Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety - Americas

About the role

The Senior Manager, EHS – Americas is responsible for leading the execution of Stryker’s Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) strategy across commercial offices, R&D laboratories, distribution centers, and some manufacturing locations throughout the Americas. This role partners closely with commercial business leaders, EHS Centers of Excellence, and cross-functional teams to ensure regulatory compliance, reduce operational risk, strengthen safety culture, and drive continuous improvement in environmental, health, and safety performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment and execution of regional EHS strategies, programs, standards, and initiatives aligned with global objectives and business priorities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations while maintaining audit readiness across all facilities.
• Drive proactive risk management, hazard identification, incident prevention, and corrective action implementation to reduce workplace injuries and environmental impact.
• Monitor EHS performance metrics, manage budgets, and lead continuous improvement initiatives that enhance workplace safety, driver safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.
• Develop and deliver EHS training programs that build organizational capability and foster a culture of safety, accountability, and compliance.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of EHS professionals while serving as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to site and business leadership.
• Provide leadership during EHS incidents, ensuring effective response, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and lessons learned are implemented across the organization.

Requirements

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related field. Minimum 10 years of EHS experience in manufacturing, distribution, commercial offices, pharmaceutical, medical device, or other highly regulated industries. Minimum 7 years of EHS leadership experience with responsibility for multiple sites, business units, or geographic regions.
• PREFERRED: Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or ISO 14001/45001 Lead Auditor. Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent). Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement certification.

Preferred

• United States of America Pay Range: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual

Benefits

• 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.

Schedule

• Full-time position.

Pay

• Pay Range: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual