Senior Regional Health Manager, WHS Global Medical and Health Team

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company seeks a Senior Regional Health Manager to drive occupational health excellence across the AMET region. The role involves overseeing health services, ensuring compliance with regulations, and guiding internal stakeholders on occupational health matters, contributing to employee well-being and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading Occupational Health services.
• Clinical experience and knowledge of AMET Occupational Health legislation.
• Experience in managing first aid and emergency response services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Occupational Health services across AMET region.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and medical regulations.
• Define and report health-related metrics to measure program success.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Analytical

Education

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Job description

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 Amazon's 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 employees' 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 & analytic mindset over and above strong clinical expertise
• Good verbal and written communication in English and Arabic.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 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-orientated 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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