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Stryker Project Manager, R&D in Mahwah, New Jersey
Why join Stryker?
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Stryker is seeking to hire a Project Manager, R&D to support Stryker's CMF team. This role is onsite or hybrid (3-4 days per week in the office), at our Mahwah, NJ location.
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.
Charismatic networkers. Relationship-savvy people who intentionally make connections with both internal partners and external contacts.
Effective communicators. People who regularly share relevant status updates and effectively articulate issues and recommendations to stakeholders and senior management.
What you will do:
As a Senior 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.
Develop a risk management plan for the project. Identify, analyze, and understand project risks; develop and monitor a risk response plan.
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.
Effectively apply and adhere to organizational Quality Management Systems and Design Control procedures.
Minimum Qualifications (Required):
Bachelor's Degree required; in engineering or technical discipline
4+ years of experience developing products in a regulated industry
Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):
PMP or equivalent preferred
Medical device or regulated industry experience
Technical or management experience in electromechanical and/or software products
Experience with MS Project
About Stryker
Our benefits:
12 paid holidays annually
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.
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About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com. (http:)
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