Stryker is hiring a Senior Manager to support growth and the scale up of the multi-site Arizona Campus of Stryker Sustainability Solutions. We seek a leader who will develop a diverse team, capable of scaling growth through new product development and product transfers. This strategic thinker will use data analysis and sound engineering principles to identify a strategic funnel of process improvements, maintenance programs, and other key cost savings opportunities.

What you will do:
Technical / Managerial Responsibilities

• Execute a robust talent offense for one or more teams by attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging top talent while driving personal/professional growth of individuals, the team and delivering high quality results with passion, energy and drive.
• Lead and mentor others in driving positive outcomes to abstract technical, business, and personnel problems based the application of problem-solving and process improvement methodologies.
• Make independent decisions for project, program, or portfolio level issues.
• Lead high complexity projects and initiatives within the business unit, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, meeting project goals and adequately staffing with talent.
• Lead and mentor others in complex cooperative efforts across cross-functional teams and business units, influencing multiple technical areas of expertise and building key relationships, to drive innovation and ensure achievement of business goals.
• Lead cross-functional evaluation of strategic improvement opportunities within the business unit; create a 3-5 year project improvement road map.
• Distill department Objectives, Goals, Strategy and Mission into performance objectives for direct reports.

Business Responsibilities:

• Drive financial accountability across direct team and roll-up at a project level. Lead cost center budget creation, projections, and tracking activities, and contribute to higher-level R&D budget at business unit level, projections, and tracking activities.
• Mentor, teach, and develop best practices for Voice of Customer and customer centric design activities. May lead Voice of Customer activities.
• Assess emerging opportunities and technologies that can better meet clinical needs and partner with customers, internal and external key opinion leaders (KOLs) to develop technical strategies that meet clinical/business needs.
• Collaborate and mentor on financial / business modeling and lead strategy and execution for one or more product segments / business function.

Med Device Compliance:

• Lead multiple programs of direct and indirect oversight to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Provide overall direction to direct reports/department as related to design controls for new and existing processes/products.
• Review and approve (or delegate) program / project specific technical documentation and deliverables across multiple programs of direct and indirect oversight.

What You need:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or related technical field
• 10+ years applicable experience
• 4+ years direct people management experience
• Continuous Improvement certification preferred (e.g.: Lean, Six Sigma, etc)
• Experience leading (preferred) or partnering with Facilities/Maintenance teams to bring reliability improvements into Facilities systems and production equipment.

Leadership Experience:

• Talented performance coach who is skilled at providing actionable feedback to team members, setting clear performance objectives and managing team member performance.
• Advanced understanding of the healthcare market and competitors, conversant in clinical issues of relevance to Stryker.
• Experience executing a talent and performance management strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex plans and technical information to team members within a division.
• Proven ability to deliver programs or other business goals on time, on quality and within budget.

$135,600 - $225,900 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 10%