Sr. EHS Business Partner

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. JOB DESCRIPTION: Working at Abbott   At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: • Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. • An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution. • A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. • A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. The Opportunity   This position works out of our Redwood City, CA location in the Cancer Diagnostics division. Abbott Cancer Diagnostics develops and delivers innovative diagnostic solutions that support earlier cancer detection and informed care decisions. The Sr. EHS Business Partner will function as leadership to the site for all EHS initiatives, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Role is accountable for supporting EHS objectives and goals, internal reporting of EHS performance, communication of EHS standards and lead efforts to minimize risk, protect employees, and ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local EHS regulations. The position is responsible for ensuring accurate and complete EHS reporting of metrics, supporting actions during crises and creating a strong EHS culture that engages employees throughout the site(s) through EHS teams and processes. What You’ll Work On • Lead the site in achieving environmental, health, and safety (EHS) goals and objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Human Resources, Operations, and Quality, to integrate EHS initiatives into everyday operations. • Foster an engaged workforce that takes ownership of EHS performance and actively participates in safety and environmental initiatives. • Serve as a subject matter expert in EHS best practices, regulations, and risk management. Provide actionable insights to site leadership and support informed decision-making at the site level. • Analyze data from safety incidents, audits, inspections, and employee feedback to identify trends, root causes, and areas for improvement. Recommend corrective actions, monitor safety performance, drive continuous improvement, and refine EHS processes to ensure implementation of best practices. • Establish, monitor, and report on EHS performance metrics, ensuring goals are met or exceeded. • Oversee site compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards, including OSHA, EPA, DNR, CDC, DOH, CAP, CLIA, FDA, and New York requirements, and ensure timely and accurate preparation for regulatory inspections and audits. • Manage regulatory reporting, including OSHA logs and environmental compliance documentation. • Lead and manage interactions with regulatory agencies and serve as the primary contact during inspections and audits. • Lead investigations of workplace incidents, identify root causes, and ensure effective corrective actions are implemented. • Lead the annual update and implementation of risk assessments, job hazard assessments, internal audits, and required regulatory audits. Partner with leadership teams to establish goals and objectives based on key EHS risks. • Lead req