Senior EHS Specialist

Senior EHS Specialist
At Bavarian Nordic, we are committed to saving and improving lives by unlocking the power of the immune system. Our commercial product portfolio includes market-leading vaccines against smallpox, mpox, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, typhoid fever, and cholera. We excel in R&D innovation, manufacturing, and commercialization, striving to improve people's health and quality of life worldwide, protecting our tomorrow.

We are now seeking a Senior EHS Specialist for EHS Operations at our manufacturing site in Bern in Switzerland. This is a newly established role as part of our EHS strategy which was implemented last year.

The roleAs the Senior EHS Specialist, you will lead the implementation of our global EHS framework, turning strategy into effective practices. You will drive operational EHS in Bern, while collaborating with EHS representatives globally. Aligned with our growing business strategy, this role offers exciting opportunities to shape global EHS initiatives. Occasional travel of 10-15% is expected. Reporting to the Global EHS Director, you will champion Human and Operational Performance Principles (HOP) and our core values, ensure compliance and foster a culture of safety and innovation. You will work closely with our Bern Site Head and VP of Operations.

Your impact In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring safe working conditions while contributing to our global EHS programs. Your key tasks will include:

• Operational Leadership: Lead safety programs, deliver training, and implement injury reduction and risk mitigation strategies

• Cultural Change: Drive safety culture by integrating Human and Operational Performance Principles (HOP) into daily operations

• Project Support: Conduct gap assessments, identify improvements and implement EHS solutions. Global lead on key EHS processes such as Business Continuity and Risk Management

• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure regulatory compliance, lead inspections, and manage incident investigations and risk assessments

• Reporting & Metrics: Track and analyze operational EHS metrics to support continuous improvement

Are you our next pioneer?

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or an EHS-related field with 8+ years of professional experience, or a master's degree with 5+ years of experience

• Must be a qualified to act as the Health and Safety representative under Swiss law for the Bern Production Facility

• Extensive hands-on experience with EHS programs, including knowledge of ISO14001 and ISO45001

• Pharmaceutical industry experience is highly advantageous

• Experience HOP and Kepner Tregoe RCA is a plus

• Proficiency in English and Swiss German

About youYou have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, strong problem-solving abilities, innovative thinking, excellent organizational and strategic executing and planning expertise, and a collaborative, customer-focused mindset. You can drive change in challenging environments, demonstrating patience, teamwork, a sense of humor, and a persistent commitment to fostering progress. It is important, that you are passionate about creating safe workplaces and driving impactful environment, health, and safety (EHS) strategies.

Why join us?

• This is a pivotal role where you can shape our EHS strategy, from vision to execution. You will have the mandate to influence operational practices globally while driving a culture of safety and excellence across all sites

• You will be an essential member of a growing global team dedicated to advancing the EHS agenda and leading global EHS initiatives, having influence and impact

• Opportunities for professional growth and development, all leaders will attend a developing leadership training program by LeadPioneers

• We are united by a mission to deliver life-saving vaccines. Join us to make a meaningful impact on our EHS journey while developing as a global leader in safety and sustainability

• Join our New Way of Working with Safety utilizing Human and Organization Performance (HOP) tools and fostering a true culture of psychological safety

• Enjoy different staff clubs within art, sports, literature and city activities that offers a variety of diverse and exciting events

• We have charging stations for electric vehicles at our facilities in Bern

Ready to make a difference? Apply now!Apply by clicking the 'APPLY' button. We are interviewing on an ongoing basis and look forward to receiving your motivated CV. A cover letter is not required. Please contact Simone Petersen, Global EHS Director at + 45 2965 7662 if you have any questions about the role. Please note that we do offer a G-Permit for this role; you will have to live in Switzerland today.

We kindly request that headhunters or recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this position.

Founded in 1994, we have +30 years of experience developing life-saving vaccines. We are a global leader in smallpox and mpox vaccines. Our commercial product portfolio contains market-leading vaccines against rabies, tick-borne encephalitis, cholera, typhoid, and Ebola. We are headquartered in Denmark and have manufacturing, research, and sales offices across Europe and North America. Our values - our Bavarian Nordic DNA, as we like to call it - are what guide our actions every day. We act as persistent pioneers, embrace change, value being boosted by the team, and believe in protecting lives every day. If that is also a part of your DNA, we invite you to join us in Bavarian Nordic! Bavarian Nordic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

https://www.bavarian-nordic.com/