EHS Director: Strategy, Compliance & Leadership

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 126,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. is seeking a senior Environmental Health & Safety leader to oversee multiple complex safety areas and teams.

The role drives the safety strategy, allocates resources, and partners with governance to ensure regulatory compliance and institutional safety excellence. Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining EHS programs, supervising assigned personnel, maintaining incident investigations, and ensuring budget adherence while coordinating

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field (e.g., science, health physics, chemistry, physics, engineering, industrial hygiene, nursing).
• 5+ years of experience in EHS program management preferred.
• 10+ years in a relevant safety area with leadership of mid-large teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple large/critical complex safety areas/teams.
• Contribute to the overall quality and safety strategy and roadmap and drive implementation in line with institutional objectives.
• Drive resource planning and process development in line with strategic priorities and support the quality and safety leadership teams.
• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders at multiple levels in the organization to drive results.
• Influence external stakeholders strategically through proactive engagement.
• Look at the pipeline of talent within safety area as an organizational pool, investing in future skills, coaching, and challenging high-potential members with different assignments.
• Accountable for budget management for own area.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
• Participates with the EHS Senior Director in planning, improving, coordinating and implementing Environmental Health and Safety services for St. Jude.
• Develops and implements delegated systems that include measuring progress, effectiveness and quality of EHS Services and refining systems based on those findings.
• Monitors effectiveness and revises accordingly the policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of EHS services subject to the approval of the EHS Senior Director.
• Assists EHS Senior Director and EHS Administration Team to ensure regulatory and compliance records for EHS programs are organized, complete and current.
• Responsible for managing these records so that they are readily accessible for applications including inspections, regulatory reports and institutional requests.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. is seeking a senior Environmental Health & Safety leader to oversee multiple complex safety areas and teams.

The role drives the safety strategy, allocates resources, and partners with governance to ensure regulatory compliance and institutional safety excellence. Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining EHS programs, supervising assigned personnel, maintaining incident investigations, and ensuring budget adherence while coordinating