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Global drug and device development services

Sick Leave Case Manager

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNetherlandsNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent level of education and professional experience.
  • At least 3 to 5 years of experience in absence management or case management.
  • In-depth knowledge of the Dutch Gatekeeper Improvement Act (Wet verbetering poortwachter) and relevant social security legislation.
  • Proven experience managing complex absence and return-to-work cases.
  • Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English.
  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and advisory skills.
  • High level of organizational awareness and professional credibility.
  • A proactive, independent, and results-driven approach.
  • Empathy while remaining decisive and solution-oriented.
  • Ability to challenge constructively while maintaining strong working relationships.
  • Resilience, adaptability, and ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Ability to build trust, navigate complex situations, influence stakeholders at all organizational levels, operate at operational, tactical, and strategic levels, and balance competing interests while focusing on sustainable outcomes.
  • Completed training or qualification as a Case Manager.
  • HBO-level work and thinking ability.
  • Coaching skills.
  • Legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate the end-to-end absence management process in line with the Dutch Gatekeeper Improvement Act (Wet verbetering poortwachter).
  • Advise, coach, and support managers on absence management and return-to-work matters.
  • Guide employees throughout their recovery and reintegration journey.
  • Identify potential risks, opportunities, and barriers within absence cases and take proactive action.
  • Collaborate closely with Occupational Health Physicians, occupational health providers, Labour Experts, and other internal and external stakeholders.
  • Monitor legal deadlines, case documentation, and overall process quality.
  • Analyze absence trends and provide recommendations for preventive and sustainable employability initiatives.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of absence management practices, policies, and employee wellbeing programs.
  • Establish case-management policy for sickness absence and reintegration within the organization.
  • Further develop vitality and sickness-absence policies.
  • Advise managers, including international managers, on actions during the first two years of sickness absence.
  • Oversee absence case files under the Dutch Gatekeeper Improvement Act and ensure careful, accurate reporting.
  • Act as the point of contact for the occupational health service.

About the Company

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Global drug and device development services

This company provides consulting, development, and commercialization support for drugs and medical devices through a global network of offices. Its team across 53 countries offers end-to-end services, from strategy and regulatory work to manufacturing and market access, helping clients shorten development time, lower costs, and raise quality. It differentiates itself with wide geographic reach and a clear focus on reducing time to market and cost while leveraging deep experience across many therapeutic areas. Its goal is to help clients accelerate the development of life-saving products and improve quality of life by delivering reliable information, practical solutions, and solid performance.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Ireland
Founded
1990

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