Health & Well-being Advisor

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is seeking a proactive and compassionate Health and Well-being Adviser to support and promote the mental health and overall well-being of staff across all EMBL sites. You will be instrumental in building a positive workplace culture of openness and trust to foster general employee job satisfaction engagement morale and happiness with a particular focus on mental health and support for staff with diverse needs including those related to mental health disability and neurodiversity.

You will be part of the Health & Safety team and report to the Head of the Health & Safety Office. You will liaise closely with other departments including Human Resources Equality Diversity & Inclusion and the Ombuds Office. You will be based at the Headquarters in Heidelberg but your work will support all six EMBL sites.

Your role

• Contribute to the development of an occupational health management programme and lead its implementation with senior advice.

• Contribute to assessing staffs well-being in order to suggest targeted solutions in collaboration with colleagues.

• Coordinate EMBLs mental health working group; initiate topics and manage follow-up.

• Manage reintegration cases including liaising with HR and managers.

• Provide guidance to staff experiencing physical or mental health challenges referring them to appropriate professionals as needed.

• Assist staff with disabilities or neurodiverse conditions by supporting workplace adaptation and inclusion.

• Organise mental health awareness campaigns training sessions and well-being initiatives.

• Coordinate health promotion activities.

• Support HR in identifying external medical professionals to represent EMBL on the internal Rehabilitation Board as needed.

• Perform additional duties as required by the Head of the Health & Safety Office.

You have

• A university degree in occupational health psychology or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

• Demonstrated experience in planning and delivering well-being or mental health programmes events or assessments.

• Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to present well in writing and orally both in English.

• Empathetic positive and solution-oriented mindset.

• Ability to assess the best approach in dealing with others and to build and maintain positive relationships with people.

• Competence to build rapport and communicate across a broad range of backgrounds.

• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.

• High level of flexibility discretion confidentiality and professional integrity.

• Proficient IT skills and ability to work with digital tools and systems.

You may also have

• Experience in setting up occupational health management systems.

• German French Spanish and/or Italian language skills.

Contract length: 3 years (renewable up to 9)

Salary: Grade 5 (salary starting from 4.03102 EUR monthly after tax before 12% EMBL social security dedcutions)

Application Instructions:

Please submit your structured CV along with a cover letter that reflects your own voice and motivation. We are genuinely interested in understanding why you see this as the right next step in your career and whether you are prepared to relocate to Barcelona.

Closing date: 21/09/2025

Why join us

EMBL is curiosity-driven community-oriented and international. As an inclusive equal opportunity employer we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.

We encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing team we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and personal experiences reflect the diversity of the populations that our science serves. We actively encourage applications from all genders and cultures ethnic groups and all demographics to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights at this transformational point in our people strategy.

Enjoy lots of benefits:

• Financial incentives:Salary free of income tax Monthly family child and non-resident allowances annual salary review pension scheme death benefit long-term care accident-at-work and unemployment insurances

• Flexible working arrangements

• Private medical insurancefor you and your immediate family (including all prescriptions and generous dental & optical cover)

• Generous time off:30 days annual leave per year in addition to public holidays

• Relocation packageincluding installation grant (if applicable)

• Campus life:Free shuttle bus (select sites) on-site library subsidised on-site gym and cafeteria casual dress code extensive sports and social club activities (on campus and remotely)

• Family benefits: Kindergarten (Heidelberg) 10 days of child sick leave generous paid maternity/parental leave and monthly family & child allowances

• Benefits for international newcomers:Visa exemption education grant for private schooling financial support to travel back to your home country every second year and a monthly non-resident allowance.

• For detailed information please visit our employee benefits page here

What else you need to know

• International applicants: We recruit internationally and successful candidates are offered visa exemptions. Visit our International Applicants page to find out more.

• EMBL is a signatory of DORA. Find out how we apply DORA principles to our recruitment and performance assessment processes here.

• Diversity and inclusion: At EMBL we strongly believe that inclusive and diverse teams benefit from higher levels of innovation and creative thought. We encourage applications from women LGBTQ & individuals from all nationalities.

• How to apply: To apply please submit a cover letter and a CV through our online system. Applications will close at 23:59 CET on the date shown below. We aim to provide a response within two weeks after the closing date.

Closing Date