Johnson & Johnson
Global Head of Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability, Orthopedics
🇮🇪Ireland1 month ago
ExecutiveFull TimeEN
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Job Function:
Environmental Health, Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS)Job Sub Function:
Environmental Health & SafetyJob Category:
People LeaderAll Job Posting Locations:
Ringaskiddy, Cork, IrelandJob 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, as may be required, 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.
Please note that 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):
United States - Requisition Number: R-066426
United Kingdom - Requisition Number: R-068261
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
About DePuy Synthes
DePuy Synthes is a global leader in Orthopaedics, advancing patient care through innovative solutions across joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports medicine, and related surgical technologies. As DePuy Synthes separates from Johnson & Johnson to become the world’s largest, most comprehensive Orthopaedics-focused company, the organization is entering a defining chapter—establishing its own corporate identity, voice, culture, and reputation while continuing to serve patients, customers, and healthcare systems around the world.
The Global Head of Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S) is accountable for the enterprise-wide strategy, governance, and performance of EHS&S across global operations. This role provides executive leadership to ensure the protection of people, stewardship of the environment, effective risk management, and advancement of sustainability priorities across the end-to-end value chain, including R&D, Supply Chain, Facilities, and Commercial activities.
Reporting to the VP Global RE, FM& Corporate Operations, this role establishes direction, sets governance, and ensures consistent execution of EHS&S management systems worldwide. The Global Head of EHS&S leads a diverse global organization comprising functional, regional, and systems leadership and serves as the senior authority for EHS&S risk, compliance, and performance.
25% – Defines and leads the global EHS&S strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management, facilities strategy, and business priorities across R&D, Supply Chain, Facilities, and Commercial functions.
20% – Establishes enterprise-level governance, standards, and management systems for environmental protection, occupational health and safety, and sustainability, ensuring consistent implementation and accountability worldwide.
15% – Serves as the senior executive owner of EHS&S risk, providing oversight of significant risks, incidents, regulatory matters, and emerging issues, and ensuring appropriate escalation and mitigation.
15% – Leads and develops a global EHS&S leadership organization, including functional, regional, and systems leadership, building capability, succession, and leadership depth.
10% – Oversees enterprise EHS&S performance monitoring and assurance, including management reviews, audits, metrics, and corrective actions, driving continuous improvement and sustained performance.
10% – Acts as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on EHS&S implications of business strategy, capital investments, acquisitions, and transformation initiatives.
5% – Represents the organization externally with regulators, industry bodies, and other stakeholders on EHS&S and sustainability matters.
Provides executive leadership during crisis management situations involving significant safety, environmental, or sustainability risk.
Sponsors enterprise-wide EHS&S transformation, capability-building, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, or a related technical discipline.
Required Years of Related Experience: Typically 10+ years of progressive experience in environmental, health, safety, sustainability, facilities risk, operations or related disciplines, including senior leadership roles with global scope in complex, multi-site, and regulated operating environments.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Demonstrated global leadership experience, including accountability for strategy, governance, and performance across multiple regions and geographies.
Proven ability to lead large, globally distributed organizations with both functional and regional leadership structures.
Deep expertise in environmental, health, safety, and sustainability management systems, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management.
Experience advising executive leadership on EHS&S risks, opportunities, and implications of business strategy and capital investment.
Exceptional leadership presence, judgment, and communication skills, with the ability to influence at executive and board-adjacent levels.
Travel Required: Yes
Percentage Traveled: Approximately 25–35%
Type of Travel Required: Domestic and International
People Management Experience Required: Yes
Required Years of People Management Experience: Extensive global leadership experience
Preferred Minimum Education: Advanced degree in a relevant technical, scientific, or business discipline.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Experience leading EHS&S at an enterprise or sector level; familiarity with global sustainability frameworks and external reporting; experience integrating EHS&S with facilities, risk management, and enterprise governance.
Internal: Executive leadership; Corporate Real Estate; Facilities; Risk Management; R&D; Supply Chain; Commercial; Quality; Regulatory; Finance; Legal; and HR.
External: Regulatory agencies, industry associations, insurers, sustainability organizations, and external advisors.
Direct Reports: Global Leader, Occupational Health & Safety (D1); Global Leader, Environmental Compliance & Sustainability (D1); Regional EHS&S Leaders (D1); Global Leader, EHS&S Standards & Management Systems.
Indirect Reports: Site-level EHS&S teams across all regions.
Makes hiring and promotional recommendations; conducts performance reviews; approves EHS&S strategy and resource allocation; recommends and approves budget decisions; resolves escalated risk, compliance, and personnel matters.
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.
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 https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Corporate Experience, Developing Others, EHS Compliance, Emergency Planning, Environmental Protection, Facility Management, Fact-Based Decision Making, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, People Performance Management, Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Compliance, Relationship Building, Risk Management, Safety-Oriented, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility
