Health & Safety Manager in Cambridge

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About CMR Surgical

At CMR Surgical, we're revolutionising the future of minimal access surgery with Versius, our next-generation surgical robotic system. We're growing fast, and we're on a mission to transform how surgery is delivered globally for the benefit of patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems. Our values - Ambitious, Humble, People-Focused, and Fair & Responsible - define our approach to innovation, partnership, and growth. If you believe in making a meaningful difference in healthcare and want to be part of a purpose-driven company with bold ambitions, now is the time to join us. CMR is an exciting and evolving company to be joining right now. Our commitment to our goal of building a world-class medical devices company is underpinned by the ground-breaking innovation of our next generation of surgical robots and a diverse team of talented and supportive individuals. We're breaking new ground which makes working here exciting, it provides autonomy, opportunity and makes the things you do visible. Come and join us and see what you're capable of.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Health & Safety professional to lead our organisation's H&S strategy, compliance, and culture across a workforce of approximately 500 employees in the UK, including a light manufacturing environment and a small number of low-risk international field service staff. This role ensures that our people, sites, and operations meet the highest standards of safety, legal compliance, and risk management. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 3 days a week based across our Ely and Cambridge sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert H&S leadership across office, global field operations, and UK light manufacturing operations, ensuring proportionate and practical safety controls in each environment. Manage budget and resources accordingly.
• Develop, implement, and continually improve the organisation's Health & Safety strategy, policies, and management systems in line with UK legislation (e.g., Health and Safety At Work Act, COSHH, PUWER, RIDDOR, etc.) and coordinate international requirements where needed.
• Lead comprehensive UK H&S governance activities including risk assessments, safe systems of work, incident investigations, audits, and follow-up action tracking.
• Coordinate international communication of these.
• Oversee safety for manufacturing processes, including machinery safety, manual handling, and workplace layout considerations.
• Support international field-based operations with appropriate training and risk assessments.
• Drive a safety culture of proactive compliance through engagement, coaching, and effective training programmes.
• Maintain H&S performance metrics, KPIs, dashboards, reporting regularly to senior leadership and communicating with CMR as a whole.
• Manage relationships with regulators (including HSE), insurers, auditors, and industry bodies.
• Support emergency planning and business continuity considerations related to H&S.

We'd expect you to be willing to turn your hand to anything within the Health and Sustainability remit that helps the team deliver its objectives.

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll need to have/be:

• Excellent influencing, communication, and coaching capabilities.
• Proven ability to build and embed a strong, positive safety culture.
• Comfortable working at both strategic and hands-on levels.
• Practitioner-level IOSH membership or Chartered (e.g., CMIOSH or working toward).
• Experience in a senior H&S role within the UK, including direct experience working with manufacturing or factory environments.
• Strong understanding of UK Health & Safety legislation, practical risk management, and safety systems in mixed operational settings.
• Experience supporting multi-site or global field-based teams; international exposure beneficial but not essential.

At CMR we're building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace; what matters most to us is that you identify with our values and are passionate about making a difference.

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a bonus, non-contributory pension, private healthcare and enhanced global parental leave pay. This role requires candidates to have eligibility to work within the UK. Interested? We'd love to hear from you!