At Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies, the Executive Assistant plays a pivotal role in enabling senior leaders to operate with speed, focus, and impact. This role combines high‑level executive support with coordination of business initiatives in a fast‑paced, international environment. It is an exciting opportunity for a proactive professional who enjoys driving execution and supporting meaningful work that improves patient outcomes.
What you will do
- Provide high‑level executive support by managing complex calendars, meetings, and priorities across multiple time zones
- Coordinate and track administrative and business initiatives by organizing timelines, consolidating inputs, and monitoring follow‑up actions
- Prepare executive‑ready presentations, reports, and briefing materials aligned to leadership objectives and deadlines
- Support planning and execution of recurring and ad‑hoc initiatives by maintaining task lists, milestones, and status updates
- Coordinate meetings and workstreams by preparing agendas, aligning stakeholders, capturing actions, and ensuring completion
- Manage information flow by prioritizing requests, organizing documentation, and ensuring timely access to critical materials
- Leverage digital and AI‑enabled tools to improve efficiency, automate routine tasks, and support structured execution
- Identify risks, dependencies, or gaps in execution and take action to keep deliverables on track
What you will need
Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an Executive Assistant or in a senior administrative support role
- Minimum secondary education or equivalent professional qualification
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
- Experience supporting senior leaders in an American or international corporate environment
Preferred
- Experience working in fast‑paced, multinational, or matrixed organizations
- Experience coordinating projects, initiatives, or workstreams, including tracking actions, timelines, and deliverables
- Experience preparing executive‑level presentations and business materials
- Experience using AI‑enabled productivity or administrative tools
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of experience as an Executive Assistant or in a senior administrative support role
- Minimum secondary education or equivalent professional qualification
- Fluency in English (written and spoken)
- Experience supporting senior leaders in an American or international corporate environment
Stryker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stryker and has not been reviewed or approved by Stryker.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple medical plan options and added protections such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity, plus mental health resources. Wellbeing programs, onsite gyms, and fitness/nutrition classes further reinforce the perceived strength of health benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are seen as strong, highlighted by a competitive 401(k) plan with company matching and potential discretionary contributions. These elements are often viewed as valuable pillars of total rewards.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay is viewed positively, with annual bonuses and sales commissions often lifting total compensation. Incentive plans are seen as a meaningful contributor to pay satisfaction in roles where performance drives earnings.
Stryker Insights
What We Do
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
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