Global Director – Environmental Sustainability in London

About Ipsen: Ipsen is a mid-sized global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on transformative medicines in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience. Supported by nearly 100 years of development experience, with global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K, we tackle areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation. Our passionate teams in more than 40 countries are focused on what matters and endeavour every day to bring medicines to patients in 88 countries. We build a workplace that champions human-centric leadership and fosters a culture of collaboration, excellence and impact. At Ipsen, every individual is empowered to be their true selves, grow and thrive alongside the company’s success. Join us on our journey towards sustainable growth, creating real impact on patients and society!

Job Description:

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION This role is accountable for the strategic leadership of the Environment (including climate change, CO2 reduction, and climate resilience) in Ipsen, requiring substantial engagement with other functions and ELT members. This includes defining and coordinating the implementation of the company’s Environment strategy, setting and aligning our ambitions, outlining and securing appropriate resources, and tactical implementation of key programmes to deliver. The leader will have a strategic and influential part in establishing Ipsen as an industry leader in Environmental Sustainability (ES). It drives the development and implementation of a global ES strategy, partnering with industrial and tertiary sites and functions to deliver impactful initiatives across climate action, waste and water management, biodiversity, and natural resource preservation. The position ensures Ipsen’s leadership in science-based carbon reduction and environmental stewardship, while fostering internal talent and cross-functional collaboration.

A key member of the Sustainability and CSR team, this role is responsible for delivering at both strategic and operational levels, leading global ES disclosures, external recognition efforts, and enterprise risk management. It manages Ipsen’s environmental data systems and platforms, oversees policy and standards development, and ensures alignment across the organization. He/she will embrace the company’s position in ES as part of our business strategy and as a key driver of our CSR strategy. As a key representative of Ipsen in external forums, the role contributes to budget planning and supports the company’s long-term sustainability goals.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creates the conditions for Ipsen to be an industry leader in Environmental Sustainability (ES).
• Partner with all company sites and functions in development/deployment of initiatives to deliver a leading Environmental sustainability programme including science-based Carbon reductions, waste management best practice and Water stewardship.
• Deliver leading ES performance across material ES concerns; climate change, Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Natural Resource preservation, Biodiversity, etc; and prepare for future challenges.
• Leverage and develop talent from across Ipsen to lead on, or support, key projects.
• Lead on all Global ES public disclosures, external ES Indices and Recognition (Awards) management and contribute to the group CSRD reporting.
• Global ES data Management & assurance lead including KPI Management, data sources, assurance and inventories.
• Business partner and Administrator for the Global EHS information management platform ensuring the company EHS strategy is fully aligned with the ES commitment.
• Leads & develops internal teams/committees that help develop, implement and maintain Ipsen's Environmental Sustainability programme including Policy, Standards, regulatory horizon as well as setting and tracking respective goals/objectives.
• Builds strong relationships and strategic alignment with organizational entities/functions regarding the purpose, approach and expected outcomes of the Environmental Sustainability programmes.
• Fully accountable for Climate Action pillar of new Sustainability Strategy, including aligning Ipsen senior management to strategic approach and performance updates.
• Can represent Ipsen to a variety of external entities, including Regulatory Agencies, industry-related groups, and various non-profit, educational, government, and community entities.
• Contributes to capital and expense planning and budgets in order to meet Ipsen expected cost objectives.
• Leads on EHS Enterprise Risk Management contributions.
• Fully integrates and aligns the EHS strategy with the company commitments to ES.
• Manage scope, schedule, and resources to ensure work is delivered in accordance with business needs and established ES/EHS standards.
• Ensure adherence to highest levels of ES/EHS Standards and regulatory requirements.
• Implement programs to continuously improve EHS compliance, performance and promote a positive and engaged EHS safety culture and sustainability.
• Provide inputs into the development and delivery of site strategy and goals, promoting operational excellence.
• Strengthen cross-functional working relationships through effective communication and collaboration among all key stakeholders/partners both internally and externally.
• Actively drive processes for team management in terms of goal setting, performance, development, and engagement.
• Contribute to external groups on emerging issues (e.g., EFPIA efforts regarding Climate, REACH and Pharmaceuticals in the Environment PIE).
• Participates as needed in Ipsen Group due diligence efforts.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Knowledge & Experience (essential):

• 8 to 10 years’ experience in Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Health & Safety; experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech preferred but not essential.
• Deep expertise on Climate (carbon reporting, decarbonization strategies, climate resilience, etc).
• Experience directly managing teams in a supervisory/leadership capacity essential.
• Experience in world class EHS/ES concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Experience leading EHS/ES initiatives in complex, dynamic environments through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role.

Knowledge & Experience (preferred):

• Prior experience with operational management, budget planning & management of EHS function preferred.

Education / Certifications (essential):

• Bachelors in science or engineering with an additional diploma/certification in Environmental Risk Management or a related field of study.
• Relevant professional certification(s) in Environment.

Language(s) (essential):

• French and English.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels heard, valued, and supported, where we embody “The Real Us”. The value we place on diverse perspectives and experiences drives our commitment to inclusion and equal opportunities. When we integrate diverse ways of thinking, we make more thoughtful decisions and discover more innovative solutions. Together, we strive to better understand the communities we serve.

Summary Location: Paris; London Type: Full time