• Director of Employee Health & Wellbeing

A multinational industry leader is seeking an experienced Head of Health, North America to provide strategic leadership for employee health, wellbeing, and health governance across its North American operations.

This is a highly visible leadership position responsible for developing and executing health strategies, policies, programs, and best practices that support a healthy, productive workforce across a complex business environment. The successful candidate will partner closely with executive leadership, Human Resources, Benefits, Medical, Operations, and regional business leaders to ensure world-class health management practices.

This role is ideally suited for an accomplished health leader with experience in large multinational organizations or major chemical/manufacturing companies who has built and led comprehensive employee health and wellbeing programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the North American health strategy aligned with global business objectives.
• Establish and oversee health policies, standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Provide leadership for occupational health, employee wellbeing, health promotion, case management, and related health management programs.
• Drive initiatives that improve employee health outcomes, workforce wellbeing, and organizational performance.
• Partner with Human Resources and Benefits teams to develop innovative health and wellness strategies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable health regulations and corporate standards.
• Analyze health-related data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with global health leadership teams to implement consistent practices and standards.
• Manage external health service providers and healthcare-related vendor relationships.
• Lead health-related crisis management and preparedness initiatives as required.
• Serve as the company's senior health subject matter expert throughout North America.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in Public Health, Occupational Health, Health Administration, Nursing, Medicine, Health Promotion, or related field strongly preferred.
• 10 years of progressive leadership experience in corporate health, employee health management, wellbeing, benefits strategy, population health, occupational health, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide health programs within a multinational organization.
• Experience working in chemical, manufacturing, industrial, energy, pharmaceutical, or similarly complex environments strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of employee wellbeing strategies, health management systems, healthcare trends, and workforce health initiatives.
• Experience developing health policies, governance structures, and strategic programs across multiple locations.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Must have significant U.S.-based experience.

Preferred Background

We are particularly interested in candidates who have held leadership roles such as:

• Head of Health
• Director of Employee Health & Wellbeing
• Director of Corporate Health
• Senior Manager, Health & Wellness
• Global Health Program Leader
• VP, Employee Health
• Director, Occupational Health Services
• Population Health Leader
• Medical Affairs/Corporate Health Leadership

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

This is a rare opportunity to shape the health agenda for a major North American operation. The successful candidate will have significant visibility with senior leadership and direct influence on workforce health strategy, wellbeing initiatives, and organizational health outcomes.

Relocation assistance and competitive executive-level compensation package available for qualified candidates.