Senior Project Manager, Advanced Service Operations

Stryker; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in medical technology, Stryker, is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Advanced Service Operations in San Jose, CA. This role involves leading teams in planning and executing new product service capabilities, ensuring timely delivery, quality standards, and stakeholder alignment. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience and a proven track record in the medical device sector.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of project management and/or engineering experience.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Master's degree is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of service capabilities for new products.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project objectives and resources are aligned.
• Develop and manage project schedules and communicate with team members.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Change Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Who we want:

• Self-directed initiators. People who take ownership of their work and need no prompting to drive productivity, change, and outcomes.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Motivated product launchers. People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure products are developed and launched with precision while keeping the project team highly inspired and motivated.

What you will do:

As the Senior Project Manager, Advanced Service Operations, you will lead our ProCare team in the planning and execution of service capabilities for new products. This role requires you to work closely with Business Unit leadership stakeholders to ensure project objectives are appropriate, required project resources (budget and people) are allocated, and project risks are mitigated. You will be responsible for ensuring that project objectives are delivered on-time, within budget, and meet quality standards.

Technical Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ProCare leadership, Divisional PMO and Cross Functional partners to define, manage and own service launches for new product development.
• Develop and manage the detailed project/program Gantt chart. Analyze critical path, major workstreams, interdependencies, and intersecting milestones. Own the project/program schedule, create a shared vision for project team, and monitor plan vs. actual.
• Manage multiple projects to set up service for newly launched products.
• Act as the liaison between ProCare, the Divisional PM and Cross-Functional partners to ensure service strategy alignment and successful service launches.
• Coordinate within ProCare to define strategy, determine deliverables, assign resources, and align on priorities.
• Develop a Stakeholder engagement and communication plan for the projects, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations and requirements.
• Establish priorities, imparting a sense of urgency and importance to the team while using project management tools and techniques to support the delivery of new products per cost and time commit

Knowledge and Capabilities:

• Build successful working relationships with internal and external personnel in various departments.
• Understand medical device quality system(s) and is accustomed to working in a regulated field.
• Drive results in support of the business, even in the face of demanding timelines.
• Can influence without direct authority in a way that makes others want to be on their team.
• Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.
• Keeps the customer at the heart of what we do.
• Growth mindset – willingness & ability to learn quickly and adapt to a changing environment.

What you need:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 6+ years of successfully demonstrated project management and/or engineering experience

Preferred qualifications:

• PMP certification
• Master's degree
• Successful track record in the development, commercialization and sustainment of products
• Ability to communicate and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to bring together multiple functions as a cohesive team & cultivate high team engagement.
• Strong organizational, change management, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and workflow independently; sets direction for cross functional teams.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering results on complex projects and/or program of projects.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
  

$130,700 - $215,300 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location.Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: None 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.