Senior Quality Engineer

Stryker is hiring a Senior Quality Engineer in Cary, IL to support Sage! In this role, you will support quality assurance, control, and preventive activities for sustaining products. You will support quality processes for internal and external suppliers, focusing on process development, verification, validation, and manufacturing transfer, while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and standards. What You Will Do Maintain KPIs to monitor process and product quality; perform analysis and interpret trends. Participate in and occasionally lead process improvement initiatives. Partner with Operations and Business functions to ensure product and process quality performance. Collaborate with Divisional QA, cross-functional teams, shared services, and suppliers to address key quality issues. Apply risk management principles to manufacturing operations. Support internal and external audits (regulatory agencies, notified bodies, competent authorities). Lead medium‑scope quality system projects. Participate in the development and review of process/equipment validations, qualifications, and measurement system analyses (MSAs). Execute internal quality deliverables related to engineering changes, manufacturing transfers, and supplier‑initiated changes. Initiate, contain, communicate, and support Commercial Holds for potential product escapes. Independently create and approve technical documentation. Lead basic root cause investigations, including CAPAs within area of responsibility. What You Need Required: Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering discipline. 2+ years of experience in engineering, quality, manufacturing, or operations within a regulated industry. Preferred Experience in validation activities. Experience with nonconformance (NC) and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA). ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or equivalent certification preferred. Understanding of pharmaceutical and/or medical device manufacturing processes. Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards, including FDA CFR Parts 210, 211, and 820; ISO 13485; ICH Q7/Q10. Training in Lean Six Sigma and CAPA/investigation methodologies. 84,900 - 110,500 - 136,100 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics, and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role. #J-18808-Ljbffr