Senior Clinical Study Manager (Hybrid)

Stryker; Mahwah (NJ); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is hiring a Senior Clinical Project Manager for the Joint Replacement division. This hybrid role is based in Mahwah, NJ, and involves leading clinical projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving technology implementations to improve processes and compliance.

You will manage multiple projects, ensure milestones and budgets are met, and maintain inspection-ready documentation throughout the lifecycle in a regulated device/pharma setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science or health care field required.
• Minimum 6 years in clinical affairs/clinical operations or clinical project management.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects from initiation through closeout within budget and timeline.
• Develop and maintain project plans, forecasts, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Drive implementation of clinical research technology platforms and workflows.
• Collaborate with business, quality, IT, and vendor teams to design scalable solutions.
• Facilitate testing, training, change management, and post-implementation support.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and user experience.
• Establish governance, provide leadership updates and metrics on adoption.
• Maintain compliant documentation for validation, audits, and regulatory purposes.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in science or health care field

Job description

Stryker is hiring a Senior Clinical Project Manager for our Joint Replacement division. This is a hybrid position based in Mahwah, NJ.

As Senior Clinical Project Manager, you will serve as the cross-functional project leader responsible for delivering clinical research business initiatives through effective project execution, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, technology implementation, and compliance-focused operational support. This role leads strategic initiatives that improve processes, implement technology solutions, and support operational excellence. Working with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners, you will drive projects that enhance clinical systems, streamline workflows, and strengthen business performance.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional projects from initiation through implementation, stabilization, and closeout, ensuring milestones, budgets, and timelines are achieved.
• Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, communication strategies, and risk mitigation plans to support successful delivery.
• Drive implementation and optimization of clinical research technology platforms, coordinating requirements gathering, testing, deployment, and adoption activities.
• Partner with business, quality, information technology, and vendor teams to design scalable solutions that support clinical research operations.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing, training activities, change management initiatives, and post-implementation support.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, compliance, and user experience through process mapping, workflow redesign, and standardization efforts.
• Establish project governance structures and provide leadership updates, metrics, and reporting on project performance, risks, and adoption outcomes.
• Maintain compliant, inspection-ready documentation and support validation, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance activities throughout the project lifecycle.

What you need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in science or health care field
• Minimum 6 years of clinical affairs, clinical operations, and/or clinical project management experience within the device or pharmaceutical industry
• Experience leading cross-functional projects involving business process transformation, systems implementation, or operational improvement initiatives
• Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously

Preferred

• Experience implementing or optimizing clinical technology platforms such as clinical trial management systems, electronic data capture systems, electronic trial master files, electronic clinical outcome assessment tools, analytics, reporting, or quality management systems
• Knowledge of clinical research regulations and standards, including ISO 14155
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, Six Sigma, or comparable certification

• US20: $132,100 - $220,100 USD Annual