Director of EHS Assurance and Risk

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite 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,