Director of EHS Assurance and Risk- Hybrid

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* Position summary:

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* _​​_  ​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.

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* Essential duties & responsibilities:

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** _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

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** _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

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** _​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

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** _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

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** _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

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** _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

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** Education & special trainings:*
* ​​​​​Bachelor's degree in environmental science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field

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** 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…