Sustainability ESG Lead

About Aerogen :

Headquartered in the vibrant city of Galway, Ireland, with offices around the world, Aerogen is proud to be the world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery. Recognised through multiple MedTech awards and ten-time winner of the Zenith award for Respiratory Care Excellence in North America, collectively our employees make a difference to patients’ lives every day, having already reached 20 million patients in over 80 countries.

Our talented and skilled team collaborate to innovate, challenge and test not only in relation to our products but every facet of how we work. We lead the way, finding innovative solutions to even the most complex problems, all in the name of delivering better patient care.

Our business is growing rapidly across the globe and as we grow, our core culture of “We Care” universally connects us. We believe that your ambition and integrity fuels ours and we are committed to supporting our employees to reach their full potential through tangible investment in their careers. Join us as we continue to #discoverbetter.

What is the role?
This role in the organisation reflects the increasing importance of sustainability as the business grows. The role is responsible for developing ESG policy and implementing strategies developed through the ESG Council. The role will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with ESG regulations and reporting requirements.

ESG Council

Co-ordinate the plans & activities of Aerogen’s ESG Council, ensuring workstreams are actively pursuing the annual ESG plan.

Consolidate workstream updates for ESG Council and onward communication.

Facilitate the development of ESG strategy through the ESG Council

Implement Sustainability Strategy

Develop, implement and monitor sustainability policies, programmes and initiatives that align with Aerogen’s ESG Strategy, Vision, Mission and Values.

Conduct sustainability assessment, identifying material issues, setting goals and targets, and developing action plans and indicators.

Establish ESG operating framework, incorporating ESG awareness and decision making into all aspects of the business.

Using Materiality Analysis coordinate Aerogen’s ESG Risk Assessment.

Coordinate Lifecycle Assessments for determination of Carbon equivalent for Aerogen products.

Using Science Based decision making, co-ordinate development of Aerogen’s short, medium and long term Carbon Reduction Goals.

Through education and awareness, develop a clear plan for engaging all employees on reduction of Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions.

Develop methods for sharing ESG knowledge across the company, particularly with Commercial colleagues who interact most with customers

Sustainable Innovation

Coordinate Aerogen’s interaction with Ireland’s Health Service (HIHI & HSE) under the EI grant funded Sustainable Medical Device project which is aimed at developing and piloting sustainable alternatives to current medical device packaging, transportation and end of life disposal.

Stakeholder Engagement

Engagement with various internal and external stakeholders, such as employees, customers (distributor/OEM & Hospitals), suppliers, board of directors, regulators, and communities.

Understand the needs, expectations and concerns of stakeholders, and communicate Aerogen’s sustainability performance, achievements and challenges.

Foster collaboration and dialogue among these stakeholders and solicit feedback and input for continuous improvement.

Represent Aerogen in relevant Sustainability networks, forums and events related to sustainability.

ESG Reporting

Preparing and publishing regular and transparent sustainability reports that disclose Aerogen’s sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities.

Collect, analyse and verify data and information from various sources, and present these in a clear, concise and consistent manner.

Follow the best practices and guidelines for sustainability reporting, such as the GRI Standards, the Integrated Reporting Framework or the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB).

Respond to external requests and surveys from customers, rating agencies, media or other stakeholders.

Prepare ESG communication for business stakeholders, including customers.

Prepare standardised and vetted responses to typical ESG enquiries from customers, tenders and regulators.

ESG Compliance

Develop policies, procedures, KPIs and reporting to ensure compliance with growing ESG regulations and national laws, e.g. CSRD, CSDDD, National laws encouraging plastic reduction and recycling.

Aerogen’ lead for coordinating annual disclosures under the UN Global Compact.

ESG Education

Build and deliver programmes to educate and empower employees and leaders on sustainability matters, trends and opportunities.

Coordinate the rollout of training on ESG topics; e.g. Lifecycle Assessment, Sustainable Design, Circular Economy, Human Rights in the Supply Chain.

What education and experience are required?

Bachelors degree in Engineering, Science or business discipline, ideally complemented with a postgraduate qualification in Sustainability.

Min. 8 years industrial or business experience.

Min. 3 years in ESG role with responsibility for establishing and sustainability policy.

Experience of coordinating ESG initiatives and projects involving cross functional teams

Experience of establishing an ESG operating framework and achieving independent accreditation.

Experience in an industrial environment would be preferred.

What key skills will make you great at the role?

A strong sense of ethics and values that drives your motivation and behaviour.

Ambition to succeed tempered with a willingness to learn and work cross-functionally

Ability to operate independently with attention to detail and quality of deliverables.

Clear, confident communicating with an ability to adapt messaging to the particular audience.

Ability to influence internal stakeholders, at all levels, and external stakeholders

Strong track record in implementing sustainability policies and initiatives.

Enthusiasm to engage and learn about unfamiliar topics of a technical and business nature.

Proven ability to achieve commitments through cross functional co-operation and influencing, including customers, commercial, technical & operational colleagues.

Experienced in leading business change for sustainability.

Strong competency in MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel. Comfortable with data analysis.

What is it like to work at Aerogen?
Our purpose is to transform patient lives and our ethos is to #discoverbetter. This also translates to how we look after our people. We want talented, passionate and engaged people to join Aerogen and build your career with us. We understand that your life evolves through different stages, and we are here to support our global team with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits. There’s something for everyone Here is an idea of what we offer:

Excellent medical care.

Bonus & Pension.

‘Aerogen Connect’ – our employee led programme which supports our global teams to unite and have fun.

We pledge 1% of profits and time to charities and organisations.

Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace. If you have any difficulty using our application process, please contact us by emailing careers@aerogen.com. Please include your name and preferred method of contact.

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