R&D Manager, Engineering

About Stryker

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with our customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.

We are proud to be named the #5 World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine. Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com

Why engineering at Stryker?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

Need another reason to apply? Check out these 8 reasons to join Stryker's engineering team: https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/8-reasons-to-join-strykers-engineering-team

Who We Want:

Talent developers. Growth-oriented leaders who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members.

Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.

Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.

What You Will Do:
As a R&D Manager, you will lead a team of Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical Engineers to design and sustain complex medical devices. This role will be a key leader in our Research and Development team developing and sustaining new products with our customers.

Primary Roles/Responsibilities:

• Interview, hire, train, develop and engage top talent while ensuring a pipeline of talent is established for future roles.
• Coordinate the activities of R&D team to meet agreed department/project deliverables for active projects
• Build relationships with stakeholders, key partners, and cross-divisional R&D leaders to implement road map and deliver on current projects
• Create a culture of success and excellence
• Evaluates the performance of the team based on pre-established performance parameters
• Drive process improvements across R&D and strive to improve R&D Processes.
• Demonstrated ability to create and implement best practices across large, complex organizations.

What You Will Need:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• 5+ years experience leading R&D/Engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading teams developing biomedical devices
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Computer Engineering or related fields

Our benefits

Our total rewards offering varies by country but often includes bonuses; commissions; healthcare; insurance benefits; retirement programs; stock based plans; paid time off plans; family and parenting leaves; tuition reimbursement; wellness programs; onsite fitness centers and cafeterias; discount purchase programs; and service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities.

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