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Clinical Research Data Associate Manager

Stryker


Job Location:

Irvine, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 110100 - 183400
Posted: 6 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Flexibility: Remote

Stryker is hiring an Clinical Research Data Associate Manager in our Peripheral Vascular business to serve as the clinical data management lead for complex high-visibility clinical studies and programs. This role provides strategic oversight of data management activities across the study lifecycle ensuring the delivery of high-quality reliable and regulatory-compliant clinical data. The Associate Data Manager is recognized as a subject matter expert in clinical data management and partners with cross-functional stakeholders to develop data collection strategies drive operational excellence manage vendors and mitigate study risks. The position independently leads data management activities for multiple studies while contributing to departmental initiatives process improvements standards development and mentoring junior team members.

What you will do

  • Lead clinical data management activities across the study lifecycle including database planning data review query management database freeze/lock readiness study reporting and study closeout activities.
  • Design build and maintain clinical databases CRFs/eCRFs workflows edit checks and data collection processes aligned with protocol requirements and study objectives.
  • Develop and execute data management plans review strategies timelines and documentation to ensure data integrity quality compliance and inspection readiness.
  • Establish and monitor key study milestones including database go-live interim analyses database freezes database lock data transfers and archival activities.
  • Lead data cleaning review and issue resolution activities by identifying trends managing queries investigating discrepancies and implementing corrective actions to ensure accurate and reliable study data.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Clinical Operations Clinical Insights Safety Biostatistics Programming and Regulatory Affairs to support study execution reporting regulatory submissions and data-driven decision making.
  • Support database validation user acceptance testing (UAT) change control activities and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance data management processes standards and system performance.
  • Generate data reports metrics dashboards and study summaries; provide training guidance and oversight to study personnel and data management team members to promote consistent data quality practices.

What you need

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree
  • Minimum of 6 years of clinical data management experience supporting clinical trials in the medical device medical technology or pharmaceutical industry.
  • Experience leading or contributing to departmental initiatives strategic planning efforts or organizational improvement projects.
  • Demonstrated experience independently leading data management activities across multiple complex clinical studies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading end-to-end clinical data management activities across multiple studies and throughout the study lifecycle.
  • Advanced experience with CRF/eCRF design clinical database development edit check specification validation and UAT.
  • Proficiency with SQL and/or other data review and reporting tools used to identify trends data quality issues and opportunities for process improvement.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

  • USN: $110100 - $183400 USD Annual
  • US5: $115600 - $192600 USD Annual
  • US10: $121100 - $201700 USD Annual
  • US15: $126600 - $210900 USD Annual
  • US20: $132100 - $220100 USD Annual
  • US30: $143100 - $238400 USD Annual
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Travel Percentage: 10%

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.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information.


Required Experience:

Manager


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