QMS & HSD Lead India

The QMS & HSD Lead India plays a critical leadership role in ensuring the effectiveness compliance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) and Health Safety & Environment (HSD) programs across DePuy Synthes India operations. This role partners closely with regional and global Quality Regulatory and business leaders to safeguard product quality employee safety and regulatory compliance while enabling operational excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact by strengthening quality culture drivingriskbaseddecision making and supporting business growth in a highly regulated medical device environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead andmaintainthe India QMS in alignment with global DePuy Synthes and Johnson & Johnson Quality & Compliance standards applicable regulations and internal policies.

• Oversee HSD programs to ensure compliance with local regional and company requirements promoting a strong culture of safety and environmental responsibility.

• Serve as the primary quality and HSD business partner for India leadershipprovidingstrategic guidance risk assessments and decision support.

• Lead internal and external audits inspections and assessments; ensuretimelyand effective remediation of observations and findings.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives including CAPA management review and quality metrics to enhance system effectiveness and compliance performance.

• Ensure effective change management document control and training programs across India operations.

• Collaborate with Regional and Global QARA partners to align India practices with enterprise strategies and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degreein Engineering Life Sciences Quality Environmental Health & Safety ora relateddiscipline.

• Masters degree or advanced qualification preferred.

Experience and Skills

Required:

• Minimum 810 years of progressive experience in Quality Management Systems and/or Health Safety & Environment within a regulated industry (medical devices pharmaceuticals or healthcare preferred).

• Strong working knowledge of global and local quality and HSD regulations and standards (e.g. ISO 13485 ISO 14001 ISO 45001 and applicable Indian regulations).

• Demonstrated experience leading audits inspections and regulatory interactions.

• Proven ability to leadcrossfunctionalinitiatives and influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.

Preferred:

• Prior experience supporting manufacturing distribution or commercial operations in India.

• Experience working in a global or matrixed organization.

• Demonstrated success driving culture change and continuous improvement.

• Familiarity with digital quality systems anddatadrivenquality metrics.

• Strongproblemsolving risk management anddecisionmakingskills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Other:

• Language: Fluency in English;proficiencyin local languages preferred.

• Travel: Limited domestic travel; limited international travel as needed.

• Certifications: Lead Auditor Quality or HSE certifications (e.g. ISO Lead Auditor NEBOSH) preferred.

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Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position it is anticipated that following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

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