Respiratory Protection Regulatory Engagement Specialist

Job Description: Respiratory Protection Regulatory Engagement Specialist Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Respiratory Protection Regulatory Engagement Specialist in 3M’s Personal Safety Division (PSD), you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues around the world to advance respiratory protection standards, regulations, and occupational health and safety (OHS) practices across global markets. You will represent 3M in high-impact regulatory and standards-development activities, engaging with OHS professionals, industry stakeholders, and regulators as a technical thought leader. In this role, you will shape science-based approaches and provide technical leadership.   Here, you will make an impact by: • Facilitating the development of science-based performance and selection and use standards for respiratory protection equipment and occupational health and safety, while tracking progress and key milestones. • Identifying opportunities to advance respirator related health and safety policies and regulations and developing strategies to implement science-based approaches. • Helping to coach, mentor, develop, and coordinate PSD’s global team of application engineers and regulatory specialists engaged in respiratory protection standards development activities. • Collaborating with professional associations, educational organizations, public health organizations, and relevant government entities. • Representing 3M in standards development organizations and related technical committees. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align on PSD’s highest-priority respirator related standards and regulations that support business growth. • Leading respirator related research to support new technologies and existing products. • Communicating emerging respiratory protection standards, regulatory, and policy developments to relevant stakeholders and translating their potential implications into actionable business guidance.   Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:   • Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) • Five (5) years of experience with respiratory protection-related occupational health and safety regulations and performance standards in a private, public, government or military environment.   Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: • Master’s degree in occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, public policy, regulatory affairs, or a related scientific or technical discipline. • Experience representing an organization with regulatory agencies, standards-development organizations, industry associations, policymakers, or government affairs stakeholders. • Experience conducting or leading applied research in respiratory protection or personal protective equipment. • Ability to translate complex technical, regulatory, or policy information into clear guidance for diverse audiences. • Strong communication, influencing, stakeho