Global H&S Lead

Job Description Summary

The H&S Lead provides strategic and technical leadership for the organization's Health & Safety program. The role focuses on implementing standard work that reduces risk, ensures compliance, and embeds a culture where health and safety is part of everyday operations. By aligning strategy with execution, the H&S Lead will help drive both cultural ownership and operational excellence.

This is a senior leadership role that demands deep technical expertise in H&S and proven competence in managing high-risk operations such as electrical safety, lifting, construction, and work at height. The successful candidate will combine strategic vision with practical execution, using data to inform decisions, shaping programs that reduce risk, and translating standards into measurable business results.

Job Description

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Responsibilities

• Lead the Health & Safety (H&S) program as the technical domain expert, with deep understanding of H&S requirements, including high-risk operations.

• Develop, own, and govern a consistent H&S framework and management system (standards, practices, expectations) aligned with internal requirements and external obligations (e.g., ISO 45001).

• Collaborate cross-functionally on program design and delivery (including high-risk operations) to achieve measurable outcomes.

• Drive systemic change leveraging change management certification or experience (e.g., Prosci, Kotter).

• Ensure accountability for execution of HSE programs, compliance, and continuous improvement, applying incident investigation and root cause analysis methods (e.g., 5 Whys, RCA).

• Influence decision-making through data-driven insights and familiarity with digital HSE platforms (e.g., Enablon, Intelex, SAP EHS).

• Build organizational capability by coaching and mentoring site HSE professionals, fostering ownership and engagement.

• Manage multiple priorities while maintaining focus on delivery and impact, and champion consistent application of the Sandoz Business System (or equivalent), integrating Lean practices into H&S programs.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline (or technical equivalent); certified HSE professional (e.g., NEBOSH, CSP, CMIOSH, or equivalent).

• 8+ years of senior HSE leadership across manufacturing or complex operations, with proven success in program development, compliance, risk reduction, and cultural transformation.

• Skilled in data-driven decision-making and performance management, with demonstrated competency in Integrated Work Systems and/or Lean practices.

• Fluent English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Collaborative leader who thrives in a matrix environment and builds cross-functional alignment.

• Results-driven and execution-focused, balancing strategic vision with practical delivery.

• Confident communicator able to engage senior leaders, HSE professionals, and operational teams; additional language skills and Lean certification desirable.

• Willing to travel up to 20%.

What you’ll receive:

• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)

• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year

• Meal vouchers in amount of 120 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)

• Multisport Card

• Risk Life Insurance

• Premium Health Care Program

• Pension Contribution

• Car or Car Allowance

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Skills Desired

Change Control, Environment, Health And Safety (Ehs), Hse Management Systems, Knowledge Of Capas, Knowledge Of Gmp Including Gdp, Leadership, Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Health, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Safety Management Systems (Sms), Training, Workplace Safety Standards

Global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, operating as an independent company spun off from Novartis. Based in Basel.

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