Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Senior HR Lead, UK & Ireland
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Job Function:
Human Resources
Job Sub Function:
HR Business Partners
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Job Description:
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Sr.HR Lead, UK & Ireland located in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
- St. Anthony's Road, Leeds, UK - Requisition Number: R-084435
- Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy - Requisition Number: R-085500
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The Sr. Manager, UK/Ireland is a senior HR leadership role with accountability for driving performance, execution excellence, and strategic alignment across the UK market for DePuy Synthes. This role is primarily responsible for translating strategy into execution and delivering business results at country level. The position offers the opportunity to lead cross‑functional teams, influence key stakeholders, and have a direct impact on business outcomes and patient care in a highly regulated MedTech environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide senior HR leadership for UK and Ireland market operations, ensuring alignment with DePuy Synthes’ regional and global strategies.
- Execute HR business strategy at country level and ensure delivery of operational plans.
- Translate regional HR strategy into actionable plans and track execution progress.
- Partner with Business Leaders and HR to deliver integrated business plans.
- Foster strong relationships with key customers, healthcare stakeholders, and internal partners across the countries.
- Lead, coach, and develop managers and teams, building leadership capability and a high‑performance culture.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, quality, ethical, and governance standards applicable to the UK MedTech market.
- Ensure compliance with local labor law and internal policies; manage relationships with employee representatives and external labor bodies as required.
- Monitor performance metrics, identify risks and opportunities, and drive corrective actions as needed.
- Build strong operational leadership bench and ensure team performance delivery.
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Where required to be managed locally:
- Document handling: Print, stamp/seal, mail/ship, distribute, and route documents for wet signatures.
- Records management: Store/archive/retrieve HR documents; fulfill requests; coordinate offsite storage; scan and name for Veeva.
- Compliance/admin: Upload/submit filings; print and hand-deliver to agencies; support audits and onsite audit coordination.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree required in Business Administration, Marketing, Life Sciences, Engineering, or a related field.
- Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- Typically 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in HR roles, preferably within MedTech, Pharma, or Healthcare.
- Demonstrated experience leading multi‑functional teams and managing complex business priorities.
- Proven ability to drive HR strategy execution and deliver results in a matrixed organisation.
Preferred:
- Background working across EMEA or in international organisations.
- Experience leading transformation, change, or growth initiatives.
- Strong customer‑centric mindset with senior‑level engagement experience.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Other:
- Language: Fluent English required.
- Travel: Up to ~25%, primarily within the UK / Ireland and EMEA.
- Certifications: Leadership or commercial certifications preferred but not required.
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Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Business Alignment, Coaching, Employee Relations, Employee Retention, HR Business Partnership, HR Strategic Management, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Law, Interpersonal Influence, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Development (OD), Organizing, Problem Solving, Process Improvements, Project Management, Talent Management, Technical Credibility
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