Director of EHS Assurance and Risk- Hybrid

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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. \n\n​ ​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. \n\n\n\n​​Essential duties & responsibilities:\n\n​​ ​Global EHS Assurance & Audit \n\n​Lead the design and execution of the global EHS assurance and audit program \n\nMaintain and schedule self-assessments of internal standards: ​Oversee internal EHS audits and assurance audits across all regions and business units \n\n​Ensure audits assess both regulatory compliance and management system effectiveness \n\n​Support and drive additional sites to ISO 14001/45001 certification: Drive standardization of audit methodologies, tools, and auditor capability \n\n​Responsible for inspecting multiple sites as the lead auditor of internal EHS standards \n\n\n\n​ ​Compliance & Verification \n\n​Schedule Compliance audits: Establish processes for ongoing compliance verification with global, regional, and local EHS regulations \n\n​Strong understanding of global EHS regulations and maintain external regulations website with vendor \n\n​Identify compliance gaps and ensure timely escalation and resolution \n\n​Partner with regional/site EHS leaders to strengthen compliance frameworks \n\n\n\n​ ​Enterprise Risk Management (EHS) \n\n​Own and maintain the enterprise EHS risk register \n\n​Identify, assess, and prioritize key EHS risks across manufacturing, commercial, and distribution environments \n\n​Integrate EHS risks into broader enterprise risk management frameworks and communicate with global leadership as required \n\n​Drive proactive risk mitigation strategies and tracking \n\n\n\n​ ​Assurance Reporting \n\n​Partner with Global leadership team and COE to develop and deliver clear, compliance and assurance data to understand common themes at Stryker sites \n\n​Provide independent insights on trends, risks, and systemic issues \n\n​Elevate transparency and enable informed decision-making at the highest levels \n\n\n\n​​Corrective & Preventive Action Effectiveness \n\n​Establish processes to monitor and verify the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) \n\n​Ensure issues are not only resolved but prevented from recurring \n\n​Drive accountability across sites and leadership teams \n\n\n\n​ ​Governance, Training & Continuous Improvement \n\n​Promote a culture of transparency, and continuous improvement \n\n​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 \n\n​Benchmark against industry best practices and emerging regulatory expectations \n\n\n\n​ ​Leadership \n\n​Build and scale a high-performing global assurance and risk team developing individuals in leadership and technical capability. \n\n​Influence without authority across regions and functions \n\n​Partner closely with EHS Operations/Commercial, EHS COE, and leadership/cross-functional teams across the organization to drive an effective assurance program \n\n\n\n​ ​​Education & special trainings: \n\n​​​​​Bachelor's degree in environmental science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field \n\n\n\n​​ ​​​​Qualifications & experience: \n\n​​​ ​Required \n\n​10+ years of work experience required \n\n\n\n​ ​Preferred \n\n​7+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience in a global, regulated industry (medical device, pharma, or similar) with multi-site and/or regional accountability \n\n​4+ years of people management experience highly preferred \n\n​Deep expertise in EHS auditing, compliance, and risk management systems \n\n​Strong executive presence with experience presenting to senior leadership and/or Board-level audiences \n\n​Experience integrating EHS into enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks \n\n​Experience in a global, regulated industry (medical device, pharma, or similar) \n\n​Deep expertise across multiple EHS disciplines (industrial hygiene, process safety, environmental compliance, radiation safety) \n\n​Demonstrated experience leading global standards, systems, and technical programs \n\n​Proven ability to lead a certified and trained internal auditing team \n\n​Strong knowledge of global EHS regulations and management systems \n\n​Experience building or transforming global EHS management systems and capability models \n\n​Executive presence with ability to communicate complex technical topics clearly to senior leadership \n\n​Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or similar) \n\n​Professional certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, ISO 14001/45001 Lead Auditor) is preferred \n\n​Practical experience with Lean/Six Sigma business process improvement methodology, belt certification is preferred. \n\n​ 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.​​​ \n\n\n\n\nUnited States of America Pay Ranges:\n\nUSN: $135,600 - $225,900 USD AnnualUS5: $142,400 - $237,200 USD AnnualUS10: $149,200 - $248,500 USD AnnualUS15: $155,900 - $259,800 USD AnnualUS20: $162,700 - $271,100 USD AnnualUS30: $176,300 - $293,700 USD AnnualView the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.","apply_options":[{"title":"Stryker Careers","link":"https://careers.stryker.com/director-of-ehs-assurance-and-risk-hybrid/job/F7A9B58EAABF07051188B69ECFA61F1D?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"},{"title":"LinkedIn","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/director-of-ehs-assurance-and-risk-hybrid-at-stryker-4457608339?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"},{"title":"JobLeads","link":"https://www.jobleads.com/us/job/director-of-ehs-assurance-and-risk-hybrid--mahwah--ea8588d2417dd1079ec1a3456a939279d?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"},{"title":"Jobright","link":"https://jobright.ai/jobs/info/6a8dc2ef581f2d7bfdfe8d67?visit=senior-director-of-risk-assurance-(monitoring-framework-and-reporting)-jobs-in-united-states&utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"},{"title":"BeBee","link":"https://bebee.com/us/jobs/director-of-ehs-assurance-and-risk-hybrid-stryker-mahwah--pureheal-28528_25301_a8588d2417dd1079ec1a3456a939279d?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"},{"title":"Jobstore","link":"https://www.jobstore.com/us/job/l27095061/director-of-ehs-assurance-and-risk-hybrid-job?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"},{"title":"Lensa","link":"https://lensa.com/job-v1/stryker/mahwah-nj/ehs-director/69e96db625fea41f13d3e143d78fa4c6?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"},{"title":"JobMESH","link":"https://jobmesh.io/job/bf7964c1-209e-49f3-8780-57b1a293135b?utm_campaign=google_jobs_apply&utm_source=google_jobs_apply&utm_medium=organic"}],"job_id":"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"}