Senior Industrial Hygiene Leader – Global Field Programs

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is expanding its Worldwide Industrial Hygiene team across North America and seeks a practical, business‑oriented leader to assess IH risk, evaluate control effectiveness, and educate stakeholders on programs and impacts.

The IH subject matter expert will design exposure monitoring strategies, support field-based projects, and assist in incident investigations and risk management, collaborating with WHS, Operations, and Legal. Travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health, Occupational Safety or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years work experience in an environmental, health, and safety related field, with at least 4 years in industrial hygiene.
• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
• Experience with chemical safety, hazard communication, noise, thermal stress, and air quality.

Responsibilities

• Serve as cross-functional resource for industrial hygiene and provide expert level exposure assessment support to field operations.
• Research background and historical multi-source information specific to topical areas using both internal data sources as well as with being actively aware of external trends.
• Apply industrial hygiene principles into complex problems using modeling, data and other methods to eliminate or reduce risk of injury/illness.
• Research and be familiar with applicable regulations.
• Support industrial hygiene requests from operations, including responding to incidents.
• Provide support in incident investigations and action plan management related to industrial hygiene exposures.
• Provide support to develop recommended exposure control strategies.
• Lead or be involved in field-based projects addressing industrial hygiene risks.
• Communicate effectively with operations, WHS leadership, legal, procurement, and finance.
• Provide industrial hygiene support for new facilities and projects as part of design review.
• Maintain subject matter expertise across the full range of industrial hygiene hazards.
• Lead IH Programs: Support and advance industrial hygiene programs for business unit partners across multiple geographies and risk areas, providing expert guidance to field operations.
• Manage Complex Risk Programs: Own the full lifecycle of cross-functional risk programs, from strategy development through implementation and continuous improvement.
• Drive Risk Reduction: Define risk program objectives, support implementation of controls, and drive measurable improvements in your risk area (e.g., increased compliance, wider control adoption, automation).
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with Workplace Health and Safety Field Operations, Environment, Operations, Disaster Recovery, Legal, and other stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
• Influence & Execute: Work with internal and external legal teams, policy owners, and regulators to interpret laws, regulations, and business policies; oversee rollout of controls and audits.
• Represent the Organization: Present risk management programs to internal partners, senior leaders, external audit firms, regulators, and potentially at industry association meetings.
• Contribute to Strategic Planning: Support the strategic business planning process and own organizational goals related to your risk program.
• Measure Impact: Define and track metrics that quantify program effectiveness and risk reduction.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Written and verbal communication

Industrial Hygiene knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health, Occupational Safety or related field

Master's degree in Industrial Hygiene or related field

Job description

Amazon is expanding its Worldwide Industrial Hygiene team across North America and seeks a practical, business‑oriented leader to assess IH risk, evaluate control effectiveness, and educate stakeholders on programs and impacts.

The IH subject matter expert will design exposure monitoring strategies, support field-based projects, and assist in incident investigations and risk management, collaborating with WHS, Operations, and Legal. Travel up to 25% is required.