What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Lead position at Takeda?
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Job Description:
About The Role
As the Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Lead, you will ensure that environmental and employee health and safety standards are met across the organization. This role involves developing and implementing measures to protect the environment, conducting safety audits, investigating accidents, and training employees. By doing so, it supports Takeda's commitment to sustainability and safety. You will report into the Head, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability.
How you will contribute
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Lexington, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range :
$133,000.00 - $209,000.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement:
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations:
Lexington, MA
Worker Type:
Employee
Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Job Exempt:
Yes
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Job Description:
About The Role
As the Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Lead, you will ensure that environmental and employee health and safety standards are met across the organization. This role involves developing and implementing measures to protect the environment, conducting safety audits, investigating accidents, and training employees. By doing so, it supports Takeda's commitment to sustainability and safety. You will report into the Head, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability.
How you will contribute
- Maintain environmental management oversight programs to ensure compliance of Takeda’s facilities with local, state, and federal environmental regulations, as well as Takeda’s internal policies
- Provide expertise, either on-site or remotely, to assist sites with the investigation and resolution of environmental incidents, environmental permit deviations, and environmental related audit findings
- Conduct effectiveness reviews of site environmental compliance programs and develop improvement plans in collaboration with site and global teams
- Oversee Takeda’s hazardous waste disposal and treatment site evaluation and approval program
- Develop and implement sustainability initiatives that support waste reduction, water conservation and biodiversity, as well as other nature-related commitments and opportunities
- Collaborate with, and/or lead, cross-functional teams and global stakeholders to integrate best environmental and sustainability management practices company-wide
- Monitor and assess emerging regulatory developments impacting Takeda operations
- Provide guidance and training on environmental compliance, technical standards and sustainability practices to site and global teams
- Stay current with global environmental regulations and technologies to ensure proactive compliance and create new technical standards, guidance documentation and training materials as necessary
- Represent Takeda in external forums as appropriate, sharing best practices and advocating for the company’s environmental policies and initiatives
- Support environmental and sustainability performance reporting for internal & external communications (e.g., Takeda’s Annual Integrated Report, CDP, etc.).
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Environmental Science is preferred (other science-related degrees will be considered). Master’s degree preferred
- 5 years experience of facility or corporate experience in this field and 2 years experience in the pharmaceutical and/or chemical industries in manufacturing/R&D environments
- Solid understanding of environment regulations and management systems
- Multi-lingual capability (English plus at least one other language) is considered a plus
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary:
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Lexington, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range :
$133,000.00 - $209,000.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement:
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations:
Lexington, MA
Worker Type:
Employee
Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Job Exempt:
Yes
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Salary : $133,000 - $209,000
