Head of Global Environment, Health Safety; EHS

Position: Head of Global Environment, Health, & Safety (EHS)
The Role The Head of Global Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) is responsible for leading Fresenius Medical Care's Global Environment, Health & Safety Program and governance, establishing a consistent enterprise approach to protecting employees, patients, contractors, visitors and the environment across all business operations.

Reporting to the SVP, Real Estate, Security, and Environment, Health & Safety (EHS), the Head of Global EHS provides strategic leadership for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the company's global EHS framework.

The role establishes enterprise-wide EHS strategies, policies, standards, governance processes and performance expectations, working in close partnership with business, regional and local EHS teams to drive consistent implementation across manufacturing, clinical, commercial and corporate operations while fostering a culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement throughout the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities Global EHS Strategy Ownership
• Develop, own, and execute Fresenius Medical Care's global Environment, Health & Safety strategy aligned with the company's business objectives, sustainability commitments and enterprise risk framework.
• Translate enterprise strategy into practical global programs that improve safety performance and environmental stewardship.
• Drive continuous improvement of the global EHS operating model.

Enterprise-Wide EHS Governance, Policy & Standards
• Develop, own, maintain, and continuously improve global EHS policies, standards, procedures, and management systems.
• Ensure enterprise standards remain aligned with evolving regulatory requirements and recognized international best practices.
• Provide governance across all businesses, functions, and regions while allowing appropriate flexibility to meet specific business and local legal requirements.
• Establish enterprise minimum standards for environment, health & safety management.
• Establish enterprise control frameworks and minimum compliance standards for key environmental programs including waste management, environmental permitting, spill prevention and response, transportation of regulated materials, environmental reporting and recordkeeping.
• Ensure consistent implementation of enterprise standards while enabling business specific procedures where operational requirements differ.

Global EHS Coordination & Capability-Building
• Lead and coordinate the global EHS ecosystem, providing direction, guidance and support to business, regional and local EHS leaders.
• Facilitate collaboration and sharing of best practices across regions and business units.
• Build organizational capability through training, coaching, and professional development.
• Establish governance forums to monitor performance, share learning, and drive continuous improvement.

EHS Risk Management
• Lead enterprise-wide identification, assessment and mitigation of environment, health and safety risks.
• Ensure that global EHS assurance programs are in place and are operating effectively through safety inspections, environmental compliance audits, ISOmanagement system audits, and regulatory readiness reviews.
• Support Global Internal Audit in periodic assessment of EHS program effectiveness, testing of EHS controls and governance, and review ofremediation effectiveness.
• In close cooperation with the Legal and Global Affairs organizations, monitor emerging legislation and regulatory developments and assess organizationalimpacts.
• Ensure appropriate governance for significant incidents, investigations and corrective action programs.
• Maintain a forward-looking EHS risk register and provide executive briefings regarding significant regulatory developments and strategic risks.
• Provide…