We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About Life Sciences

We help our customers in medical devices, healthcare, and aquaculture/ocean industries build trust and transparency across their products, assets, and supply chains. By working with customers to certify medical technologies, support safe and sustainable healthcare practices, and advance responsible aquaculture and ocean stewardship, we help manage risks, meet regulatory demands, and achieve long-term goals. Drawing on deep technical expertise, we partner with customers worldwide to bridge trust gaps between patients, providers, producers, and consumers—driving sustainable results and improved ESG performance.

About us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.





About Life Sciences

We help our customers in medical devices, healthcare, and aquaculture/ocean industries build trust and transparency across their products, assets, and supply chains. By working with customers to certify medical technologies, support secure and sustainable healthcare practices, and advance responsible aquaculture and ocean stewardship, we help manage risks, meet regulatory demands, and achieve long-term goals. Drawing on deep technical expertise, we partner with customers worldwide to bridge trust gaps between patients, providers, producers, and consumers—driving sustainable results and improved ESG performance.

About the role

The Area Manager Healthcare Australia is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for DNVs NDIS certification and assurance activities in Australia, as well as other future adjacent positions within the healthcare sector. The role has end-to-end accountability for operational excellence, quality and technical integrity, resource planning, and financial performance of Healthcare Australia. This role ensures full compliance with any regulatory requirements (including but not limited to NDIS scheme), accreditation standards, and DNV policies and procedures,



while driving continuous improvement, operational efficiency, and capability development across the team. The role also plays a key leadership function in stabilizing and evolving the Healthcare business in Australia in alignment with DNVs broader strategy.

The Area Manager Healthcare Australia is managing managers, reporting to Director Healthcare in Life Sciences and part of the global management team Healthcare.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Leadership & Strategy

- Lead, develop, and set direction for Healthcare Australia, ensuring alignment with DNV Global Healthcare and regional strategy.
- Provide visible leadership to the Operations team, fostering a culture of quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and engagement.
- Act as a key member of the Healthcare leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, risk management, and business performance discussions

Safety, Health and Environment

- Execute and monitor leadership and HSE management in the unit according to the DNV HSE Policy and relevant instructions
- Plan, co-ordinate, support, follow-up and improve the HSE activities of the unit
- Ensure that annual HSE review is performed in own unit
- Challenge, facilitate, support and follow up the safety, health and environmental attitudes and behavior of direct reports
- Ensure that all direct reports have the required HSE training and personal protective equipment needed for their role

Operational Excellence & Quality

- Ensure effective delivery of the service portfolio, including

📌 Area Manager Healthcare Australia (Sydney)
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