Director of EHS Assurance and Risk- Hybrid

PowerToFly; Cary (IL); On-site; USD 136,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Job summary

Stryker seeks a Director, EHS - Assurance and Risk to provide enterprise-wide oversight of Environmental, Health & Safety performance. This role drives the global assurance strategy across manufacturing, commercial, and distribution operations, ensuring compliance and risk management.

The position requires leading audits, strengthening audit methodologies, and driving ISO 14001/45001 certification. A senior leadership presence is essential for global governance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of EHS leadership experience in global, regulated industries.
• Deep expertise in auditing, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
• Experience leading multi-site/global assurance programs and communicating with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of the global EHS assurance and audit program.
• Maintain internal standards via self-assessments across regions and units.
• Ensure audits cover regulatory compliance and management system effectiveness.
• Drive ISO 14001/45001 certification and audit methodology standardization.
• Own and maintain the enterprise EHS risk register and risk prioritization.

Skills

EHS auditing

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Leadership

Global operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related field

Tools

Auditing tools & methodologies

Job description

Position summary:

The Director,EHS -AssuranceandRiskis responsible forproviding independent, enterprise-wide oversight of Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) performance acrossStryker. 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,identifyingsystemic 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 forinspectingmultiple 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 ofglobalEHSregulationsandmaintainexternal regulations website with vendor

• Identifycompliance gaps and ensuretimelyescalation and resolution

• Partner with regional/site EHS leaders to strengthen complianceframeworks

Enterprise Risk Management (EHS)

• Own andmaintainthe 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 frameworksand communicate with global leadership asrequired

• Drive proactive risk mitigation strategies and tracking

AssuranceReporting

• Partner withGlobal leadership team and COE to develop and deliver clear,complianceand assurance data to understand common themes at Stryker sites

• Provideindependent insights on trends, risks, and systemic issues

• Elevate transparency and enable informed decision-making at the highest levels

Corrective & Preventive Action Effectiveness

• Establish processes tomonitorand 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 oftransparency, andcontinuous improvement

• Develop an auditors training course and train key leaders on proper self-auditprocesses and create a certified group of internal auditorsthat 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 withEHS Operations/Commercial, EHS COE, and leadership/cross-functional teams across the organizationto 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 experiencerequired

Preferred

• 7+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience in a global, regulated industry (medical device, pharma, or similar) with multi-siteand/or regional accountability

• 4+ years of people management experience highly preferred

• Deepexpertisein 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)

• Deepexpertiseacross multiple EHS disciplines (industrial hygiene, process safety, environmental compliance, radiation safety)

• Demonstrated experience leading global standards, systems, and technical programs

• Proven ability to leada 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

• Practicalexperience with Lean/Six Sigma business process improvementmethodology, belt certification ispreferred.

Candidates must have the ability to maintain a regular onsite presence at one of the following locations: Portage, MI; Cary, IL; Mahwah, NJ; San Jose, CA; or Flower Mound, TX. Specific onsite expectations and weekly schedule requirements will be finalized during the hiring process.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual
• US5: $142,400 - $237,200 USD Annual
• US10: $149,200 - $248,500 USD Annual
• US15: $155,900 - $259,800 USD Annual
• US20: $162,700 - $271,100 USD Annual
• US30: $176,300 - $293,700 USD Annual

View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.