Senior EHS Specialist

About the Role

As a Senior Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Specialist at Takeda, you'll help protect employee health and safety while supporting environmental compliance and sustainable operations at our Brooklyn Park, Minnesota site. You'll work with site teams to identify workplace hazards, investigate incidents, strengthen safety practices, and promote a culture of environmental responsibility and continuous improvement. In this role, you'll apply your EHS knowledge to manage projects, conduct audits, deliver training, and recommend practical solutions to safety and environmental challenges. You'll collaborate with internal stakeholders to maintain compliance with applicable requirements and support a safe, responsible workplace.

How You Will Contribute

• Develop, implement, and maintain environmental, health, and safety programs that support safe work practices and sustainable operations.
• Conduct safety audits, inspections, and assessments to identify workplace hazards, evaluate compliance, and recommend improvements.
• Investigate employee injuries, safety incidents, and environmental events; perform root-cause analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Deliver EHS training and provide guidance to employees on workplace safety, environmental responsibilities, and applicable procedures.
• Support compliance with applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and established procedures.
• Maintain accurate EHS records, investigation documentation, audit findings, and other required compliance records.
• Manage assigned EHS projects and processes independently, prioritizing activities and completing work within established objectives and timelines.
• Partner with site stakeholders to communicate environmental and safety concerns, address compliance gaps, and support effective resolution of issues.
• Apply environmental science and occupational hygiene principles to assess risks and recommend practical risk-reduction measures.
• Coach colleagues and review the work of less-experienced professionals, sharing technical knowledge and supporting consistent EHS practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety programs, environmental performance, and operational processes.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health, Safety, Safety Engineering, or a related field is required.
• 3–7 years of relevant professional experience in environmental, health and safety (EHS) is required.
• 3–5 years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing or petrochemical refining is preferred.
• A strong understanding of environmental, health and safety regulations and compliance programs, including applicable OSHA and EPA requirements, is required.
• Knowledge of workplace audits, risk assessments, process safety hazard controls, and emergency response programs is preferred.
• Experience developing and implementing safety programs, conducting investigations, and recommending corrective and preventive actions is preferred.
• Experience with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or OHSAS 18001 is preferred.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.
• Strong communication, organizational, and time-management skills are required.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams is required.

Important Considerations

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we follow strict requirements to protect product quality, employee safety, and regulatory compliance. In this role, you may work on-site at our Brooklyn Park, Minnesota facility; spend time in office, manufacturing, laboratory, and other operational areas; enter areas that may require personal protective equipment (PPE), specialized clothing, or other site-specific safety precautions; encounter varying workplace conditions and potential environmental or occupational hazards while conducting audits, inspections, or investigations; and participate in site activities, employee training, and incident investigations that require coordination across departments. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.