PSM & EHS Senior Specialist: Process Safety Leader

Merck & Co.; West Point (PA); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co. is seeking a senior Process Safety professional to provide technical direction and program leadership for PSM, MOC, and Loss Prevention across West Point, North Wales, and Springhouse Innovation Park in Pennsylvania.

You will partner with operations, engineering, and global experts to integrate process safety into design, startup, and ongoing operations, ensuring safeguards align with regulatory and company standards and that risk is continuously reduced.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Occupational Safety, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of process safety, engineering, or EHS experience in manufacturing or similar settings.
• Experience with PHA methods (HAZOP, What-If) and LOPA; strong risk-reduction recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as site PSM SME and advisor for PSM standards across multiple sites.
• Maintain PSM procedures, tools, templates, and training; translate changes into practical requirements.
• Lead PHAs and risk reviews, approve reports and revalidations.
• Coordinate ALARP reviews and document technical rationale and risk-reduction commitments.
• Support capital projects from design through startup and turnover; promote inherently safer design.

Skills

Process Safety Management

EHS Program Management

Incident Investigations

PHAs (HAZOP/What-If/LOPA)

MOC & PSSER

P&ID interpretation

Risk Assessment

Training & Development

Microsoft Office

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

Enablon

Job description

Merck & Co. is seeking a senior Process Safety professional to provide technical direction and program leadership for PSM, MOC, and Loss Prevention across West Point, North Wales, and Springhouse Innovation Park in Pennsylvania.

You will partner with operations, engineering, and global experts to integrate process safety into design, startup, and ongoing operations, ensuring safeguards align with regulatory and company standards and that risk is continuously reduced.