Associate Manager - Custom Implant Design

Why engineering at Stryker?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

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Job Description:

We are currently seeking an Associate Manager - Custom Implant Design to support Stryker's Craniomaxillofacial Business Unit. This role is onsite at our Ventura, CA office.

WHO WE WANT:

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.

• 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.

• Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes - finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.

• Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

• Quality-focused team drivers. People who push their team to deliver the highest quality products and solutions in a timely manner.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The Stryker Ventura team takes pride in designing and producing custom temporomandibular joints (TMJ). TMJ Concepts implants change patients' lives by restoring form and function to their jaw joint. The associate manager will oversee the designers that define the shape and fixation within the established design envelope to meet the patient's clinical need.

Additional responsibilities of the role include:

• Execute a robust talent offense by attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging top talent while driving personal/professional growth of individuals, the team and delivering high quality results with passion, energy and drive.

• Proactively drive positive outcomes to technical, business, and personnel problems.

• Make decisions under guidance for project level issues.

• Leverage strong listening skills and written / verbal communication to influence and convey business, regulatory compliance, and/or technical ideas to customers, employees, peers, external partners, and senior leaders.

• Support a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging at a team level in hiring and staff development.

• Lead projects and initiatives within the business unit, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, meeting project goals and adequately staffing with talent.

• Support and mentor others in complex cooperative efforts across cross-functional teams, influencing one's own technical areas of expertise and building key relationships, to drive innovation and ensure achievement of business goals.

• Drive financial accountability across direct team. Participate in cost center budget creation, projections, and tracking activities.

• Contribute and execute customer facing activities like Voice of Customer and customer centric design in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

WHAT YOU NEED:

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher required; in Engineering or applicable technical field preferred.
• 6+ years applicable experience, with 0+ years direct people management experience preferred.

Preferred:

• Good level of understanding of, experience in, and ability to mentor in one's own technical / functional disciplines.

• Talented performance coach who is skilled at providing actionable feedback to team members, setting clear performance objectives and managing team member performance.

• Experience executing a talent and performance management strategy.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate plans and technical information to team members within a business unit.

• Proven ability to deliver programs or other business goals on time, on quality and within budget.

• Background in product design and design for manufacturing.

• Experience in CAD design.

$107,800 - $177,800 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.

About Stryker

Our benefits:

• 12 paid holidays annually

• 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.

For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits

About Stryker

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com.

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