Senior Project Manager, R&D

About the role

Make an Impact Where Engineering Meets Business Join a high-performing Product Engineering organization responsible for sustaining and enhancing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of medical technologies. As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead complex, high-visibility initiatives that directly influence product performance, product cost, supply continuity, quality, regulatory compliance, customer experience, and business growth. This role is ideal for a strategic leader who thrives in ambiguity, can align diverse stakeholders around a common objective, and is energized by solving challenging technical and business problems. The ideal candidate will be a highly driven leader who combines project management excellence with technical curiosity, commercial awareness, and the ability to bring people together to solve complex problems. This is a hybrid role based in Kalamazoo, MI, requiring you to be on-site 3-4 days per week, so candidates must live within a commutable distance. To learn more about Stryker’s Orthopaedic Instruments portfolio click here: https://www.stryker.com/us/en/orthopaedic-instruments.html. 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of project charters, management plans, and detailed Gantt charts
• Define and manage project scope, schedules, and budgets in collaboration with stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Develop and maintain quality and risk management plans using multiple planning tools and techniques
• Assign and manage project resources, clearly defining roles, responsibilities, and deliverables
• Create and execute stakeholder and communication management plans
• Collaborate on procurement planning and vendor selection
• Provide performance feedback to functional managers and support team development
• Own project outcomes by evaluating trade-offs, managing critical paths, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals

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)

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent
• Experience in regulated or quality-driven environments

Pay

$95,700 - $159,500 USD Annual

Benefits

Health benefits:

• Medical and prescription drug insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Personalized healthcare support
• Wellbeing program
• Tobacco cessation program

Financial benefits:

• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability insurance

Schedule

Hybrid role based in Kalamazoo, MI, requiring on-site work 3-4 days per week; candidates must live within a commutable distance.