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Job Function
Environmental Health, Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS)
Job Sub Function
Environmental Health & Safety
Job Category
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Job Description
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
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 is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
* Ireland – Requisition Number: 074913
* UK – Requisition Number: 077442
* Japan – Requisition Number: 077445
* Singapore and China – Requisition Number: 077446
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The Regional EHS&S Lead – EMEA is a senior leader accountable for setting regional EHS&S strategy, governance, and risk posture across the EMEA. This role shapes how EHS&S enables business performance, protects enterprise value, and ensures sustainable operations across manufacturing, R&D, facilities, and commercial activities within the region.
Reporting to the Global Head of EHS&S, this role operates with a high degree of autonomy and regional decision authority, translating global enterprise priorities into region‑specific EHS&S strategies, operating models, and governance mechanisms. The role is accountable for defining success criteria, risk tolerance, and strategic trade‑offs for the EMEA region.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
* 25% – Owns and sets the EMEA EHS&S regional strategy aligned to enterprise direction and EHS&S management system requirements and multi‑year outcomes.
* 20% – Establishes regional governance, assurance mechanisms, decision‑right framework and drives accountability through regular performance reviews with business leaders.
* 15% – 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.
* 10% – 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 with business leadership.
* 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.
* 5% – Communicates business‑related EHS&S risks, trends, and improvement opportunities to senior leadership and escalates significant issues in a timely manner.
100% – Total
Other Duties
Acts as senior advisor to business and functional leaders on EHS&S‑related investment decisions, risk management, and crisis management for significant incidents.
Required Qualifications
Required Minimum Education: A university/bachelor's degree or equivalent level of degree is required. Science, engineering or related EHS discipline/degree is preferred.
Required Years of Related Experience: 10‑12+ years progressive EHS&S leadership experience with demonstrated enterprise or regional strategy responsibility.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Demonstrated site/regional EHS leadership experience, including 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 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 and influence key business leaders.
* Strong compliance orientation with a focus on end‑to‑end regional process management.
* Ability to work in a matrix, team‑oriented environment is required.
Travel on the Job
Travel Required: Yes
Percentage Traveled: Approximately 30‑40%
Type of Travel Required: Domestic and International
People Management Experience
People Management Experience Required: Previously demonstrated supervisory/leadership experience is required.
Required Years of People Management Experience: 5+ years direct management experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Minimum Education: Advanced degree in relevant technical, scientific, or business discipline.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
* Professional EHS certification preferred (e.g., CSP, CIH, REP, CHMM, NEBOSH).
* Demonstrated ability to design and mature EHS management systems and governance, including assurance, auditing, and management review.
* 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 with ability to translate data into decisions.
* 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
Makes hiring recommendations; trains employees; plans work of others; reviews work quality and quantity; conducts performance reviews; makes pay and promotional recommendations; recommends budget amounts.
Exercises broad autonomy over regional EHS&S strategy, governance, prioritization, and risk decisions with multi‑site and multi‑year implications.
Equal Opportunity Statement
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 as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Accommodation Statement
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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills
* Collaborating
* Corporate Experience
* Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
* Developing Others
* EHS Compliance
* Emergency Planning
* Environmental Protection
* Facility Management
* Fact-Based Decision Making
* Inclusive Leadership
* Industry Analysis
* Leadership
* Quality Assurance (QA)
* Regulatory Compliance
* Risk Management
* Safety-Oriented
Preferred Skills
* Collaborating
* Corporate Experience
* Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
* Developing Others
* EHS Compliance
* Emergency Planning
* Environmental Protection
* Facility Management
* Fact-Based Decision Making
* Inclusive Leadership
* Industry Analysis
* Leadership
* Quality Assurance (QA)
* Regulatory Compliance
* Risk Management
* Safety-Oriented
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