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**Job Function: **
Medical Affairs Group
**Job Sub Function: **
Professional Medical Education
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Zuchwil, Switzerland
Job Description:
DePuy Synthes is recruiting for an EMEA Education Lead, located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom OR Zuchwil Switzerland
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):
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Requisition Number: 074584
Zuchwil, Switzerland - Requisition Number: 080916
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
The EMEA Education Lead is responsible for defining and executing the Professional and Commercial Education strategy across EMEA in support of DePuy Synthes’ Commercial priorities. This role pulls through the Global Business Unit Education strategies and partners closely with Sales, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and regional leadership to design and deliver high‑impact educational programs that build clinical capability, accelerate adoption of solutions, and support sustainable business growth.
This is a highly visible regional role with the opportunity to shape how surgeons and healthcare professionals engage with DePuy Synthes technologies across diverse EMEA markets.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the EMEA Professional and Commercial Education strategies aligned with regional Commercial objectives and global education frameworks.
Design, deploy, and continuously improve surgeon and healthcare professional education programs, including courses, workshops, labs, and digital learning experiences.
Partner with Commercial, Marketing, and Medical Affairs teams to ensure education initiatives support product launches, portfolio priorities, and capability building.
Oversee planning, execution, and governance of regional and local education events, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
Manage relationships with key faculty, societies, training centers, and external partners across EMEA.
Analyze education effectiveness using defined metrics and insights to optimize program impact and return on investment.
Provide guidance and support to country education teams to ensure consistency, quality, and scalability of education delivery.
Manage education budgets, forecasting, and resource allocation across the region.
Ensure all Professional Education activities adhere to Johnson & Johnson Credo values, compliance, and quality standards.
Qualifications
Education
Required: Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Business, Education, or a related field.
Preferred: Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s in Education, Healthcare, or related discipline).
Experience and Skills
Required:
Progressive experience (typically 10-12 years) in professional education, medical education, commercial enablement, or related roles within medical devices, healthcare, or life sciences.
Proven experience leading regional or multi‑country education initiatives in EMEA.
Strong understanding of Commercial strategy, customer education, and capability building.
Demonstrated ability to work cross‑functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Medical Affairs teams.
Experience managing budgets, vendors, and external faculty or partners.
Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
Preferred:
Experience within Orthopedics or Medical Devices.
Background in surgeon or HCP training program design and delivery.
Experience supporting new product introductions through education.
Familiarity with adult learning principles and blended learning models (in‑person and digital).
Prior people leadership or matrix leadership experience.
Other:
Languages: Fluent in English and other European languages are a plus.
Travel: Up to 40–50%, primarily within EMEA, with occasional global travel.
Certifications: Professional education, instructional design, or project management certifications are a plus.
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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.
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**Required Skills: **
Preferred Skills:
Brand Marketing, Channel Partner Enablement, Developing Others, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Learning Materials Development, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Program Management, Sales Enablement, Strategic Sales Planning, Succession Planning, Training People