Ceres, Inc Work Values

Daily Duties at Ceres, Inc:

Managed Regulatory Affairs: Implemented and ensured compliance with government agencies from local, state, to federal levels, such as BRS-APHIS-USDA and EPA. Extensive experience in US regulatory compliance and knowledgeable in global regulatory compliance in Brazil (CTNBio), India (GEAC/RCGM), and China (MOA):  Developed and organized regulatory activities: Letters of Inquiry (USDA), field trial permit application, regulatory compliance reports, inspections, incident response, SOP development, meetings and presentations, compliance training and implementation.  Managed import permits, quarantine inspections, and phytosanitary certificates activities.  Led management of Biosafety Program in conformance with the NIH (National Institute of Health) Guidelines:  Organized and managed Institutional Biosafety Committee that includes both internal and external personnel, Internal Biosafety Committee and Incident Response Management.  Led management of Stewardship and Quality Management Programs:  Developed Excellence Through Stewardship (ETS) program for biotechnology derived products: Plant Product Integrity and Quality Management System.  Developed Biotechnology Quality Management System (BQMS) program for confined field trial of regulated article. Ceres is one of the 19 companies in the US recognized for BQMS program audit.  Achieved program standard conformance through Recognition Audits  Led management of Ceres’ corporate Health and Safety Program: Implement and ensure safety regulations compliance with regulatory agencies such as OSHA, EPA, NFPA, NIOSH, and ANSI:  Developed policies and programs in US and abroad.  Injury and illness prevention and recordkeeping: job hazard assessment; engineering controls; laboratory inspections; safety training, meetings, and health fair; hazardous waste management; monitoring and implementation.  Led management of Laboratory and Facility Operations: budgets, personnel (5), laboratory/facility general activities and operations.  Media Prep Laboratory, culture collection, seed quality laboratory.

What they like about Ceres, Inc:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

compliance, regulatory affair, health and safety, operations management, property management, laboratory, •Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Visio, Project, Powerpoint, Publisher), Enterprise Resource Planning databases (Navision, Oracle, SAP), SharePoint, Adobe Photoshop

Skills

P&L responsibilities, Technology Solutions, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership , Project Management - timeline, budget, people management

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