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IBM Safety and Industrial Hygiene Professional in POUGHKEEPSIE, New York
Introduction
At IBM Finance & Operations, we are the backbone of IBM’s transformation driving efficiency, transparency, and smart decision-making across the business. Our teams provide the insight and discipline that guide strategy, ensure financial strength, and enable IBM to invest in innovation and growth. Working in Finance & Operations means combining analytical skills with collaboration and curiosity. You’ll partner with colleagues across functions and geographies, using data, technology, and process excellence to create solutions that improve performance and deliver measurable impact. IBM offers continuous learning, career development, and a culture that values diverse perspectives. Join us and be part of a global team that keeps IBM moving forward, while building your own future in a dynamic and evolving environment.
Your role and responsibilities
As a Safety/IH Specialist, you will utilize your broad knowledge to recognize and evaluate potential hazards and recommend controls. You will provide technical direction and advice to management, developing and using advanced techniques to evaluate work environments. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Evaluate Work Environments: Develop and use a variety of advanced and innovative techniques to evaluate work environments, identifying potential hazards and recommending controls to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.
• Provide Technical Direction: Offer technical direction and advice to management, providing counsel on employee well-being disciplines and regulatory requirements.
• Forecast Well-being Processes: Forecast, develop, and maintain well-being processes to achieve IBM objectives and regulatory requirements, maintaining awareness of professional advancements in employee well-being disciplines.
• Analyze Data and Design Programs: Work closely with physicians and nurses to analyze data and design, deploy, and implement proactive wellness programs that create a positive employee well-being culture based on prevention.
• Participate in Audits and Reviews: Participate in regional and geography well-being audits and peer reviews, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
Required technical and professional expertise
• Hazard Evaluation Techniques: Exposure to developing and using advanced and innovative techniques to evaluate work environments, identifying potential hazards and recommending controls.
• Regulatory Requirements Knowledge: Experience working with regulatory and internal requirements in employee well-being disciplines, maintaining awareness of professional advancements and updates.
• Well-being Process Development: Exposure to forecasting, developing, and maintaining well-being processes to achieve organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Audit and Review Participation: Exposure to participating in regional and geography well-being audits and peer reviews, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
Preferred technical and professional experience
• Advanced Hazard Evaluation Techniques: Exposure to developing and using innovative methods to assess work environments, identify potential hazards, and recommend controls. This includes utilizing knowledge of regulatory requirements and professional advancements in employee well-being disciplines.
• Regulatory Compliance and Audits: Exposure to participating in regional and geography well-being audits and peer reviews, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.