Stryker Corporation

Senior Clinical Study Manager (Hybrid)

Stryker Corporation$132K — $220K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in science or healthcare field
  • Minimum 6 years in clinical affairs, operations, or project management
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects on process transformation or systems implementation
  • Ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional projects from initiation to closeout, meeting milestones and budgets
  • Develop project plans, resource forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies
  • Drive implementation of clinical research technology platforms and coordinate testing and adoption
  • Partner with various teams to design scalable solutions for clinical operations
  • Facilitate user acceptance testing, training, and change management initiatives
  • Identify and implement process improvements for efficiency and compliance
  • Establish project governance and report on performance metrics and risks

Benefits

  • Hybrid work flexibility
  • Engagement with cross-functional and external stakeholders
  • Opportunities to drive operational excellence and technology implementation
  • Focus on enhancing clinical systems and business performance
  • Involvement in process improvement initiatives
Full Job Description
Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Stryker is hiring a Senior Clinical Study Manager for our Joint Replacement division. This is a hybrid position based in Mahwah, NJ.

As Senior Clinical Study Manager, you will serve as the cross-functional project leader responsible for delivering clinical research business initiatives through effective project execution, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, technology implementation, and compliance-focused operational support. This role leads strategic initiatives that improve processes, implement technology solutions, and support operational excellence. Working with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners, you will drive projects that enhance clinical systems, streamline workflows, and strengthen business performance.

What you will do
  • Lead cross-functional projects from initiation through implementation, stabilization, and closeout, ensuring milestones, budgets, and timelines are achieved.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, communication strategies, and risk mitigation plans to support successful delivery.
  • Drive implementation and optimization of clinical research technology platforms, coordinating requirements gathering, testing, deployment, and adoption activities.
  • Partner with business, quality, information technology, and vendor teams to design scalable solutions that support clinical research operations.
  • Facilitate user acceptance testing, training activities, change management initiatives, and post-implementation support.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, compliance, and user experience through process mapping, workflow redesign, and standardization efforts.
  • Establish project governance structures and provide leadership updates, metrics, and reporting on project performance, risks, and adoption outcomes.
  • Maintain compliant, inspection-ready documentation and support validation, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance activities throughout the project lifecycle.


What you need

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in science or health care field
  • Minimum 6 years of clinical affairs, clinical operations, and/or clinical project management experience within the device or pharmaceutical industry
  • Experience leading cross-functional projects involving business process transformation, systems implementation, or operational improvement initiatives
  • Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously


Preferred
  • Experience implementing or optimizing clinical technology platforms such as clinical trial management systems, electronic data capture systems, electronic trial master files, electronic clinical outcome assessment tools, analytics, reporting, or quality management systems
  • Knowledge of clinical research regulations and standards, including ISO 14155
  • Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, Six Sigma, or comparable certification


  • US20: $132,100 - $220,100 USD Annual


Travel Percentage: 10%

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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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