Occupational Health Specialist - Global Program Lead

Agilent Technologies•Washington, DC

1d•$122,066 - $190,728•Remote

About The Position

In this role, you will help shape and lead Agilent’s occupational health programs globally, with a strong focus on U.S. workers’ compensation, return-to-work outcomes, and employee health risk reduction. This is an individual contributor program leadership role within Global Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). The role serves as a subject matter expert and program owner for practical, scalable employee health programs that support compliance, risk reduction, and positive employee outcomes. Success in this role means improving case outcomes, reducing claims costs and risk exposure, standardizing occupational health processes, and providing clear guidance to stakeholders across regions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental health and safety, occupational health and safety, public health, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, occupational safety, or a related technical field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
8+ years of relevant experience in EHS, occupational health, workers’ compensation case management, regulatory compliance, or related employee health programs.
Strong experience managing workers’ compensation cases, cost containment, return-to-work processes, and stakeholder coordination, preferably across multiple U.S. states.
Experience supporting occupational health or EHS programs in field, laboratory, chemical handling, manufacturing, ergonomics, lifting, soft-tissue injury, or vehicle-related exposure environments.
Experience working in global or matrixed teams and collaborating across regions and time zones.
Experience developing and presenting executive-ready business cases, recommendations, and presentations for senior stakeholders.
Sound judgment, integrity, initiative, resourcefulness, and the ability to make practical decisions in time-sensitive situations.
Proficiency with Office 365 or similar productivity tools, with the ability to adopt new systems, reporting tools, and data-driven ways of working.

Nice To Haves

Preferred certification such as COHN, COHN-S, CPDM, CDMS, CCM, CWCP, ARM, AIC, or another related occupational health, workers’ compensation, disability management, risk management, claims, or case management credential.

Responsibilities

Lead U.S. workers’ compensation case management, cost containment, and return-to-work processes in partnership with employees, managers, HR, medical providers, third-party administrators, insurance partners, and legal counsel.
Manage core occupational health programs, including travel health, medical surveillance, ergonomics and injury prevention, AED readiness, wellness, and related employee health initiatives.
Establish processes, metrics, and governance to drive consistent program execution across regions and sites while supporting local regulatory requirements.
Simplify and modernize occupational health and workers’ compensation processes through continuous improvement, digitization, and better use of data.
Partner with EHS, HR, Treasury, Security, business leaders, regional teams, and external providers to align priorities, resolve issues, and support effective implementation.
Manage external occupational health partners, including third-party administrators, insurance brokers, travel health providers, and other service providers.
Ensure occupational health programs comply with applicable regulations, company standards, insurance requirements, and EHS management expectations.
Make practical, risk-based decisions involving occupational injuries, illnesses, claims, return-to-work restrictions, investigations, corrective actions, and case escalation.
Support audits and self-assessments to confirm occupational health programs are effective, documented, and aligned with internal requirements.
Provide subject matter expertise and targeted education on workers’ compensation, case management, cost containment, ergonomics, injury prevention, early intervention, AED awareness, emergency response, and occupational health risks across field, laboratory, manufacturing, and office environments.
Analyze claims, incident, return-to-work, cost, and program data to identify trends, define KPIs, assess risk, and develop executive-ready business cases, presentations, and recommendations.