HSE Director / Directeur HSE (F/H/D)

We’re excited to share this opportunity is part of the Sandoz acquisition of Just-Evotec Biologics in Toulouse. Through this opportunity you will impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people through bold ideas supported by an inclusive, agile company culture. Join us to help make healthcare fairer and faster, help us to pioneer access to medicine! Click to learn more.
Location :Toulouse
Contract type : Permanent
What You’ll Do:
Joining Sandoz in Toulouse, means becoming part of a rapidly expanding site at the heart of a world-class scientific and technological ecosystem.
A strategic site for the development and production of biosimilar medicines, fully aligned with Sandoz’s mission to improve access to essential treatments.
A modern and evolving environment, offering the opportunity to build and strengthen an outstanding EH&S culture from day one.
A strong investment dynamic, enabling you to grow within an innovative setting equipped with cutting-edge technologies and major development projects.
The HSE Director holds overall strategic accountability for Environmental, Health & Safety performance, compliance, and risk management at the site.
The role operates at site leadership level and provides strategic direction, governance, and external representation, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, corporate standards, and site business objectives.
Define and drive the site EH&S strategy in alignment with corporate objectives and local regulatory requirements.
Ensure the robustness and sustainability of the site EH&S management system during ramp-up and steady-state operations.
Act as the primary EH&S interface with regulatory authorities, inspectors, and external stakeholders.
Ensure site readiness for inspections and audits; oversee regulatory commitments and follow-up actions.
Provide strategic leadership and prioritization on EH&S risks impacting operations, projects, and investments.
Oversee high-severity incidents and ensure systemic corrective and preventive actions.
Provide direction, coaching, and oversight to the EH&S Manager and team, ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.
Define EH&S resourcing strategy, including use of temporary or external support during peak workload periods.
Represent the site in corporate and global EH&S governance forums and decision-making bodies.
Actively contribute to site leadership decisions, integrating EH&S considerations into operational and strategic planning.
In accordance with French regulations, the Site Head remains the legal representative of the site and retains ultimate civil and penal responsibility for Environmental, Health & Safety matters.
Any delegation of authority does not transfer penal liability and is limited to operational execution within the defined scope.
Who You Are:
Master's degree or equivalent in occupational safety, Environmental Science, or related field; alternatively, scientific degree followed by formal EHS training.
15+ years related experience with ~10 years of leadership management experience & expertise and minimum of 5 years of EHS experience in pharmaceuticals.
Current knowledge of French EHS laws and regulations that impact the organization’s operations (chemical risks, biological risks, ATEX…).
Working experience in conducting incident investigations and interacting with regulatory agencies.
Experience in lab and commercial manufacturing settings.
Experience in lab safety, biosafety, emergency response, business continuity, and ergonomics.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to work with cross functional teams comprised of discovery, process development, quality, and manufacturing.
Why Sandoz?
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!
The future is ours to shape!
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.
EN: In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.
IT: In compliance with fundamental ethical and professional principles and with Legislative Decree 198/2006, Evotec is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace built on mutual respect. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees based on their skills, experience, and professional qualifications. In line with our ethical and professional principles, all employment-related decisions, including recruitment and selection processes, are made fairly and without any form of discrimination. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, genetic information, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.