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Stryker Project Manager, R&D - NPD in Portage, Michigan
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Who We Are
Stryker’s Instruments Division is seeking to hire a Project Manager to focus on new product development (R&D) for our Orthopaedic Instruments products.
Stryker Orthopaedic Instruments (https://www.stryker.com/us/en/portfolios/medical-surgical-equipment/power-tools-and-cutting-accessories.html)
This role is hybrid with the expectation to be in the office 3-4 days a week.
Who We Want
Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.
Dedicated achievers. Relentless about quality, people who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success.
What You Will Do
As a Project Manager, you will lead a cross-functional engineering team in the planning, coordinating, monitoring and execution of new medical device projects. In your role, you will ensure R&D projects are completed on time/cost & budget. You will support cutting edge medical device products from the inception phase to launch.
Lead the team in the development of the project charter and management plan. Direct, manage, monitor, and control project. Evaluate tradeoffs within project.
Collaborate with project stakeholders to develop, manage and own project scope.
Develop and manage the detailed project Gantt chart. Analyze critical path, major workstreams, and intersecting milestones.
Collaborate with cross-functional managers to define project budget. Monitor and maintain costs within budget.
Partner with project team to create project Quality Plans using 2-3 quality planning tools and techniques.
Develop a risk management plan for the project. Identify, analyze, and understand project risks; develop and monitor a risk response plan.
Develop a Procurement Management Plan and collaborate on the selection of procurement partners.
Estimate, acquire and assign cross functional project resources. Define the role, responsibility, and deliverables for each team member. Provide direct feedback to functional manager on performance reviews.
Develop a Stakeholder management plan for the project, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations.
Builds successful working relationships with internal and external personnel in various departments.
High in emotional intelligence and stays calm under pressure. Adept in conflict resolution
Drives results in support of the business, even in the face of demanding timelines. Steps up to take on additional responsibility where appropriate.
Adept at team management; selects the right people to the right tasks all while maintaining team morale and recognizing contributions.
Influence without direct authority in a way that makes others want to be on their team.
Incorporates end-user feedback to refine scope through the project lifecycle and can communicate changes, updates, and decisions to key stakeholders.
Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.
Keeps the customer at the heart of what we do.
What You Need
Required
Bachelor’s Degree required; in engineering or technical discipline preferred
4+ years of work experience
Preferred
New product development experience
Medical device or regulated industry experience
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
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.