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Role Overview:
At Daniels, compliance isn’t just about checking boxes – it’s about protecting people, the environment, and our reputation as an industry leader in safe medical waste management. Supporting Daniels and its subsidiaries, you will play a critical role in how our business operates within a highly regulated environment. You’ll be one of our go-to advisors for interpreting complex regulations and a vital part of the development, implementation, and monitoring of regulatory compliance programs within the organization. guiding leadership decisions, and embedding compliance into daily operations. By driving proactive compliance strategies, you’ll partner with operations, safety, and hazardous waste services to help Daniels minimize risk, maintain trust with clients, and support our mission of making healthcare safer and more sustainable.
What you will do:
-Monitor federal, state, and local regulations (OSHA, EPA, DOT, state environmental agencies) impacting medical waste management, and interpret requirements for application across Daniels operations.
-Obtain and maintain required permits, licenses, and certifications for facilities and operations, ensuring integration with business needs.
-Interpret regulatory changes and advise leadership and departments on implications for operations, strategy, and risk exposure.
-Develop, review, and support implementation of compliance policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
-Support in development and delivery of compliance training programs for employees, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
-Ensure accuracy of compliance training records, keeping up-to-date documentation to support regulatory readiness and internal accountability.
-Conduct regular audits of manifests, transportation logs, facility operations, and vendor compliance, identify risks and gaps.
-Document audit findings, prepare reports, and follow-up on corrective actions.
-Ensure readiness efforts for internal and external inspections, confirming Daniels is always audit-ready.
-Investigate compliance incidents, assess root causes and risks, document findings and develop corrective actions and ensure timely resolution.
-Escalate significant issues to the Director, Ethics & Compliance, as needed, with recommendations for mitigation and policy improvement.
-Partner with operations leadership to integrate compliance into operational planning and daily activities.
-Advise sales and account management teams on compliance-related client inquiries, supporting with regulatory expertise.
Candidate Profile /Skills & Qualifications:
-Minimum of 5–7 years of compliance, auditing, or regulatory experience, ideally in the medical waste industry or another highly regulated industry, such as pharmaceutical, cannabis, alcohol, healthcare, or environmental services.
-Strong working knowledge of federal OSHA, EPA, and DOT regulations and similar state regulations pertaining to the medical waste industry is preferred.
-Excellent research, analytical and organizational skills; Is detail-oriented with strong judgment and time management skills.
-Has a self-starter-proactive mindset; supporting company policies, goals and core values.
-Demonstrated ability to independently interpret and apply complex regulatory frameworks to business practice whilst also collaboratively across multiple teams.
-Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and compliance tracking systems.
-Professional verbal and written communication skills.
-Performs well under pressure on multiple tasks concurrently and meets deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
-Ability to adapt quickly to regulatory changes and evolving business needs and willingness to handle a variety of tasks as assigned.
Daniels Health Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
111 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL, United States, 60604
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