Senior Manager, Advanced Operations

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.

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Who we want-

• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.
• Accuracy-oriented team leaders. Providing direct oversight of processes and results, managers who ensure accurate and timely completion of projections, forecasts or reporting.
• Subject matter experts. Managers who not only oversee the collection, review, and analysis of data but can interpret, translate, and present on all various matters as needed.
• Talent developers. Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members.

What you will do-

As the Senior Manager you will manage a team of engineers, focused on process development and manufacturing for new products. You will collaborate with other functions, communicate with R&D, Quality, Sourcing, and other areas within operations. You are responsible for project delivery, providing support to resolve technical issues, people development, setting goals for your team, providing feedback, conducting meetings, and providing development opportunities. We prefer this position to sit in Leesburg, VA but are opened to individuals in the Shirley, MA or Allendale, NJ area.

Additional Responsibilities-

• Key member of AO leadership team. Formulate and implement strategic plans to help drive the overarching strategic plan and future direction of the organization.
• Be an effective partner across all functions within divisional and GQO organizations to deliver associated new products in line with divisional pipelines. Participate in and lead cross functional/divisional business forums and process improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for directing the teams to work effectively and build collaborative relationships with product development across multiple divisions and with the manufacturing operations to improve the speed to market of new products, utilizing the new product processes and global advanced operations procedure.
• Ensure a culture of collaboration exists between the AO NPI teams across the campus to ensure that key skill sets can be leveraged when required to ensure all projects are managed effectively and delivered in line with divisional expectations.
• Develop detailed understanding of “best practice” in product launch performance within the ‘Medical Device’ industry.
• Develop skills matrix in line with product road maps identifying the necessary training and coaching for team members to ensure that technical and team-based skills are acquired, applied and maintained by team members.
• Prepare and deliver annual budgets (headcount, expense, and capital) for final review and approval. Approval authority for personnel requisitions and capital expenditure requests.
• Provide direction to the team in complex or difficult situations, remove obstacles, assign appropriate resources, and interface with other functions to assist with issue resolution.
• Partner with HR in identifying, acquiring top talent while developing and retaining talent within the team.
• Establish priorities imparting a sense of urgency and importance to effectively deliver new products per quality, cost, and time constraints.
• Responsible for the implementation, enforcement, and compliance of all relevant quality, regulatory, and safety standards.
• All other duties as assigned.

What you will need-

• B.S in Engineering, Science or business discipline required or a related Master’s degree.
• 5-8 Years leadership experience or substantial engineering support or project management experience in a team-based environment is required. Experience in managing new products or process team preferred.
• 10 or more years’ total experience
• Strong interpersonal, communication, influencing, and presentation skills essential.
• Individual must possess strong leadership skills, proven ability to coach and mentor individuals in technical skills and people development areas. The individual should enjoy working in a dynamic and results driven team-based environment with flexibility essential.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, and engineering experience in new product introduction in a regulated environment preferred.
• Self-starter with demonstrated efficient work methods, analytical & problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong knowledge in project management tools essential. Strong analytical skills with a high problem solving and process improvement orientation critical.
• Requires an analytical, logical, and strategic thought process.
• Experience of GD&T, process mapping, statistical methods, and process/ product validations would prove beneficial.
• Excellent PC skills (MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project).
• Excellent attention to detail.

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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