Senior Project Manager - NPI

Stryker Corporation; Carrigtwohill; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Hybrid/Onsite Senior Project Manager for NPI in Cork to lead manufacturing and supply chain activities for new product launches, ensuring scope, budget, quality, and timely delivery.

The role requires coordinating with Quality, Sterilization, Production, and other functions while navigating FDA and international medical device regulations. Travel is ~10% and the position is based at the Cork site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science required.
• PM role experience in engineering/project in regulated industry essential.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to achieve deliverables.
• Knowledge of FDA and international medical device regulations.
• Experience with Six Sigma and lean methods.
• Preferred: Project management certification (PMP or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Deliver the manufacturing element of new product programs, including scope setting, planning, management, product quality, budget and supply management, and DFM.
• Provide strong leadership to the project team across Quality, Sterilization, Production, Packaging, Labelling, Materials, Logistics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, HR, Process Engineering, Facilities & EH&S.
• Assume overall responsibility for assigned teams and deliverables.
• Collaborate with site leadership during design development to ensure new processes are produced compliantly, on time and within budget.
• Ensure QMS deliverables are met to transfer product from design to commercialization.
• Drive capital expenditure strategy and manage approvals, negotiations, installation, qualification and validation.
• Develop a communication plan to update stakeholders at Commercial and Operational forums.
• Liaise with Regulatory Affairs to align with regulatory pathways.
• Travel: 10%.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Regulatory knowledge

DFM

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Job description

Hybrid or Onsite Senior Project Manager - NPI Anngrove, Cork (Hybrid) Permanent Position / Full Time Position

This position is responsible for leading the implementation of all manufacturing processes and associated supply chain systems to support the development and commercial launch of new product programs. The role encompasses scope definition, project planning, and execution—ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and in alignment with performance requirements. Operating within a medical device quality management system, this leader will manage a cross-functional team, fostering collaboration and alignment across functions. The role also requires close engagement with both Commercial and Operational leadership to ensure organizational alignment through effective stakeholder management. A key focus of this position is the integration of additive manufacturing technologies, enabling cross-functional collaboration to support the launch of a new custom implant. This initiative will serve as a foundational step toward future divisional applications.

What you will do

• Delivery of the manufacturing element of new product programs, with specific focus on scope setting, project planning and management, product quality, budget management, product supply management, and DFM (Design for Manufacture).


• Provides strong, capable leadership to the project team encompassing key professionals from Quality, Sterilization, Production, Packaging, Labelling, Materials, Logistics, Finance, Industrial Engineering, HR, Process Engineering, Facilities & EH&S to ensure new product launch deliverables are achieved.


• Assumes overall responsibility for assigned teams and operational deliverables.


• Collaborates closely with leadership at the manufacturing site during the design development phase to ensure that all new manufacturing processes are introduced into production compliantly, on time, within budget, are operationally successful, and in alignment with the broader plant manufacturing strategy.


• Ensures all required quality management system deliverables are met by the team to effectively transfer the product into commercialization from the design development phase.


• Drives capital acquisition strategy through determining total capital expenditure and operational expense, acquiring internal approvals, supporting contract negotiations, and ensuring timely installation, qualification, and validation efforts.


• Develop a comprehensive communication plan and strategy to convey project status updates to stakeholders at both Commercial and Operational business forums.


• Liaises with Regulatory Affairs to ensure the project strategy is aligned with the required regulatory pathway and appropriate regulations are met.


• Travel Percentage: 10%

What you will need

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science discipline or equivalent required.


• PM role experience in engineering/project in a regulated industry essential.


• Has demonstrated the ability to successfully plan, prioritize, multitask and organize a multi-disciplinary team(s) to successfully achieve project deliverables.


• Has applied knowledge of FDA & International medical device regulations.


• Ability to lead, motivate, and influence a cross-functional team on moderate complexity projects that do not report directly to this position.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills including risk management experience.


• Preferred: Project management certification through an accredited organization (preferred).


• Experience in process validation


• Experience with delivering results through Six Sigma and lean methods

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. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. 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. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.