Director, Regional EHS Leader (EMEA)

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Director, Regional EHS Leader located in Ringaskiddy (Ireland) or Suzhou (China) or Tokyo (Japan) or Leeds (UK) or Singapore. This role applies across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements.

Responsibilities

• Owns and sets the EMEA EHS&S regional strategy aligned to enterprise direction and EHS&S management system requirements (25%).
• Establishes regional governance, assurance mechanisms, decision-right framework and drives accountability through regular performance reviews with business leaders (20%).
• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state/provincial, local, and Company regulations, policies, and procedures (15%).
• Leads and develops a lean regional EHS&S team; ensures succession and capability maturity (15%).
• Partners with Supply Chain, R&D, Facilities, and Commercial leaders to deliver EHS&S services that support business objectives; conducts periodic performance and service satisfaction reviews (10%).
• Defines and coordinates regional EHS&S resource needs and capability development while optimizing leverage of subject matter experts across Make, Source, Deliver, R&D, and commercial locations (10%).
• Communicates business related EHS&S risks, trends, and improvement opportunities to senior leadership and escalates significant issues (5%).
• Acts as senior advisor to business and functional leaders on EHS&S related investment decisions, risk management, and crisis management for significant incidents (100%).

Required Qualifications

• University/bachelor's degree or equivalent; science, engineering or related EHS discipline preferred.
• 10-12+ years progressive EHS&S leadership experience with enterprise or regional strategy responsibility.
• Demonstrated site/regional EHS leadership experience, accountability for strategy deployment, governance, and performance across multiple sites/region.
• Strong people leadership skills with the proven ability to lead multiple teams at regionally dispersed sites.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable EHS regulations and standards across the EMEA (e.g., HSE, HSA, EPA, provincial/state/local requirements) and experience interfacing with regulators.
• Experience advising site/business leadership teams to meet EHS&S risks and opportunities.
• Ability to explain complex issues and requirements in an easily understood manner to negotiate with and influence key business leaders.
• Strong compliance orientation with a focus on end to end regional process management.
• Experience working in a matrix, team oriented environment.
• Approximately 30-40% travel (Domestic and International).
• 5+ years direct management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in relevant technical, scientific, or business discipline.
• Professional EHS certification (e.g., CSP, CIH, REP, CHMM, NEBOSH).
• Experience designing and maturing EHS management systems and governance (e.g., ISO14001/45001 alignment).
• Experience leading serious incident investigations.
• Strong business acumen and financial skills to develop budgets, business cases, and ROI for risk reduction and sustainability investments.
• Experience establishing and monitoring EHS performance metrics, dashboards, and corrective action systems; strong analytical skills.
• Experience working in MedTech, manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.

Key Working Relationships

• Internal: Site Leaders (GM/PM), Real Estate, Facilities, Risk Management, R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial, Quality, Regulatory, Finance, Legal, and HR.
• External: Regulatory authorities, industry associations, and external service providers.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct reports: Approximately 10 site EHS&S leads and sub regional office/deliver/fleet specialists.
Indirect reports: Site level EHS&S teams across all EMEA sites and site/regional SME champions.

Decision Making Authority

Hires and recommends training, plans work, reviews work quality and quantity, conducts performance reviews, makes pay and promotional recommendations, determines budget amounts. Holds broad autonomy over regional EHS&S strategy, governance, prioritization, and risk decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay (approx. €104,000-€179,515).
• Annual bonus with set target (percentage of pay) based on performance.
• Vacation days, parental leave (min. 12 weeks), bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave.
• Well being reimbursement and programs for financial, physical and mental health.
• Service anniversary and recognition awards.
• Insurance plans for employee and eligible dependents in some locations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via