Become a role model for other PD and manufacturing employees through superb work habits and excellent occupational behavior.

 

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences or similar discipline with 5+ year of experience working   with process development from laboratory to commercial scale in a life science, pharmaceutical or related life science industry in a process safety oriented position.

OR

Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Life Sciences or similar discipline with 3+ year of experience working  with process development from laboratory to commercial scale in a life science, pharmaceutical or related life science industry in a process safety oriented position.

OR

PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences or similar discipline with 2+ year of experience working   with process development from laboratory to commercial scale in a life science, pharmaceutical or related life science industry in a process safety oriented position.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years life science industry experience5+ years chemical process safety experience2+ years CDMO or CMO experience

 

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
 
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