Senior Process Safety Engineer

Corden Pharma - A Full-Service CDMO

Sr. Process Safety Engineer providing technical expertise and leadership in process safety at CordenPharma.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeBoulder • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide process safety engineering technical expertise and leadership to ensure Corden facilities are operated in a manner that protects the health and safety of employees and the public; protects the environment; and provides regulatory compliance.
Manage and coordinate all aspects of Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Plan (RMP) compliance standards.
Define and prioritize site programs to meet the needs of regulatory compliance, risk analysis recommendations, and audit findings.
Work with site resources to integrate these efforts into the manufacturing and development organizations.
Provide functional oversight and guidance for PSM elements under the ownership of other departments.
Develop and deliver PSM-required employee training.
Establish means and methods for sharing relevant safety knowledge and lessons learned from industry experience.
Develop the necessary process safety expertise, judgment, and initiative within the Corden workforce to continually strengthen the Process Safety Program.
Implement, maintain, and continuously improve process safety policies, procedures, and systems.
Ensure that the established PSM Program also meets the business needs of Corden.
Establish relationships with other process safety resources within and outside of Corden to gain additional knowledge of industry practices, and to provide guidance and knowledge in return.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from a 4-year college or university is required.
Five years’ experience in Chemical Plant Process Engineering/Support Functions, including 3 years of direct experience with Process Safety responsibilities.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in a Manufacturing environment including process safety responsibilities.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) matching - Corden Pharma will contribute 100% of the first 6% - 100% vested after 2 years of service
Accident Plan
Critical Illness Insurance
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible Spending Account
Health Insurance PPO/HSA
Hospital Indemnity Plan
ID Theft Protection
Life Insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Wellness Program
Vacation – Three Weeks 1st Year
Vision Insurance

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Hard Skills & Tools

Process Safety Management (PSM)Risk Management Plan (RMP)Chemical Plant Process EngineeringRegulatory complianceProcess safety policiesData analysisMathematical operationsStatistical analysisTraining developmentAudit compliance

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationAnalytical thinkingProblem-solvingInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsReport writingCollaborationInitiativeJudgment

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering