Associate Manager, R&D

Stryker; Carrigtwohill; On-site; EUR 69,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation in Cork, Ireland is seeking an Associate R&D Manager to lead a multifunctional engineering team developing Orthopaedic instruments for our Orthopaedic Instruments and Mako Robotic product lines. You will help shape long‑term portfolio strategy (5–10 years) in collaboration with marketing and cross‑functional partners.

Key duties include attracting and mentoring top talent, driving project delivery on time and on budget, and ensuring regulatory and design control compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or applicable technical field.
• 6+ years of applicable experience with direct people management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attract, develop, retain, and engage top talent while driving personal and team growth and delivering high-quality results.
• Lead projects and initiatives within the business unit with responsibility for planning, budgeting, and staffing.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and design controls across programs.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching / mentoring

Communication skills

People management

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

POSITION SUMMARY: We are currently seeking an Associate R&D Manager located at our Global R&D Innovation Centre in Cork, Ireland. As an Associate R&D Manager, you will build and development of a team of multifunctional engineers to develop Orthopaedic instruments to support our Orthopaedic Instruments and Mako Robotic product Lines. This role will be a key leader in our Orthopaedic Instruments team, collaboratively researching and developing new instrumentation with our Customers. You will also be responsible for developing future portfolio strategic plans over 5-10 years in collaboration with our marketing functions.

What you will do:

Technical / Managerial Responsibilities Execute a robust talent offense 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. Proactively drive positive outcomes to technical, business, and personnel problems. Make decisions under guidance for project level issues. Leverage strong listening skills and written / verbal communication to influence and convey business, regulatory compliance, and/or technical ideas to customers, employees, peers, external partners, and senior leaders. Support a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging at a team level in hiring and staff development. Lead projects and initiatives within the business unit, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, meeting project goals and adequately staffing with talent. Support and mentor others in complex cooperative efforts across cross‑functional teams, influencing one's own technical areas of expertise and building key relationships, to drive innovation and ensure achievement of business goals.

Business Responsibilities: Drive financial accountability across direct team. Participate in cost center budget creation, projections, and tracking activities. Contribute and execute customer facing activities like Voice of Customer and customer centric design in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Med Device Compliance: Lead a team and cross‑functional counterparts to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulatory requirements for a specific project/program. Follow and set example for others on procedures and design controls. Review and approve (or delegate) program / project specific technical documentation and deliverables.

What you will need:

Technical Skills: Good level of understanding of, experience in, and ability to mentor in one's own technical / functional disciplines.

Leadership Experience: Talented performance coach who is skilled at providing actionable feedback to team members, setting clear performance objectives and managing team member performance. General knowledge of the healthcare market and competitors. Experience executing a talent and performance management strategy. Demonstrated ability to communicate plans and technical information to team members within a business unit. Proven ability to deliver programs or other business goals on time, on quality and within budget.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

What you will need (must have): EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or applicable technical field. 6+ years applicable experience, with direct people management experience preferred.

Ireland Pay Ranges:

Ireland: €69,000 - €115,000 EUR Annual At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace.

Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary.

Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility.

Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility.