Safety & Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Safety And Emergency Preparedness Specialist

The Safety and Emergency Preparedness Specialist supports a safe, compliant, and resilient environment across the King of Prussia (KOP) Campus, including the Middleman Family Pavilion and the KOP Specialty Care Center (SCC). This role plays an integral part in site-level execution of environmental health and safety (EHS), emergency preparedness (EP) [incorporating the separate business continuity (BC) service line], and regulatory readiness programs to enhance environmental, staff, and patient safety, and promote continuous readiness.

The Specialist is the KOP campus subject matter expert while partnering with enterprise leads, site leadership, and external stakeholders to advance preparedness, support incident response, and maintain regulatory readiness. The Specialist represents KOP campus interests and its unique operations through participation in enterprise-wide work. This role is imperative in understanding, communicating, and navigating the operational nuances specific to KOP campus and working with matrix leaders to integrate tailored approaches supporting KOP campus excellence with enterprise priorities and goals.

Effort Distribution: 50% Technical (Performing and owning technical aspects of a project) – 20% Strategic (Planning and Guidance) – 30% Building Organizational Capacity (Teaching, Coaching, Mentoring)

What you will do

• Technical – Program Activities
• Emergency Preparedness
• Plan, coordinate, and lead KOP-specific emergency preparedness initiatives including planning, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts through partnering with local and enterprise leaders and collaborating with enterprise EP Planners to optimize effectiveness of the full spectrum of preparedness activities on the KOP campus.
• Apply KOP campus subject matter expertise to develop and maintain KOP campus emergency plans and contribute to review and revision of enterprise emergency plans incorporating best practices, lessons learned, emerging risks, and after-action findings.
• Coordinate preparedness projects and task forces utilizing project management methodologies and tools, coordinating across departments to achieve milestones, align strategies, and completing impactful deliverables on schedule.
• Lead and support Hazard Vulnerability Assessments (HVAs) and related risk assessments for KOP campus utilizing relevant data analytics, external trending risk factors, and learnings from internal reviews to inform proactive risk reduction strategies at KOP campus in harmony with enterprise-wide approaches.
• Support critical incident management through Incident Management Team (IMT) coordination and participation at KOP campus, as well as facilitate activation during incidents, ensuring stakeholder engagement and clear communication.
• Contribute to continuous improvement planning resulting from activations and proactive risk reduction strategies, through compiling, analyzing, and presenting data to identify risk trends; collaborating with operational and clinical partners to develop proactive mitigation strategies, and supporting leadership in prioritizing mitigation investments and response readiness.
• Continuously monitor emerging threats and update assessments to ensure mitigation strategies remain relevant, data-driven, and adaptable to evolving operational contexts.
• Represent KOP campus business continuity through recovery planning to restore critical functions and minimize disruption, embedding recovery priorities into business continuity strategies.
• Act as liaison between enterprise EP and KOP departmental continuity planning and documentation in alignment with enterprise tools and expectations, managing site-level continuity materials including downtime phones, backup resources, and downtime materials.
• Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)
• Supports a coordinated and interdepartmental approach to review and maintain Environmental Health & Safety policies and procedures in collaboration with the enterprise Safety Program Manager and Industrial Hygiene Program Manager:
• Including, but not limited to hazardous and pharmaceutical waste program support, SPCC/ICP Plan maintenance,…