Head of North America Occupational Health
Sanofi
June 24, 2026
On-site
Morristown, NJ
$210,000 - $350,000 USD yearly
Human Resources
Responsibilities
- Serve as the only Occupational Health Physician in North America, providing clinical oversight and medical decision-making across all sites and business units.
- Provide clinical governance to OH nursing and allied health staff; ensure standards of care and clinical quality.
- Act as clinical escalation point for complex cases, fitness-for-duty, and high-risk situations.
- Authorize specialized medical clearances (respirator fitness, hazardous materials work, confined space entry, international travel).
- Design and deploy medical surveillance programs and post-exposure protocols aligned with regulations and evidence.
- Support occupational health cases with People & Culture, Legal, and Risk Management.
- Oversee emergency response programs (AED management, first-responder coordination, crisis medical protocols).
- Global NA Key Medical Doctor: represent NA in global OH governance, align NA practices to global frameworks, and support policy harmonization/pandemic preparedness.
- Ensure OH regulatory compliance across NA (OSHA, NIOSH, etc.), interface with workers’ compensation parties, lead compliance audits, and drive corrective actions.
- Lead OH program development/deployment, including digital health transformation and EMR implementation (AI, digital tools, portals); oversee provider/vendor/EMR/facility contracts.
- Manage crisis/emergency medical leadership and liaise with public health authorities.
- Lead ~9 nurses/NPs; coach, mentor, manage performance, and drive succession.
- Own NA OH budget; track KPIs/dashboards; optimize costs; champion continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- MD/DO (accredited) required; ABPM board certification required; additional primary care board certification preferred.
- Active, unrestricted medical license in at least one of: NJ, MA, PA; willing to obtain additional state licensures.
- 15+ years progressive occupational medicine experience (industrial/pharma R&D/corporate) required; 10+ years people management required.
- Regulatory compliance experience (OSHA, NIOSH, ADA, HIPAA, workers’ comp, medical surveillance) required; post-exposure protocol and medical surveillance program development required.
- Strong strategic communication; digital health/EMR/health analytics experience; clinical care in global/multinational settings strongly preferred.
Benefits (explicit)
- Health and wellbeing benefits, prevention/wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
- Serve as the only Occupational Health Physician in North America, providing clinical oversight and medical decision-making across all sites and business units.
- Provide clinical governance to OH nursing and allied health staff; ensure standards of care and clinical quality.
- Act as clinical escalation point for complex cases, fitness-for-duty, and high-risk situations.
- Authorize specialized medical clearances (respirator fitness, hazardous materials work, confined space entry, international travel).
- Design and deploy medical surveillance programs and post-exposure protocols aligned with regulations and evidence.
- Support occupational health cases with People & Culture, Legal, and Risk Management.
- Oversee emergency response programs (AED management, first-responder coordination, crisis medical protocols).
- Global NA Key Medical Doctor: represent NA in global OH governance, align NA practices to global frameworks, and support policy harmonization/pandemic preparedness.
- Ensure OH regulatory compliance across NA (OSHA, NIOSH, etc.), interface with workers’ compensation parties, lead compliance audits, and drive corrective actions.
- Lead OH program development/deployment, including digital health transformation and EMR implementation (AI, digital tools, portals); oversee provider/vendor/EMR/facility contracts.
- Manage crisis/emergency medical leadership and liaise with public health authorities.
- Lead ~9 nurses/NPs; coach, mentor, manage performance, and drive succession.
- Own NA OH budget; track KPIs/dashboards; optimize costs; champion continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- MD/DO (accredited) required; ABPM board certification required; additional primary care board certification preferred.
- Active, unrestricted medical license in at least one of: NJ, MA, PA; willing to obtain additional state licensures.
- 15+ years progressive occupational medicine experience (industrial/pharma R&D/corporate) required; 10+ years people management required.
- Regulatory compliance experience (OSHA, NIOSH, ADA, HIPAA, workers’ comp, medical surveillance) required; post-exposure protocol and medical surveillance program development required.
- Strong strategic communication; digital health/EMR/health analytics experience; clinical care in global/multinational settings strongly preferred.
Benefits (explicit)
- Health and wellbeing benefits, prevention/wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.