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Senior Manager, Strategy & Operational Readiness

Stryker


Job Location:

San Jose, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 176300 - 293700
Posted: 7 October 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 4 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Flexibility: Onsite

The Senior Manager of New Product Development Strategy & Operational Readiness is a highly strategic divisional leadership role within Advanced Operations serving as a key connector between the business cross-functional partners and senior leaders across the Endoscopy Division. This role shapes and governs the operating systems business reviews decision frameworks and readiness mechanisms that enable successful strategy execution launch readiness operational performance integration readiness and accountability across four Business Units.

What You Will Do

  • Lead governance processes that prioritize strategic initiatives monitor execution and support leadership decision-making across multiple business units.
  • Direct operational readiness reviews for new product development programs identifying risks escalation needs and readiness gaps before key launch milestones.
  • Manage monthly business performance reviews including development and tracking of operational readiness and program performance metrics.
  • Partner with leaders across engineering quality operations supply chain finance regulatory and product development functions to drive execution accountability and continuous improvement.
  • Lead operational due diligence and integration activities for acquisitions that impact product development manufacturing or commercialization programs.
  • Represent Advanced Operations in divisional mergers and acquisition activities involving products technologies manufacturing operations including risk assessment and integration planning.
  • Serve as Division Process Owner for Process Validation and Design Transfer leading governance training procedural improvements audit readiness and continuous improvement initiatives to ensure compliant scalable and effective execution across product launches and integration activities.
  • Establish standardized processes review cadences escalation pathways and performance measures that improve visibility and execution consistency.
  • Present risks trends recommendations and business performance updates to senior and executive leadership teams.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering Manufacturing Operations Quality Business or a related field.
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in medical device engineering operations supply chain program management and/or related fields.
  • Masters degree in Business Engineer Operations or a related field and
  • Experience leading initiatives involving multiple functions stakeholders or business units within a regulated environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Masters degree in Business Engineering Operations or a related field.
  • 5 or more years of experience in New Product Development (NPD) validation design transfer activities
  • Experience in people management or holding a leadership position
  • Certification(s) in Project Management LEAN Six Sigma and/or related.
  • Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions operational integration technology transfer or large-scale business transformation initiatives.
  • Experience with highly regulated environment such as medical device or biotechnology.

$176300 - $293700 USD Annual

Travel Percentage: 20%

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:

Senior Manager


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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. Alongsid ... View more

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