Director, Regional EHS Leader (Americas)

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•New Brunswick, NJ

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Director, Regional EHS Leader (Americas) for DePuy Synthes, a newly formed standalone orthopedics company. This hybrid role, based in New Brunswick, NJ, will be responsible for setting regional EHS&S strategy, governance, and risk posture across the Americas. The position shapes how EHS&S enables business performance, protects enterprise value, and ensures sustainable operations across manufacturing, R&D, facilities, and commercial activities. The role operates with significant autonomy, translating global enterprise priorities into region-specific strategies and operating models. The Director will define success criteria, risk tolerance, and strategic trade-offs for the Americas region.

Requirements

A university/bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of degree is required.
10-12+ years progressive EHS&S leadership experience with demonstrated enterprise or regional strategy responsibility.
Demonstrated site/regional EHS leadership experience, including accountability for strategy deployment, governance, and performance across multiple sites/region.
Strong people leaderships skills with the proven ability to lead multiple teams at regionally dispersed sites.
Strong working knowledge of applicable EHS regulations and standards across the Americas (e.g., OSHA, EPA; provincial/state/local requirements) and experience interfacing with regulators.
Experience advising site/business leadership teams in order to meet EHS&S risks and opportunities.
Ability to explain complex issues and requirements in an easily understood manner in order to negotiate with 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.
Previously demonstrated supervisory/ leadership experience is required.
5+ years direct management experience.

Nice To Haves

Science, engineering or related EHS discipline/degree is preferred.
Advanced degree in relevant technical, scientific, or business discipline.
Professional EHS certification preferred (e.g., CSP, CIH, REP, CHMM, 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 with ability to translate data into decisions.
Experience working in MedTech, manufacturing, or other highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Owns and sets the Americas EHS&S regional strategy aligned to enterprise direction/ EHS&S management system requirements and multi-year outcomes.
Establishes regional governance, assurance mechanisms, decision-right framework and drives accountability through regular performance reviews with business leaders.
Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state/provincial, local, and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
Leads and develops a lean regional EHS&S team; ensures succession and capability maturity.
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.
Defines and coordinates regional EHS&S resource needs and capability development while optimizing leverage of subject matter experts (e.g., safety, industrial hygiene, environmental, etc.) across Make, Source, Deliver, R&D, and commercial locations.
Communicates business-related EHS&S risks, trends, and improvement opportunities to senior leadership and escalates significant issues in a timely manner.
Acts as senior advisor to business and functional leaders on EHS&S-related investment decisions, risk management, and crisis management for significant incidents.

Benefits

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Long-term incentive program
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year (varies by state)
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year