Emergency Response – Safety Professional

Novo Nordisk

Lead emergency response team at Novo Nordisk facility in Clayton, NC. Manage safety practices, emergency coordination, and staff training for pharmaceutical operations.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeClayton • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the site emergency response team and serve as the primary point of contact for all aspects of emergency coordination & management.
Provide leadership for numerous safe work practices with emphasis on those related to emergency response.
Serve as a core member of the EHS team and provide guidance/coaching to other EHS team members & site leadership.
Ensure appropriate leadership & staffing, to include organizing required training and developing sustainable programs to ensure proficiency & infrastructure.
Serve as the primary point of contact to local emergency response agencies and communicate needs to leadership for required support.
Plan & direct disaster response or crisis management scenarios, to include providing disaster preparedness training & prepare emergency plans & procedures for plant emergencies, such as serious injuries from hazardous material exposure, fire disasters, etc.
Plan quarterly emergency response team drills against scenarios with 50% support from outside agencies, to include fire, toxic release, tornado/severe weather, active shooter, etc.
Serve as a key resource to all areas with execution of safe work practices, including work permitting, lockout/tagout, hot work, confined space entry, fall protection, barricades/hoists & rigging, electrical hazards, personal protective equipment, safety system bypassing, motorized industrial vehicles, ladder safety, & others)
Develop or mature existing programs to increase the safety culture at the site, to include safe work practices, to include owning several of these programs & serving as the subject matter expert (SME) to others.
Organize & provide training to employees to ensure understanding & proper execution of safe work practices through a variety of techniques (read/understand with competency test, face-to-face training with competency demonstrations, evaluation, & organization of third-party vendors to provide training, etc.).
Function as a subject matter expert on various levels of safety audits & incident investigations, to include coordinating external audits of systems & conducting similar audits at other facilities, including the support of external fire/life safety and risk management audits.
Collaborate, share best practices & provide recommendations with other members of the Health & Safety organization across NNPILP and to the site line management organization.
Audit all aspects of emergency response & safe work practices in accordance with the OSHA PSM standard (specifically 1910.119 sections f, g, h, k, m, n, & o).
Communicate openly and effectively to all levels of the organization, both in writing and orally.
Follow all safety & environmental requirements in the performance of duties.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in chemical or safety engineering, emergency management, public health, or related field of study from an accredited university with a minimum of five (5) years of experience in chemical, API, or pharmaceutical facility operations and strong knowledge of the chemical & physical hazards associated with this type of facility required
In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree + five (5) years of experience, may consider an Associate’s degree in chemical or safety engineering technology, emergency management, public health, or related field of study from an accredited university with a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in chemical, API, or pharmaceutical facility operations and strong knowledge of the chemical & physical hazards associated with this type of facility required
In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree + five (5) years of experience, may consider a High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of eleven (11) years of experience with chemical, API, or pharmaceutical facility operations and strong knowledge of the chemical & physical hazards associated with this type of facility required
Prior leadership or long-term participation with emergency response teams in an industrial setting preferred
Experience working in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment a plus
Competency with Emergency Response & Incident Command required
Working knowledge & practical experience with life safety systems (confined space, fall protection, incident investigation, LOTO, hot work, confined space, line break, etc.) required
Ability to lead complex incident investigations & thorough audits of safety management systems per ISO 45001 preferred
Proven expertise in health & safety, planning/organizing & managing execution required
Revising the work plan for complex problems solved by cross functional teams required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Leading pay and annual performance bonus for all positions
All employees enjoy generous paid time off including 14 paid holidays
Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance – effective day one
Guaranteed 8% 401K contribution plus individual company match option
Family Focused Benefits including 14 weeks paid parental & 6 weeks paid family medical leave
Free access to Novo Nordisk-marketed pharmaceutical products
Tuition Assistance
Life & Disability Insurance
Employee Referral Awards

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Hard Skills & Tools

Emergency Response PlanningIncident InvestigationSafety AuditsLife Safety SystemsLockout/Tagout (LOTO)Fall ProtectionCrisis ManagementDisaster Preparedness TrainingSafety Culture DevelopmentChemical Hazard Assessment

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationCollaborationCoachingLeadershipOrganizational Skills

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Safety EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Emergency ManagementISO 45001 Knowledge