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Position summary:
The Director, EHS - Assurance and Risk is responsible for providing independent, enterprise-wide oversight of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) performance across Stryker. This role ensures robust assurance systems, transparent reporting, and effective risk management practices.
This leader drives the global EHS assurance strategy across manufacturing, commercial, and distribution operations, ensuring compliance, identifying systemic risks, and strengthening a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Essential duties & responsibilities:
Global EHS Assurance & Audit
Lead the design and execution of the global EHS assurance and audit program
Maintain and schedule self-assessments of internal standards: Oversee internal EHS audits and assurance audits across all regions and business units
Ensure audits assess both regulatory compliance and management system effectiveness
Support and drive additional sites to ISO 14001/45001 certification: Drive standardization of audit methodologies, tools, and auditor capability
Responsible for inspecting multiple sites as the lead auditor of internal EHS standards
Compliance & Verification
Schedule Compliance audits: Establish processes for ongoing compliance verification with global, regional, and local EHS regulations
Strong understanding of global EHS regulations and maintain external regulations website with vendor
Identify compliance gaps and ensure timely escalation and resolution
Partner with regional/site EHS leaders to strengthen compliance frameworks
Enterprise Risk Management (EHS)
Own and maintain the enterprise EHS risk register
Identify, assess, and prioritize key EHS risks across manufacturing, commercial, and distribution environments
Integrate EHS risks into broader enterprise risk management frameworks and communicate with global leadership as required
Drive proactive risk mitigation strategies and tracking
Assurance Reporting
Partner with Global leadership team and COE to develop and deliver clear, compliance and assurance data to understand common themes at Stryker sites
Provide independent insights on trends, risks, and systemic issues
Elevate transparency and enable informed decision-making at the highest levels
Corrective & Preventive Action Effectiveness
Establish processes to monitor and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs)
Ensure issues are not only resolved but prevented from recurring
Drive accountability across sites and leadership teams
Governance, Training & Continuous Improvement
Promote a culture of transparency, and continuous improvement
Develop an auditors training course and train key leaders on proper self-audit processes and create a certified group of internal auditors that clearly understand Stryker EHS standards
Benchmark against industry best practices and emerging regulatory expectations
Leadership
Build and scale a high-performing global assurance and risk team developing individuals in leadership and technical capability.
Influence without authority across regions and functions
Partner closely with EHS Operations/Commercial, EHS COE, and leadership/cross-functional teams across the organization to drive an effective assurance program
Education & special trainings:
Bachelor's degree in environmental science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field
Qualifications & experience:
Required
10+ years of work experience required
Preferred
7+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience in a global, regulated industry (medical device, pharma, or similar) with multi-site and/or regional accountability
4+ years of people management experience highly preferred
Deep expertise in EHS auditing, compliance, and risk management systems
Strong executive presence with experience presenting to senior leadership and/or Board-level audiences
Experience integrating EHS into enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks
Experience in a global, regulated industry (medical device, pharma, or similar)
Deep expertise across multiple EHS disciplines (industrial hygiene, process safety, environmental compliance, radiation safety)
Demonstrated experience leading global standards, systems, and technical programs
Proven ability to lead a certified and trained internal auditing team
Strong knowledge of global EHS regulations and management systems
Experience building or transforming global EHS management systems and capability models
Executive presence with ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to senior leadership
Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or similar)
Professional certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, ISO 14001/45001 Lead Auditor) is preferred
Practical experience with Lean/Six Sigma business process improvement methodology, belt certification is preferred.
United States of America Pay Ranges:
Travel Percentage: 30%Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
