Senior Quality Operations Leader Onsite Redmond

Stryker Group; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is hiring a Senior Manager, Quality Operations for the Emergency Care division. This onsite leadership role will drive quality system execution, investigations, CAPA, and performance metrics to uphold patient safety and regulatory compliance.

You will partner across Quality, R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance to standardize processes, lead audits, and develop teams through coaching and succession planning, while aligning with business objectives and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Quality, Manufacturing, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Quality, Quality Systems, Manufacturing Quality, Regulatory Affairs, or related regulated function.
• Minimum 4 years of people leadership experience, including performance management and development responsibilities.
• Experience in FDA, ISO, or other regulated quality environments.
• Experience managing quality systems, investigations, CAPA, or product quality programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day quality system activities, investigations, CAPA, and timely resolution of issues.
• Establish and monitor quality performance metrics, KPIs, and reporting.
• Manage product quality, safety, complaints, and corrective action processes with regulatory alignment.
• Develop and implement quality process improvements and standardization initiatives.
• Partner with QA, R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance teams.
• Represent quality during audits and ensure readiness and effective follow-up.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and departmental objectives.
• Recruit, develop, coach, and manage team members with succession planning.

Skills

Leadership

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Life Sciences/Quality/Manufacturing

Master's degree

Tools

SAP/Oracle/JD Edwards

Job description

Stryker is hiring a Senior Manager, Quality Operations for the Emergency Care division. This onsite leadership role will drive quality system execution, investigations, CAPA, and performance metrics to uphold patient safety and regulatory compliance.

You will partner across Quality, R&D, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Finance to standardize processes, lead audits, and develop teams through coaching and succession planning, while aligning with business objectives and budgets.