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　　Who We Are

　　Stryker Medical is seeking to hire a Program Manager to support our New Product Development team at Sage.

　　Stryker Sage

　　This role is hybrid, in Cary, IL with the expectation to be in the office 3 days a week.

　　Who We Want

　　Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success.Motivated product launchers. People who bring strategic direction and drive for execution to ensure innovative products and solutions are developed and seamlessly launched within budget and time constraints.Effective communicators. People who regularly share relevant status updates and effectively articulate issues and recommendations to stakeholders and senior management.

　　What You Will Do

　　As a Program Manager, you will lead a cross-functional engineering team in the planning, coordinating, monitoring and execution of new medical device projects. In your role, you will ensure R&D projects are completed on time/cost & budget. You will support cutting edge medical device products from the inception phase to launch.

　　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.Develop and manage the detailed project Gantt chart. Analyze critical path, major workstreams, and intersecting milestones.Collaborate with cross-functional managers to define project budget. Monitor and maintain costs within budget.Partner with project team to create project Quality Plans using 2-3 quality planning tools and techniques.Develop a risk management plan for the project. Identify, analyze, and understand project risks; develop and monitor a risk response plan.Develop a Procurement Management Plan and collaborate on the selection of procurement partners.Estimate, acquire and assign cross functional project resources. Define the role, responsibility, and deliverables for each team member. Provide direct feedback to functional manager on performance reviews.Develop a Stakeholder management plan for the project, based on the identification, analysis and understanding of Stakeholder expectations.Builds successful working relationships with internal and external personnel in various departments.High in emotional intelligence and stays calm under pressure. Adept in conflict resolutionDrives results in support of the business, even in the face of demanding timelines. Steps up to take on additional responsibility where appropriate.Adept at team management; selects the right people to the right tasks all while maintaining team morale and recognizing contributions.Influence without direct authority in a way that makes others want to be on their team.Incorporates end-user feedback to refine scope through the project lifecycle and can communicate changes, updates, and decisions to key stakeholders.Can understand and communicate how goals fit into broader organizational goals and prioritize tasks/schedule accordingly.

　　What You Need

　　Required

　　Bachelor's Degree required; in engineering or technical discipline preferred8+ years of work experience

　　Preferred

　　PMP or equivalentMedical device or regulated industry experience

　　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 one of the world's leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in Medical and Surgical, 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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