**Legal Advisory:** + Provide strategic legal advice to the leadership team on corporate, commercial, and operational matters. + Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including vendor agreements, distribution agreements, licensing agreements, and partnership contracts. + Provides analysis and counsel on various other relevant legal issues as they arise, including but not limited to medical device regulations, intellectual property, employment, mergers and acquisitions, data privacy, competition law, anti-corruption / anti-bribery laws, applicable ethical codes or regulations, sales and marketing related issues and latest developments impacting Stryker India’s business. **Regulatory Compliance:** + Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards, including FDA, MDR, HIPAA, and other medical device regulations. + Monitor changes in legislation and regulatory requirements, assessing their impact on the organization. **Risk Management:** + Identify and mitigate legal risks across all business operations. + Oversee litigation and dispute resolution processes, working with external counsel as needed. **Corporate Governance:** + Ensure proper governance practices, including board documentation, shareholder agreements, and corporate filings. + Support mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives from a legal perspective. **Compliance Program Development:** + Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures to promote compliance with legal and regulatory standards. + Conduct internal training programs to educate employees on legal matters. **Team Leadership:** + Lead and mentor the legal team, fostering a culture of excellence and accountability. + Manage relationships with external legal counsel and other third-party advisors. **Qualification & Skills** + Minimum of 10-15 years of legal experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role. + Proven experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, or healthcare industry is essential. + Trained at a well-known firm or major company corporate legal department. + The ideal candidate will have experience within Life sciences and/or Healthcare. + Excellent organization skills; ability to manage multiple projects and conflicting demands. + Ability to build relationships with key clients, co-workers and business partners. + Collaborative and consultative team player who possesses an ability to work well both independently and in a team environment including with senior management. + Ability to work comfortably in an intense, fast-paced environment and successfully manage and meet deadlines within a dynamic environment. + Pragmatic business acumen with the ability to recognize the business consequences of legal advice. + Embraces a strong work-ethic and “roll‐up‐the‐shirt‐sleeves” attitude. Demonstrate high energy and drive. + Must inspire confidence through the strength of his or her intellect, judgment, leadership style, and ability to manage interpersonal relationships at all levels. + Capable of issue identification and creative problem-solving while also being detail oriented, well-organized, and able to analyze, develop and execute solutions to complex legal issues + In-depth knowledge of the medical device regulatory environment 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 150 million patients annually. 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.