Job Details

Stryker

http://www.stryker.com

Senior Staff Engineer, Concept Development

Occupation: Business Development

Specialty: Strategic Planning

Visa sponsorship provided: No

Location: Mahwah, New Jersey, United States

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

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

Our benefits include 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.

Help Stryker Joint Replacement find and develop the next great Orthopaedic product. This unique opportunity will draw on your product development experience and deepen your understanding of what it takes to succeed in the marketplace. You’ll collaborate and innovate across Stryker in partnership with our most senior surgeon consultants to bring the next generation of additively manufactured robotically enabled orthopaedic products to market.

Primary
- Lead objective, data driven feasibility assessments of new products opportunities in alignment with key stakeholders to assess their potential fit in the New Product Development pipeline.
- Build efficient Feasibility Assessment Plans which drive accountable progress toward meaningful assessment of assigned concepts.

Clinical understanding
- Leverage a strong understanding of clinical orthopaedic practice derived from previous surgeon interaction, product development and operating room observation to build feasibility assessment plans along the most relevant directions.

Collaboration
- Enlist the guidance of established subject matter experts so that their knowledge and experience can be leveraged to better understand the value of promising product concepts.
- Collaborate with cross functional team members to build robust feasibility assessment plans and work with those team members to drive accountable completion of those plans.

Surgeon engagement
- Build and maintain collaborative relationships with orthopaedic surgeons to solicit ideas for new product opportunities.
- Interact comfortably and professionally with orthopaedic surgeons to gain insight into the driving clinical needs and practical limitations associated with promising opportunities.
- Manage surgeon expectations to align with achievable capabilities. Maintain a pattern of integrity associated with doing what you say you will do.

Regulatory
- Leverage a strong understanding of regulatory requirements to anticipate potential challenges to product concepts passing through US and international regulatory bodies.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors of Engineering
6+ years of experience
Experience in design controls or risk management within a regulated industry

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated understanding of common design verification and validation practices in the medical device industry preferred
Experience with a CAD design package. Prefer Pro/Engineer preferred
Demonstrated understanding of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and its application preferred
Experience working with customers to define product requirements preferred

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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.