Director, Occupational Safety and Health

Summary

The Director, Occupational Safety and Health will ensure a safe and healthy environment for employees, volunteers, clients and visitors at all ASPCA facilities, mobile clinic facilities and field deployments. This role enables the ASPCA to safely and confidently achieve its mission and serve the animals in care.

Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of ASPCA’s occupational health and safety strategy across all facilities, mobile clinics and field deployments. Ensure compliance with federal, state and local workplace health and safety regulations while identifying potential health and safety risks and providing innovative approaches that create a safe and healthy environment. Strengthen a culture of safety across the organization and report directly to the Vice President, Safety.

This remote-based position requires travel up to 30% annually, visiting each ASPCA facility at least once per calendar year, and periodic weekend on-call rotations with the Safety Team.

Target hiring ranges (based on primary residence location) are as follows:

• Zone 1: $98,000–$105,000 annually
• Zone 2: $109,000–$116,000 annually
• Zone 3: $119,000–$127,000 annually

• Affordable health coverage (medical, employer‑paid dental, optional vision)
• Flexible time off (vacation, sick, bereavement, paid parental leave, 10 company holidays, paid personal time)
• Competitive financial incentives and retirement savings, including 401(k) with employer contributions (match up to 4% plus additional 4%)
• Robust professional development opportunities (classes, on‑the‑job training, coaching, mentorship, internal mobility)

• Provide organization‑wide guidance to ensure health and safety of employees, visitors, clients and others.
• Conduct worksite assessments to determine occupational risks and spearhead development of compliance plans with federal, state and local laws.
• Coordinate organizational response to emerging workplace health and safety risks.
• Draft, revise and maintain protocols to ensure regulatory compliance and effective risk management.
• Assist with investigation and mitigation of workplace accidents or safety incidents.
• Coordinate with colleagues and teams for audit reports and responses to compliance inquiries.

• Create, update and conduct organization‑wide training on occupational safety and health.
• Effectively communicate to achieve and maintain compliance and enhance a culture of health and safety.
• Orchestrate development and dissemination of occupational health and safety practices and protocols.

• Strong knowledge of OSHA, Cal‑OSHA, and emerging workplace health and safety guidance.
• Experience working within OSHA frameworks preferred.
• Proven ability to develop, implement and continuously improve occupational health and safety programs across multi‑site operations.
• Ability to design and deliver organization‑wide training programs.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Project management skills: reliability, follow‑through, meeting deadlines, time management, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to collaborate cross‑departmentally and cross‑functionally.
• Ability to exemplify ASPCA’s core values and behavioral competencies.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification required.
• 4 years of professional‑level occupational health and safety experience required.
• Experience developing and maintaining safety management systems and compliance documentation.
• Experience conducting worksite assessments to determine occupational risks.
• Experience drafting protocols preferred.
• Experience developing and presenting training sessions (in‑person and virtual) preferred.
• Experience partnering with other teams (Legal, Human Resources, Facilities, operational teams) on safety matters preferred.
• English language required.