Healthcare and life sciences organisation STERIS Corporation has hired Elaine Parker as senior manager, compensation and benefits, Europe.

Parker, who has 20 years' experience in employee benefits, specialises in implementing reward strategies and recognition programmes, designing salary structures, benchmarking and job evaluation.

Previously, Parker worked as reward manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Dresser-Rand, associate director, global reward at ICON Clinical Research, compensation EMEA at RIM and reward consultant at Watson Wyatt.