Senior Director, Global Governance & Assurance

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 42 minutes ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $167.5k - $282.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🎲 Risk

👻 Ghost score 0%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

Avantor

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

Founded 1904

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Consulting

Avantor is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. The company collaborates with scientists around the world to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology. Avantor offers a proven portfolio of trusted, quality brands used in research, development, and production activities across more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries. It focuses on supporting scientific journeys through reliable products, digital solutions, innovation, and manufacturing facilities. Avantor is committed to sustainability, advancing biopharma, and enhancing scientific collaboration with digital technologies.

📋 Description

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for the global EHS3 function • Provide enterprise leadership across Governance & Assurance, Environmental Compliance, Occupational Health & Safety, Security, Sustainability, Enterprise Risk Management, and Operational Excellence • Lead a global organization through subordinate Directors, Senior Managers, and regional leaders • Oversee workforce planning, organizational design, resource allocation, and strategic execution • Establish enterprise EHS management systems, standards, processes, and governance frameworks • Ensure compliance with local, national, and international EHS regulations • Manage relationships with regulatory bodies and oversee compliance reporting and regulatory inquiries • Oversee assessments, audits, inspections, and corrective-action programs • Establish process-performance measures, KPIs, reporting systems, and enterprise standards • Lead continuous improvement, audit, corrective-action, incident investigation, and organizational learning initiatives • Establish EHS data governance, analytics, dashboards, automation, and digital transformation programs • Direct multiple global EHS3 functional organizations and maintain accountability for their integration and performance • Advise executive leadership on EHS3 risk, governance, compliance, sustainability, and security matters • Represent the company with regulators, industry associations, board-level committees, investors, and external stakeholders • Own and manage a significant global EHS3 operating budget and direct capital planning and investments • Integrate environmental compliance, occupational safety, security, sustainability, governance, assurance, and enterprise risk management into a unified global operating model

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Safety Engineering, Occupational Health, or related field • Master’s or advanced degree preferred • Minimum 15+ years of progressive global leadership experience within Environmental, Health & Safety, Security, Sustainability, Governance, Risk, or Compliance functions • Minimum 10 years leading large, multi-functional organizations through subordinate Directors and senior leaders • Demonstrated success developing enterprise strategy, managing significant global budgets, and leading large-scale organizational transformation initiatives • Proven experience influencing executive leadership and driving strategic decisions with enterprise-wide impact • Experience managing complex global organizations with responsibility for workforce planning, organizational design, and resource allocation across multiple business functions • Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to influence and drive change across diverse teams and geographies • Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with internal stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and external partners • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to assess complex compliance challenges and implement effective solutions • Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical, hands-on management of EHS compliance activities • Experience with EHS management software and tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Learning experiences to support career growth and success • Medical coverage • Dental coverage • Vision coverage • Wellness programs • Health savings accounts • Flexible spending accounts • 401(k) plan with company match • Employee stock purchase program • 11 paid holidays • 18 PTO days annually • Volunteer time off • 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave (except in states that offer paid family leave)