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About Ma'aden and the Role

Ma'aden, established in 1997, is one of the fastest-growing mining companies globally and the largest multi-commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. The company leads the development of the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy, building a world-class, fully integrated mining value chain. Ma'aden is seeking a Doctor, Occupational Health to join its team in Riyadh for a full-time position, contributing to its growth and the future of mining in the Kingdom.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to provide strategic leadership and oversight for occupational health and medical services across Ma'aden's remote industrial and mining operations. This includes responsibility for occupational health programs, medical governance, health risk management, contractor oversight, fitness-for-duty assessments, employee wellbeing initiatives, and emergency preparedness. The role also involves managing healthcare service providers operating multiple clinic locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Company's Occupational Health Advisor and Subject Matter Expert, ensuring employees can safely perform their roles and developing occupational health strategies, policies, and procedures in compliance with regulations and best practices.
• Develop and implement occupational health programs tailored to mining and industrial operations, including medical surveillance for occupational exposures and leading fitness-for-duty, pre-employment, and return-to-work assessments.
• Develop Health Risk Assessments (HRAs), participate in workplace inspections, hazard identification, and risk control programs, and investigate occupational illnesses and industrial accidents.
• Oversee clinical governance, ensuring high-quality healthcare services through audits, inspections, medical protocols, and quality assurance programs.
• Develop and maintain emergency medical response plans, ensuring readiness for medical emergencies and providing medical leadership during major incidents.
• Manage outsourced healthcare service providers and contracts, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, KPIs, and company standards.
• Lead employee wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention initiatives, focusing on physical wellbeing, mental health, and healthy lifestyles.
• Collaborate with various departments including Operations, HR, and HSE, providing technical advice on occupational health matters and preparing performance reports.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary healthcare teams across multiple locations, mentoring staff and fostering a culture of safety and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Mandatory minimum: PhD, DrPH, or equivalent doctoral-level qualification in Occupational Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Industrial Medicine, Environmental/Occupational Health, or Public Health with a clear occupational/industrial health concentration.
• Valid Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) registration and professional classification appropriate to the role, with Consultant or senior specialist classification in Occupational Medicine or equivalent strongly preferred.
• Occupational Medicine fellowship, board certification, consultant classification, or equivalent senior postgraduate specialist credential is strongly preferred in addition to the doctoral requirement.
• Demonstrated ability to act as the company medical authority for occupational health risk, exposure-based surveillance, fitness-for-duty decisions, and remote-site medical readiness.

Required Experience

• Minimum 8 years of post-qualification experience in occupational health, occupational medicine, industrial medicine, public health, or corporate medical services, preferably including senior-level governance responsibilities.
• Minimum 5 years of direct exposure to mining, mineral processing, oil & gas, petrochemical, smelting, manufacturing, or other high-risk heavy industry is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience in designing, governing, or auditing exposure-based medical surveillance programs for hazards such as respirable dust/silica, chemicals, heavy metals, noise, and heat stress.
• Experience governing multiple remote clinics, industrial medical facilities, ambulance services, or outsourced healthcare providers is preferred.
• Experience in emergency medical preparedness for remote industrial settings, including trauma stabilization, chemical exposure response, and medevac coordination.