Senior Project Manager, R&D - NPD

We are looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager who thrives as an individual contributor while operating confidently in highly cross‑functional, regulated environments. This role is ideal for someone who brings rigor to planning and execution, influences without authority, and is excited to help mature PMO processes, tools, and ways of working across a growing organization.

You will need to live within commuting distance to Stryker’s Irvine, CA office and be on-site 5 days per week.

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What you will do:

• Lead the team in the development of the project charter and management plan. Direct, manage, monitor, and control project. Evaluate tradeoffs within project.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders to develop, manage and own project scope. Create detailed Work Breakdown Structure.
• Responsible for assembling a project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedules to ensure timely completion of project(s).
• Collaborate with cross-functional managers to define project budget. Monitor and maintain costs within budget.
• Responsible to improve team performance by building team cohesiveness, leading, influencing, training, mentoring, and motivating in order to facilitate cooperation, ensure project efficiency, and boost morale.
• Lead the identification, assessment, monitoring, and closure of project risks throughout the project lifecycle.
• Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals, and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.
• Support maturating of the PMO organization by helping to implement new tools, templates, and technologies. Educate cross-functional resources on PMO initiatives and ensure consistent adherence to established processes and standards.
• Keeps the customer at the heart of what we do.
  
   

What You Will Need  

Required Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field 
• Minimum 6 years of relevant project management experience 
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex project timelines 
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Smartsheet) 
• Demonstrated project management experience, preferably in a regulated industry.

Preferred Qualifications  

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent 

$118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual

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.