Senior Project Manager, R&D

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Senior Project Manager leading Stryker’s digital health, connected-device, and software R&D programs. Coordinating complex cross-functional workstreams, risks, budgets, and delivery milestones.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead multiple complex, cross-functional R&D projects and digital product workstreams from planning through execution
  • Own project scope, schedules, milestones, and dependencies, including integrated plans for digital and connected-device teams
  • Manage concurrent workstreams and priorities, resources, and cross-functional dependencies
  • Identify project risks, evaluate business impact and interdependencies, and determine mitigation and escalation
  • Drive clarity, accountability, decision-making, obstacle resolution, and milestone momentum in ambiguous situations
  • Partner with engineering and technical teams to support planning and execution
  • Influence stakeholders across functions and levels without direct authority
  • Improve project management processes, workflows, and operating practices
  • Facilitate project planning, scoping, workshops, and stakeholder discussions
  • Communicate status, risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and decisions to teams and senior leadership
  • Support resource and budget planning with functional leaders
  • Apply traditional and Agile project management practices
  • Build cross-organizational relationships and encourage concerns, challenges, and process improvements

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required
  • 6+ years of professional experience, including demonstrated project management experience leading complex projects
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and manage project scope, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and risk
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving results through influence rather than direct reporting authority
  • Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and make sound decisions in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
  • Ability to identify issues, drive action, and improve processes
  • Experience supporting digital products, software development, or technology-driven programs
  • Experience working with connected devices, medical devices, or another complex product development environment
  • Experience with Agile or hybrid project management methodologies
  • Experience facilitating workshops, project scoping sessions, or cross-functional planning activities
  • Experience with project budgeting and resource planning
  • New product development and/or sustaining product experience
  • PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred

Benefits:

  • Remote or hybrid or onsite work flexibility
  • Travel opportunity/responsibility: 20%
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Pay transparency and protected pay-discussion rights