Product Safety Senior Manager-Product Safety- SAPEHS/S4HANA
Location: Hyderabad, India (Hybrid)
***Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates and their families, if needed.
As a Senior Manager in Product Safety, you will supervise and coordinate SAP EHS/S4HANA system and data management activities, ensuring compliance with global chemical and transport regulations. You will oversee hazard classifications, author Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and manage technical tools and interfaces within SAP. This role is pivotal in maintaining data integrity, monitoring regulatory changes, and providing hazard communication to support Lonza’s global operations and marketability.
System & Data Management: Supervise and coordinate SAP EHS/S4HANA system activities, ensuring functionality, data integrity, and compliance.
Process Optimization: Evaluate and implement improvements at the intersection of SAP EHS users and IT topics, documenting processes and innovative solutions.
Hazard Classification: Perform hazard classifications according to GHS, Dangerous Goods, and local regulations to ensure safe market entry of products.
Transport Safety: Analyze and communicate transport hazards across all routes; maintain IATA DGR certification for classification.
SDS & Label Management: Author and manage regionally compliant SDS and label elements for applicable products using SAP EHS/S4HANA.
Regulatory Documentation: Ensure provision of mandatory documents such as SDS, label information, DG classifications, and marketability reports.
System Tools & Updates: Establish and update user tools (expert rules, SDS templates, WWI templates, multilingual phrases), monitor data quality, and provide training.
User Support: Support internal and external SAP EHS/S4HANA users, assign authorizations, and deliver training as needed.
Interface Management: Maintain and update interfaces to other SAP modules and integrate chemical regulatory data from external providers.
Consultation & Communication: Provide technical expertise, consult on business strategies, and document processes to support compliance and efficiency.
Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as required to support product safety and compliance initiatives.
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or Pharmaceutical Science.
Master’s degree or higher preferred.
10+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical or chemical industry, with at least 5 years in SAP EHS system and data management. SAP EHS/S4HANA (Advanced level experience)
Certifications & Language
Dangerous Goods regulation certification for transport and storage (IATA, ADR, regional authorities).
Business fluency in English and German (German proficiency is a huge plus but not mandatory)
Skills & Attributes
Expertise in SAP, Excel, WWI programming, and regulatory authority-mandated software.
Strong project planning and organizational skills.
Hands-on approach with willingness to learn and adapt.
Team-oriented mindset with expertise in Environmental, Biological, Chemical, Regulatory, IT, or analytical tools.
Competencies & Behaviors
Takes personal responsibility for promoting change and driving compliance.
Applies knowledge to make timely, correct decisions.
Shares information generously across teams and functions.
Proactively seeks to understand customer and market needs.
Supports peers in overcoming performance challenges.
Demonstrates accountability for outcomes of self and team. Ability to lift 20 pounds
At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.
Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.
Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.
Lonza is a pioneer and world leader in the CDMO industry, setting the pace with cutting-edge science, smart technology, and lean manufacturing. United by a common purpose, we turn our customers’ breakthrough innovations into viable therapies and manufacture the medicines of tomorrow.
Founded in Switzerland in 1897, our company is the first and original CDMO, and today we are more dynamic, agile and forward-focused than ever before. As one of the largest Western CDMOs, we bring together a global team of around 18,500 colleagues across five continents to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions for our customers' complex needs.
For our customers and their patients, we bring quality, safety and reliability to bring life-enhancing and life-saving treatments to market at speed and at scale. For our colleagues, we strive to create a sense of belonging and inclusion where every person can thrive and bring their best.
