Job Description:

Job Title

Global Respiratory Protection Regulatory Affairs and Standards Development Specialist, Personal Safety Division

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

In this role as Global Respiratory Protection Regulatory Affairs Specialist you will play a key role in advancing occupational health and safety (OHS) culture and practice across 3M’s global markets. You will participate in high-impact regulatory and standard development activities, engaging with other OHS professionals and regulators as a thought leader in the industry. In this role, you will be able to have a direct influence on business results and assume a leadership role for technical activities.

The impact you will make in this role

Coaching, mentoring, and developing PSD’s application engineers in all global Areas
Facilitating development of science-based performance and selection and use standards related to respiratory protection equipment and occupational health and safety and tracking status and key milestones.
Helping advance global occupational health and safety culture and practice, both within 3M and external to 3M
Identifying key opportunities to advance respirator-related health and safety policy and regulations, developing strategies to help architect and realize science-based approaches to address these opportunities
Helping to coordinate PSD’s team of global application engineers in respiratory protection standards development activities
Collaborating with professional associations, educational organization, public health organization and related government entities
Collaborate with a cross-functional team to align on PSD’s top-priority respirator-related standards and regulations to drive business growth
Conduct and lead respirator-related research for new technologies and in support of current products.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Science, Engineering (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
Five (5) of experience navigating or contributing to personal protective equipment or occupational health and safety standards and regulations development in a private, public, government or military environment.
Fluent in English both written and spoken.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

Personal Protective Equipment knowledge primarily in respiratory protection but also ideally in hearing and fall protection. National and international regulatory framework.
Experience in regulatory and standards development. Ideal to know about test methods for PPE and its technologies. Graduate degree in occupational health and safety or related field, certification in occupational safety or industrial hygiene.
Strong interpersonal skills and thought-leadership ability
Established reputation as a leading expert in respiratory protection and/or occupational health and safety and strong rapport with regulatory.

Work location:

Hybrid Preferred but Remote possible

Travel: May include up to 30% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: Is not authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $137,439 - $167,981, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Good Faith Posting Date Range 02/17/2025 To 03/19/2025 Or until filled

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Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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