Senior Regional Health Manager
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
Description
Join our Global Medical and Health (GMH) Team within Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) and take a pivotal role in driving occupational health excellence across AMET (Africa, Middle East and Turkey) region. As the senior regional health manager, you will oversee and lead the delivery of occupational health (OH) services within AMET region, and act as the subject matter expert for occupational health, ensuring the health and well-being of employees in alignment with global standards and local regulations.
Key job responsibilities- Provide strategic direction and manage the occupational health services across AMET, ensuring high-quality support and compliance with local health, safety, and medical regulations.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on occupational health, providing guidance and support to internal stakeholders at all levels and liaising with local authorities and occupational health bodies.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation changes affecting workplace health and ensure compliance with Amazonu2019s policies as well as all local health, safety, and medical regulations.
- Define, monitor, and report health-related metrics to Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) Global Medical and Health (GMH) team leadership to measure program success, identify areas for improvement, and inform global and regional health strategies.
- Oversee the proactive identification, assessment, and mitigation of workplace health risks including physical and psychosocial factors and develop programs to safeguard employee well-being.
A day in the life
In your role as senior regional health manager, you provide strategic leadership and oversight for occupational health services and preventive health management programs. You work closely with a dedicated team of workplace health and safety professionals and health professionals while collaborating with internal stakeholders and local health authorities to identify and mitigate workplace health risks.
As a subject matter expert, you offer essential guidance on occupational health, regulatory, and compliance matters, and you serve as the primary point of contact for localizing health policies. You have the unique opportunity to shape how health programs are managed across AMET by driving cross-functional initiatives and partnering with a dynamic team of health professionals.Your leadership not only keeps employees healthy and safe but also strengthens key partnerships that are critical to our organizational success.
About the team
The global medical & health team is dedicated to driving excellence in occupational health and employee well-being across our global organization. We collaborate across regions to design, implement, and oversee innovative health programs that support the diverse needs of our workforce while aligning with regulatory standards.
Our mission is to foster a safe, healthy, and resilient work environment by integrating evidence-based practices, leveraging data-driven insights, and championing holistic health strategies. Joining our team means contributing to a global vision of unifying and advancing occupational health initiatives that make a measurable positive impact on employeesu2019 health worldwide.
Basic qualifications- Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from an accredited medical school.
- Clinical experience and direct knowledge of AMET occupational health legislation and requirements.
- Experience of leading occupational health services.
- Injury or illness prevention expertise (ergonomics, psychosocial risks, environmental risks, industrial hygiene), including delivering preventative and other healthcare programs.
- Experience of managing first aid and emergency response services and standards.
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
- Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
- Data-literate and driven, with a project/program and analytic mindset over and above strong clinical expertise.
- Good verbal and written communication in English and Arabic.
- Certification in occupational health/medicine or equivalent credentialing as an occupational health physician.
- Strong communication skills (writing and in-person), leadership, teamwork, analysis, judgment, and customer focus, with result-oriented working methods and problem solving.
- Experience of, and ability to address and support, executive priorities, including strong writing and communication skills.
- Specialization/additional qualification in ergonomics, psychosocial risks, environmental risks, industrial hygiene or similar.
- Experience in health management in a retail logistics, manufacturing, or production environment.
- A wealth of ideas and the ability to solve issues creatively.
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Job Function: HealthcareCompany Industry: Transport, Distribution & Logistics
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