Associate Director, Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE)

Our Frederick Manufacturing Center (FMC) creates life-changing medicines for people around the world and has been recognized by our local community as being a Top 50’ Business in Frederick and awarded Frederick County’s ‘Best Place to Work’. This distinctive biologic manufacturing facility, with over 800 employees, plays a direct role in treating patients with cancer, respiratory diseases, and autoimmune conditions globally. At FMC, we are committed to delivering life-changing medicines while also creating a workplace where people feel valued and connected. From catered site events and friendly competitions to community outreach, environmental and wellness programs, and team-building activities, we make time to celebrate achievements and recognize the diversity of our workforce. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and continuous learning through ongoing skill development and training opportunities for our employees. Driven by our ambition to accelerate growth, improve patients’ lives, and shape the future of AstraZeneca Operations, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team. **Job Description** The Associate Director, Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving Safety, Health, Environmental, and Sustainability programs at FMC. This leader ensures compliance with government regulations and AstraZeneca global standards in a way that minimizes harm to people, protects the environment, reduces business risk, and aligns with both external and internal regulatory requirements as well as company values. **This role is on site 5 days per week (Monday through Friday).** **Key Accountabilities** - Program Leadership: Develop, implement, and continuously enhance site SHE programs, policies, and management systems to meet or exceed regulatory requirements and corporate expectations. Regularly review and update systems to drive continuous improvement and maintain best-in-class SHE practices. - Risk Management: Conduct comprehensive risk assessments, audits, and inspections to identify and control hazards. Lead data collection and analysis of risk trends and recommend proactive controls to strengthen hazard prevention. - Investigations and Compliance: Participate in site investigations related to SHE incidents, support internal and external audits, develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs), and support tech transfer, capital projects, continuous improvement initiatives, job hazard analyses (JHAs), and HAZOPs to ensure robust evaluation and risk mitigation. - Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the site’s Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SHE by developing, updating, and implementing programs, procedures, and guidelines across safety, health, environmental, and sustainability areas. Provide expertise and leadership for site projects, ensuring all initiatives meet SHE requirements and support site objectives. Maintain the site in an audit-ready state. - Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Facilities, Engineering, and other site functions to manage serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention programs. Support both large and small capital projects by providing engineering design input, participating in HAZOPs and risk assessments, overseeing contractors, and providing field support to ensure compliance with SHE programs and standards. - Contractor Oversight: Oversee and direct contractor staff and service providers, ensuring full compliance with site SHE programs and standards. - Regulatory and Industry Awareness: Proactively monitor new regulations and evolving industry best practices to ensure the site maintains a future-ready SHE program. Integrate regulatory updates and innovations into site SOPs and training programs. - Training and Culture: Develop, deliver, and continuously improve SHE training programs for all personnel to ensure understanding, engagement, and compliance. Foster a culture of learning, a…