EHS Associate Director

Insud Pharma is a recognised and respected company in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector with more than 40 years of history and more than 7, 000 employees in 50 countries specialising in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines for human and veterinary use.

Chemo, industrial area of the Insud Pharma group, is a world leader in R&D and manufacturing of more than 100 value-added active pharmaceutical ingredients and more than 122 medicines with more than 200 different product presentations. Chemo produces its own active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) as well as finished pharmaceutical products (FDF) covering the main therapeutic groups (Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Central Nervous System, Anti-infectives, Respiratory, Women's Health, Endocrinology, Dermatology and Urology).

General Responsibility

Lead and oversee the Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS&S) strategy and operations across INSUD PHARMA’s Pharma Fineshed Dosage Form (FDF) manufacturing sites (12 sites), ensuring compliance with legal requirements, corporate standards, and continuous improvement initiatives aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.

Specific Responsibilities

• Drive the reduction of safety incidents and accidents with focus on key risks (in flammables, electrical, etc. )
• Develop the new corporate EHS&S Master Plan .
• Define, standardize and ensure the development of corporate EHS&S policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Specify, harmonize and oversee the implementation of EHS&S technologies across pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing sites.
• Conduct internal audits, manage corrective action plans and ensure ongoing compliance and continuous improvement.
• Identify, benchmark and promote best practices in safety, health, and environmental management.
• Lead Operational Excellence and Double Impact projects, integrating EHS&S improvements with operational and cost efficiencies.
• Foster a strong EHS&S culture, positioning EHS as a strategic business pillar.
• Manage relationships and proceedings with governmental authorities and trade union committees.
• Develop, monitor and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and corporate dashboards for EHS&S performance.
• Oversee audits and certifications related to continuous improvement and sustainability standards (ISO
  14001, ISO
  45001, Ecovadis, PSCI).
• Ensure legal compliance in EHS&S and provide expert support to manufacturing locations.

Requirements and personal skills

• Education: Degree in Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Industrial Safety or related fields. MBA will be an asset.
• Languages: Fluent English and Spanish. Other languages will be an asset.
• Experience (years/area): +10 years of proven experience in similar roles within the pharmaceutical or chemical industry. Have led HSE for a big Manufacturing site. Corporate roles and multi-site experience.
• Specific Knowledge: Advanced knowledge of ISO
  14001, ISO
  45001, Ecovadis and PSCI standards and certifications. Experience managing internal and external audits, KPI development and corporate dashboard tools.
• Travels: Available to travel once per week to the Sites in Spain (León) during the first year and then in addition once per quarter to international sites.
• Personal skills:
• Change Management
• Proactivity and initiative
• Ability to collaborate internally with production and maintenance and with with regulatory authorities and unions.
• Excellence organizational skills.

COMMITMENT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Insud Pharma is aware that business management has to be in line with the needs and demands of society, and therefore assumes the commitment to equal opportunities and treatment between men and women, as stated in the current legislation on the subject - Organic Law 3/2007, and we do not discriminate against any person on grounds of ethnicity, religion, age, sex, nationality, marital status, affective or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other personal or social circumstance.