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, the 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.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
* 25% – Owns and sets the EMEA EHS&S regional strategy aligned to enterprise direction and EHS&S management system requirements.
* 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 all locations.
* 5% – Communicates business‑related EHS&S risks, trends, and improvement opportunities to senior leadership and escalates significant issues in a timely manner.
* 100% – 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
* Minimum Education: University/bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of degree is required; science, engineering or related EHS discipline/degree is preferred.
* Years of Experience: 10–12+ years progressive EHS&S leadership experience with demonstrated enterprise or regional strategy responsibility.
* Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
o Site/regional EHS leadership experience, including accountability for strategy deployment, governance, and performance across multiple sites/regions.
o Strong people‑leadership skills with the proven ability to lead multiple teams at regionally dispersed sites.
o 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.
o Experience advising site/business leadership teams to meet EHS&S risks and opportunities.
o Ability to explain complex issues and requirements in an easily understood manner and influence key business leaders.
o Strong compliance orientation with a focus on end‑to‑end regional process management.
o Ability to work in a matrix, team‑oriented environment.
* Travel: Approximately 30–40% domestic and international travel required.
* People Management Experience: 5+ years direct management experience; previously demonstrated supervisory/leadership experience.
Preferred Qualifications
* Advanced degree in relevant technical, scientific, or business discipline.
* Professional EHS certification preferred (e.g., CSP, CIH, REP, CHMM, NEBOSH, etc.).
* Demonstrated ability to design and mature EHS management systems and governance (e.g., ISO 14001/45001 alignment), 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.
* 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 Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 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.
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