EHS Specialist

Give hope. Give health. Make your mark in the fight against cancer.

At Accuray, we make a direct and powerful impact on the lives of cancer patients every day - helping them live longer, better lives. But our commitment to innovation offers a truly unique opportunity: the chance to change the fight against cancer - helping to develop, introduce and support new treatment delivery systems and software that will give new hope and new health to cancer patients and cancer survivors around the world.

Accuray develops, manufactures and sells radiotherapy systems for alternative cancer treatments. Our radiation therapy for cancer makes treatment shorter, safer, personalized and more effective, ultimately enabling patients to live longer, better lives.

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs, policies, procedures, and work instructions to ensure regulatory compliance and effective risk management.
• Monitor the effectiveness of EHS programs and recommend improvements based on regulatory changes, audit findings, incident investigations, and operational needs.

• Promote a positive safety culture by engaging employees and leaders in EHS initiatives, encouraging participation, and reinforcing accountability for safe work practices.
• Partner with site leadership to establish safety objectives and support achievement of EHS performance goals.

• Conduct workplace inspections, safety audits, risk assessments, and Job Hazard Analyses to identify hazards and opportunities for risk reduction.
• Develop, track, and verify completion of corrective and preventive actions resulting from inspections, audits, incident investigations, and regulatory findings.

• Develop, coordinate, and deliver EHS training programs to ensure employees, contractors, and visitors understand applicable safety requirements and safe work practices.
• Maintain training records and monitor compliance with required training and certifications.

• Investigate workplace incidents, injuries, near misses, and hazardous conditions; determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

• Provide technical EHS guidance to employees, leaders, contractors, and consultants and support regulatory inspections and audits.
• Maintain awareness of applicable federal, state, and local EHS regulations and ensure site compliance.

• Analyze EHS performance metrics, incident trends, training compliance, and audit findings to identify improvement opportunities and report progress to management.

• Coordinate occupational health programs, medical surveillance requirements, and health-related compliance activities with external providers.

• Maintain emergency response plans and participate in emergency preparedness activities, drills, and response team functions.

• Partner with Global EHS leadership and external consultants to support radiation safety programs, training, audits, and regulatory compliance activities.

• Manage personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety supply programs to ensure availability, proper selection, and effective use.

• Exercise stop-work authority when unsafe conditions or activities present a risk to personnel, property, or the environment.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Natural Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent years of experience in lieu of Degree.
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