Manager - Data, Analytics & Automation - Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance & Clinical

Stryker Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a Manager - Data, Analytics, and Automation (RAQAC) to build and lead a cross-functional team across Medical Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and Clinical functions. The role focuses on data governance, analytics delivery, automation initiatives, and standardized reporting for a global medical device organization.

The role requires leading enterprise-scale data, analytics, and automation initiatives with a focus on reducing manual work, improving cycle times,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a data/analytics, CS, IS, engineering, quality, regulatory affairs, statistics, mathematics, business or related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of people leadership experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in data analytics, BI, automation, quality systems, regulatory affairs, operations, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years leading enterprise-level data, analytics, reporting, automation, or quality system initiatives across multiple units/locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team responsible for data analytics, reporting, automation, and governance across multiple business units and sites.
• Define and execute divisional strategies for data, analytics, reporting, automation, and value realization, including prioritization and budget alignment.
• Establish accountability for data ownership, reporting standards, dashboard management, and automation intake processes.

Skills

Data analytics

Business intelligence

Automation

Data governance

Regulatory affairs knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

R

Power Automate

DAX

Job description

Work Flexibility

Remote or Hybrid or Onsite Join Stryker’s Medical Division as the Manager - Data, Analytics, and Automation - RAQAC to build and lead a team focused on advancing data, analytics, reporting, and automation capabilities across Medical Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, and Clinical functions. In this role, you will lead a centralized team responsible for data governance, analytics delivery, automation initiatives, and reporting standards that support effective decision-making, operational consistency, and scalable business processes across a global medical device organization.

• 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.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop a team responsible for data analytics, reporting, automation, and governance across multiple business units and sites.
• Define and execute divisional strategies for data, analytics, reporting, automation, and value realization, including prioritization, resource planning, and budget alignment.
• Establish accountability for data ownership, reporting standards, dashboard management, automation intake processes, and ongoing support models.
• Standardize metric definitions, data sources, reporting practices, and data lineage documentation to improve reporting consistency and data integrity.
• Identify and scale reusable dashboards, reports, data models, and automation solutions that reduce duplicated effort across the division.
• Drive automation and advanced analytics initiatives that reduce manual work, improve cycle times, and support operational efficiency.
• Partner with business, technology, quality, regulatory, and clinical stakeholders to align priorities, governance practices, and platform strategies.
• Lead portfolio planning, capacity management, performance monitoring, and change management activities for analytics and automation programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Statistics, Mathematics, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of people leadership experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, automation, quality systems, regulatory affairs, operations, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leading enterprise-level data, analytics, reporting, automation, or quality system initiatives across multiple business units, functions, or locations.
• Experience implementing data governance, reporting, analytics, or automation capabilities within a complex business environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Analytics, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or another quantitative discipline.
• Experience in the medical device industry or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience with analytics and automation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, R, Power Automate, DAX, or similar technologies.

United States of America Pay Ranges

• USN: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
• US5: $123,900 - $206,500 USD Annual
• US10: $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual
• US15: $135,700 - $226,200 USD Annual
• US20: $141,600 - $236,000 USD Annual
• US30: $153,400 - $255,700 USD Annual

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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 contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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