Occupational Health Specialist - Global Program Lead

Job Description

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.

What You’ll Do

• 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.

Compliance, Risk & Technical Expertise

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least July 22, 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $122,066.00 - $190,728.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locations

Agilent Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, religion or religious creed, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies, Inc., is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome, and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility, please email job_posting@agilent.com or contact +1-262-754-5030. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please visit www.agilent.com/en/accessibility.

Travel Required:

Occasional

Shift:

Day

Duration:

No End Date

Job Function:

Workplace Services