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The Senior Manager, Compliance Investigations (Americas) is an integral part of the strategic expansion of Stryker’s compliance and ethics function. The position will streamline and enhance the depth, efficiency, and execution of ethics, business integrity, and compliance investigations across the US and Canada. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to strengthen Stryker’s Global Compliance Program and reports to the Regional Investigations Director (Americas).

**Work arrangement:** Remote within the United States (Eastern or Central time zones preferred).

**Travel:** Minimal domestic and international travel may be required (10%).

What you will do

+ **Conduct Investigations:** Lead and oversee thorough and impartial compliance investigations into a broad range of alleged misconduct, including potential violations of external law or regulation, Stryker’s Code of Conduct, and other internal policies and procedures. This includes triaging concerns, creating investigation plans, gathering and analyzing evidence, conducting interviews, drafting memos, preparing concise reports for senior leadership and key stakeholders.

+ **Strategic Case Management:** Apply a risk-based approach to initiate, scope, and prioritize investigations, evaluating the severity, complexity, and potential impact of alleged violations to optimize resource allocation and ensure the effective resolution of high-priority compliance concerns.

+ **Uphold Investigation Standards:** Document and manage investigations with precision in our case management system, taking responsibility and accountability for the accuracy and completeness of documentation to ensure compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

+ **Analyze Trends:** Identify patterns and trends in investigations to improve the Global Compliance Program, support root cause analysis, enhance risk awareness, and to assist the Regional Investigations Director with quarterly reporting to key stakeholders.

+ **Cross-functional Collaboration** : Proactively partner, influence and build trusted relationships with Compliance, Legal, HR, Employee Relations, Finance, Indirect Channel Management, and Internal Audit to align on investigations and related corrective actions and potential litigation.

+ **Drive Continuous Improvement** : Propose risk-based and proportionate enhancements to the Global Compliance Program, including policy or control improvements, based on investigation findings, industry trends, and best practices.

+ **Oversee External Partners** : Manage and/or work closely with external counsel, auditors, and investigators involved in internal investigations.

+ **Optimize Investigative Processes** : Proactively recommend enhancements to investigative and case management processes for the Global Business Ethics & Investigations team.

+ **Stay Informed** : Act as a senior leader and subject matter expert within the compliance organization; maintain expertise in relevant laws (e.g., anti-corruption, sales, marketing, and reimbursement regulations) and Stryker’s businesses and related operations in order to advise Compliance Officers and business units on regulatory changes.

+ **Promote Speak-Up Culture** : Foster an environment where employees feel safe reporting concerns without fear of retaliation.

+ **Advise and Train** : Provide strategic input and support Compliance Officers with risk assessments, training, and monitoring.

+ **Additional Duties** : Perform other tasks as needed for the Business Ethics and Investigations team.

What you will need

Required

+ Bachelor’s degree.

+ 10+ years of relevant professional experience in compliance, investigations, or related disciplines.

+ Proven experience leading complex internal ethics and compliance investigations in large organizations.

+ Working knowledge of FCPA, False Claims Act, and U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute.

+ Background in legal practice (e.g., white-collar crime, regulatory investigations) or forensic auditing/accounting.

Preferred

+ Experience in the life sciences or healthcare industry.

+ Legal degree is a plus, and it will account towards two years of work experience.

+ Experience collaborating with **regulatory agencies** such as OIG, DOJ, or SEC.

+ Fluency in **Spanish and/or Portuguese** .

+ Strong written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and respectful interview techniques.

$115,000 - 245,800 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors

This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

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.

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.