EHW Lead Physician West

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

About the role

The EHW Lead Physician (West) is responsible for providing strategic, clinical and operational leadership for Employee Health and Wellbeing (EHW) and services across North America and Latin America.

The role acts as the senior regional medical authority for employee health matters, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, compliant and business-focused employee health services. The position provides clinical governance and oversight for regional EHW resources and supports the effective management of occupational health risks, complex medical cases and workforce health priorities.

Based in Latin America, the EHW Lead Physician (West) will lead a geographically dispersed team, including the Employee Health and Wellbeing Manager, North America and other regional EHW resources. The role is accountable for implementing Haleon's global health and wellbeing strategy, standards and programmes across the region. Fluency in English and Spanish is required; Portuguese is desirable.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Medical Leadership

• Provide strategic and medical leadership for Employee Health and Wellbeing and Occupational Health services across North America and Latin America.
• Develop and execute the regional EHW strategy in alignment with Haleon’s global health, wellbeing and occupational health objectives.
• Act as the senior regional medical advisor on employee health, occupational health and fitness-for-work matters.
• Contribute to the Global EHW leadership community and support the development and implementation of global standards, policies and programmes.
• Ensure consistency of service delivery across countries while recognising local legal, regulatory and cultural requirements.
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Leadership and People Management

• Directly manage the Employee Health and Wellbeing Manager, North America and other regional EHW resources.
• Provide leadership, coaching and performance management for a geographically dispersed multidisciplinary team.
• Build regional capability through professional development, succession planning and sharing of good practice.
• Create a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture focused on clinical excellence and continuous improvement.
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Clinical Governance and Medical Oversight

• Establish and maintain robust clinical governance, quality assurance and professional practice standards across the region.
• Provide medical oversight and consultation for complex occupational health, disability, accommodation and fitness-for-work cases.
• Ensure EHW services are evidence-based, ethically delivered and compliant with applicable professional and legal requirements.
• Oversee clinical risk management, medical confidentiality, record-keeping and escalation processes.
• Provide governance for health surveillance, occupational exposure management, vaccination and preventive health programmes.
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Occupational Health Strategy and Service Delivery

• Oversee the effective delivery of regional occupational health services, including:
• Drive appropriate standardisation, service improvement and operational efficiency across the region.
• Monitor service quality and outcomes and address performance or compliance gaps.
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Business Partnering

• Partner with regional and country HR, EHS, Legal, Benefits, Security and business leaders to identify and manage workforce health risks.
• Provide expert medical advice to support business decisions, organisational change and workforce health strategies.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and communicate complex medical and occupational health issues clearly and pragmatically.
• Support regional incident response, business continuity and health-related crisis management where required.
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Compliance, Governance and Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with applicable occupational health, employment, medical privacy and professional requirements across the region.
• Implement Haleon global EHW standards, policies and governance requirements.
• Monitor relevant regulatory developments and assess their implications for regional operations.
• Support investigations relating to occupational illness, workplace exposures and significant employee health incidents.
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Health and Wellbeing Strategy

• Lead regional implementation of Haleon’s global employee health and wellbeing programmes.
• Promote prevention, early intervention and evidence-based approaches to workforce health.
• Use health data and insights to identify regional priorities, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Support programmes addressing mental health, chronic disease, musculoskeletal health, women’s health and workforce resilience.
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Vendor and External Medical Management

• Provide oversight of regional occupational health vendors, physicians and clinical service providers.
• Ensure external services meet agreed requirements for clinical quality, compliance, performance and value.
• Support procurement, contracting and governance of external medical services.
• Maintain effective relationships with external specialists and healthcare partners.
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Data, Reporting and Analytics

• Monitor and report key regional employee health and occupational health metrics.
• Analyse trends relating to absence, disability, occupational illness, health risks and programme effectiveness.
• Provide insights and recommendations to regional business leaders and the Global EHW team.
• Support regional budget planning, prioritisation and resource allocation.

 

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications

Required:

• Medical degree (MD or equivalent).
• Current medical registration or licence in the country of practice.
• Postgraduate qualification or recognised training in Occupational Medicine, Public Health, Preventive Medicine or a related field.
• Professional fluency in English and Spanish.

Preferred:

• Specialist qualification or board certification in Occupational Medicine or a related specialty.
• Master’s degree in Public Health, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Professional proficiency in Portuguese.
• Experience

Required:

• Significant experience in occupational medicine, employee health or workforce health within a complex organisation.
• Leading multidisciplinary clinical resources across multiple countries or locations.
• Providing clinical governance and oversight of occupational health services.
• Managing complex employee health, disability, accommodation and fitness-for-work cases.
• Influencing senior business, HR, EHS and Legal stakeholders.
• Managing external occupational health vendors and clinical providers.
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Preferred:

• Working across both North America and Latin America.
• Experience within consumer healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences or manufacturing environments.
• Implementing regional or global employee health strategies and standards.

Key Skills and Behaviours

• Builds effective working relationships and networks, engaging collaboratively with site personnel, senior management, EHS teams and regional leaders.
• Strategic thinking and business acumen
• Clinical credibility and sound medical judgement
• Leadership and people management
• Occupational health and clinical governance expertise
• Stakeholder engagement and influence
• Cross-cultural awareness and inclusive leadership
• Data-driven decision making
• Risk assessment and problem solving
• Change leadership
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work effectively across geographically dispersed and matrixed teams
• Proficient in the use of medical systems and standard office software to support clinical and administrative requirements.
  

 

 

 

 Job Posting End Date

 

 

2026-10-24

 

 

 

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

 

 

 

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

 

 

 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.