Senior Manager, Environmental Health & Safety - Americas

Stryker • Portage, MI

2d • $118,000 - $196,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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.

Benefits

• Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.
• Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior