Stryker Corporation

Program Manager, PMO

Stryker Corporation$141K — $236K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in engineering or product development within a regulated industry
  • Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
  • Proficient in Microsoft Project with experience in timelines creation and maintenance
  • PMP Certification (preferred)
  • Experience in hardware, software or capital equipment projects (preferred)
  • Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with PMO and leadership to define project scope for arterial portfolio
  • Develop and manage detailed project Gantt charts and schedules
  • Analyze critical paths, workstreams, and milestones
  • Create and maintain project budgets with cross-functional teams
  • Develop risk management plans and monitor responses
  • Create stakeholder engagement plans based on their expectations
  • Estimate, acquire, and assign project resources, coaching team members
  • Execute communications management plans for project stakeholders
  • Ensure compliance with NPD governance processes
  • Lead change management across teams for smooth adoption of new strategies
  • Support the maturation of the PMO organization through tool and process implementation

Benefits

  • Work partnership with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to influence project direction and stakeholder engagement
  • Hands-on leadership role in product development
  • Contribution to new tools and processes in the PMO
  • Onsite work environment at Waltham, MA office with set hours
  • 20% travel opportunity to enhance project involvement
Full Job Description
Work Flexibility: Onsite

We are looking for a seasoned Program Manager in our Peripheral Vascular Division who thrives as an individual contributor while operating confidently in highly cross‑functional, regulated environments.  You will lead projects from early concept through commercialization, ensuring delivery of high-quality, innovative medical products on time and within budget. 

You will need to live within commuting distance to Stryker’s Waltham, MA office and be on-site 5 days per week.

What you will do:

  • Collaborate with PMO and site leadership to define, manage and own project scope for arterial portfolio of projects. 
  • Develop and manage the detailed project Gantt charts.  Own the schedule.  Monitor and track the status.  Evaluate tradeoffs within projects.
  • Analyze critical path, major workstreams, and intersecting milestones.  
  • Create project budgets with cross-functional managers and directors. Optimize, monitor, and maintain costs within budget.
  • Develop a risk management plan for the projects. Identify, analyze, and understand project risks, develop and monitor a risk response plan.
  • Develop a Stakeholder engagement plan for projects, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations and requirements.
  • Estimate, acquire and assign cross functional project resources.   Define the role, responsibility, and deliverables for each team member.  Coach and mentor team members. 
  • Develop and Execute communications management plan for project team, key stakeholders, and business leaders.
  • Ensure projects adhere to divisional NPD governance processes, driving compliance to established frameworks to support consistent execution.
  • Lead change management efforts across cross-functional teams to ensure smooth adoption of new processes, technologies, and strategies. 
  • Support maturation of the PMO organization by helping to implement new tools, templates, and technologies.  Educate cross-functional resources on PMO initiatives and ensure consistent adherence to established processes and standards.


What You Will Need 

Required Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related field
  • Minimum 8 years of work experience leading engineering or product development programs in a regulated industry
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Project with experience creating and regularly maintaining project timelines.


Preferred Qualifications

  • PMP Certification
  • Experience with hardware, software and/or capital equipment projects
  • Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority

 

$141,600 - $236,000 USD Annual

  

 

Travel Percentage: 20%

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Size
46,000 employees
Market Cap
$91.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.5 billion
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$14.3 billion
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