Global Occupational Health Governance Director

Overview

Provide global medical leadership for occupational health across Mars, establishing global standards, a multi-year strategy, and clinical governance and regulatory compliance to protect the health, wellbeing, and work capability of the global workforce.

What you'll do

• Develop and execute the global occupational health strategy, with clear priorities, standards, and a multi-year roadmap.
• Ensure the strategy aligns with broader business needs, workforce health risks, and organizational objectives.
• Provide deep medical expertise to identify, assess, and prevent work-related health risks, including occupational exposures, physical hazards, and psychosocial risks.
• Partner with Health & Safety and Operations to design and implement preventative controls.
• Establish global clinical standards, protocols, and assurance frameworks for safe, evidence-based occupational health practices.
• Oversee medical surveillance programs and ensure adherence to local legislation, professional practices, and confidentiality standards globally.
• Provide medical leadership for fitness-for-work assessments, rehabilitation, reasonable workplace adjustments, and return-to-work processes.
• Champion workplace adjustments that support diverse physical capabilities, inclusion, and sustained employee capability.
• Define key occupational health metrics, analyze workforce health trends, and deliver actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Use health intelligence to drive evidence-based interventions and track measurable health outcomes.
• Define the global operating model and set standards for external occupational health service providers.
• Build the capability and competency of regional and local health teams.
• Partner with Benefits, Security, P&O, and Business Leaders on wellness promotion, emergency medical preparedness, and crisis management.

What you'll need

• Fully qualified Occupational Health Physician with recognized advanced qualifications or board certification in Occupational Medicine.
• 15+ years of progressive, hands-on leadership experience in Occupational Medicine within a large multinational organization.
• Experience leading strategy across multiple geographies with differing legal frameworks.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing global occupational health strategies, with deep expertise in health risk management and clinical governance.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead organizational change in highly complex, matrixed environments.

Nice to have

• Experience operating within highly complex operational, manufacturing, or supply-chain environments.
• Proven experience leading enterprise-level wellness, mental health, or occupational health initiatives.
• Recognized external thought leadership in Occupational Health or Public Health forums.

Details

• Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India.