Seamus Gethins
About Seamus Gethins
Seamus Gethins is the Global EHS Director at Boston Scientific, with over 35 years of experience in Environmental, Health, and Safety across multiple industries.
Current Role at Boston Scientific
Seamus Gethins holds the position of Global EHS Director at Boston Scientific as of 2021. In this role, he directs Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) initiatives across all the company's operations and commercial activities worldwide. His work focuses on the global harmonization of EHS management systems to reach world-class performance standards.
Previous Roles at Boston Scientific
Before becoming the Global EHS Director, Seamus served as the Global EHS Manager at Boston Scientific from 2018 to 2021, overseeing a broad array of EHS functions. Prior to that, he spent 13 years, from 2005 to 2018, as the EH&S Manager in Cork, where he played a pivotal role in implementing EHS strategies within the locality.
Experience at Klinge Pharma and Killarney UDC
Seamus Gethins worked at Klinge Pharma as an EHS Manager from 1987 to 2005, gaining extensive experience in managing EHS protocols in the pharmaceutical sector. Prior to that, he served as the WWTP (Waste Water Treatment Plant) Manager at Killarney UDC from 1984 to 1987 in Killarney, where he was responsible for overseeing wastewater management operations.
Early Career at Jones Environmental
In the early phase of his career, from 1981 to 1984, Seamus Gethins was a Laboratory Technician at Jones Environmental. This role provided him with foundational experience in environmental sciences and operations, which later influenced his career trajectory in EHS management.
Education and Expertise in Occupational Health
Seamus Gethins holds an MSc in Occupational Health from University College Cork (UCC), completed between 2012 and 2014. His academic background, coupled with over 35 years of professional experience, underscores his expertise in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) across various industries such as Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices.