Sustainability Director â EurAsia.
Sustainability Director â EurAsia.
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Job Description
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. Youll lead with purpose breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
Medtronic is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Sustainability for EurAsia region to lead our sustainability initiatives in the region. Reporting to the Chief Sustainability Officer this role will preferably be based in The Netherlands and will involve significant engagement with regulatory bodies customers commercial and financial teams and their leaders. The Director will provide leadership to current team members based in the EU and UK ensuring alignment with Medtronics global sustainability strategy and enterprise-level goals. The role will involve travel as needed and authorized within Europe and to other locations covered by Medtronics EurAsia region and for business-critical office meetings in the United States.
Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Strategy:Lead and manage sustainability initiatives across the EU and UK ensuring alignment with Medtronics global sustainability strategy and global sustainability policy. Support the corporate sustainability team in strategic direction and leadership in the EU region. Engage in internal and external forums as asked by the CSO to advance Medtronics sustainability position and business interests.
Stakeholder Engagement:Engage with sustainability-related regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with sustainability-related regulations and standards. Represent Medtronic in discussions with regulatory agencies and industry groups. Work closely with customers trade associations and industry groups/collaboratives and other key stakeholders to promote Medtronics sustainability initiatives and communicate achievements. Develop and maintain effective communication build and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders to drive progress toward established goals.
Commercial and Financial Collaboration:Collaborate with commercial and financial teams to integrate sustainability into commercial business strategy and commercial operating activities. Ensure that sustainability initiatives support Medtronics commercial and financial interests.
Team Leadership:Provide leadership and support to current team members based in the EU and UKI region primarily and then as needed in Middle East-AsiaPac region covered by Medtronic EurAsia. Be recognized as a playing captain driving projects forward individually and collectively through exemplary behavior and results. Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
Project Proposals & Management: Recommend business-relevant sustainability projects develop proposals and get them funded through EurAsia business and functional leadership as well as through other funding agencies (i.e. EU govt). Oversee the planning implementation and monitoring of sustainability projects. Ensure that projects are delivered on time within budget and meet quality standards
Reporting and Communication:Develop and deliver regular reports on sustainability performance to senior management. Communicate sustainability achievements and challenges to internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications:
Sector/Industry Experience:Proven experience in the healthcare sector and/or MedTech industry or otherwise highly regulated adjacent sector or industry (e.g. BioTech Pharma Life Sciences Chemicals) highly regulated industries with a clear understanding of sector-specific sustainability challenges and opportunities.
Sustainability Expertise:Extensive experience managing diverse sustainability initiatives in the EU. Knowledge of sustainability regulations standards and best practices in the broader EurAsia region (including Australia).
Leadership Skills:Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams. Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
Communication Skills:Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to effectively engage with regulatory bodies customers and internal teams . Apart from English fluency in one or more prominent European languages is an advantage.
Project Management:Strong project management skills with a track record of successfully delivering complex sustainability projects .
Educational Background:A degree in sustainability environmental science business or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications in sustainability are a plus.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life unites a global team of 95000 passionate people.
We are engineers at heart putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab to the factory floor to the conference room every one of us experiments creates builds improves and solves. We have the talent diverse perspectives and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business mission and our commitment to diversity here
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
