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Join our Stryker Communications as a Region Manager, Project Management and help architect the operating room of the future! Stryker Communications is committed to making health care better by partnering with healthcare providers to integrate and optimize communication, workflow, and growth in operating rooms (OR). Stryker's iSuite delivers on this commitment by creating opportunities for improved OR safety and efficiencies and, ultimately, by enabling the best experience for health care providers and their patients and deliver on Stryker's mission to make health care better.
Who we want:
Talent developers. Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members.Network builders and collaborators. Managers who proactively build connections with other teams and coordinate cross-functional collaboration, bringing together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions and contribute to the successful delivery of projects.Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.
What you will do:
As Region Manager, Project Management you will foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and operational excellence while leading a Regional Project Management team to provide our customers with a world class project delivery experience. This leader is accountable for the overall performance of the regional team including, but not limited to, on-time project completion, customer satisfaction, revenue attainment, operating income/margin, employee performance, training, and development.
Additionally, this position will work in close partnership with leadership teams across Sales, Marketing, GQO, Post-Marketing Quality, Finance, Regulatory, and Compliance to drive key quality and reliability improvements while establishing process and mechanisms to ensure efficient and effective resolution of critical sales and customer issues.
The Region Manager, Project Management reports into the Director, National Project Management.
Technical Responsibilities:
Ensure the implementation of Integration Management strategies and templates.Collaborate with project stakeholders to develop and manage project scope. Contribute to the creation of detailed Work Breakdown Structure.Contribute to the detailed project Gantt chart. Collaborate with PM on major workstreams, and intersecting milestones. Own your teams project scheduleCollaborate with cross-functional managers to define project budget. Monitor and maintain your team's costs within budget.Ensure the implementation of Quality Management strategies and templates and be a strategic partner in the selection of Quality partners.Implement risk management strategies and templates for projects or program enabling effective identification and monitoring of risk response.Ensure the implementation of Procurement Management strategies and templates and be a strategic partner in the selection of procurement partners.Responsible for evaluating a range of projects with the goal of facilitating staffing, resolving resource allocation conflicts, and monitor staff utilization on the activities that will generate the highest business value aligned with the prioritization process. May recruit, hire, onboard, manage, and develop direct staff.Build and sustain effective stakeholder relationships at all levels, particularly with business partners. Develop stakeholder strategies for the effective management across broad range of expectations and requirements.Implement effective communications management strategies to senior management with specific emphasis on business objectives delivery, efficient resource deployment, effective risk and issue management.Responsible for effective meeting management and group facilitation activities for programs/projects in scopeSupport the management of divisional/department strategic planning activities to meet divisional/department goals. May manage all levels of project managers and/or people managers. Influences talent strategy in the department. Regularly coaches team members and peers to elevate team performance.Leads programs. Advises other Project Management roles on major programs. Drive project and program cost efficiencies. Make portfolio spend decisions. Has a deep understanding of how to apply quality system(s).Additional role-specific technical areas of responsibilities may be added as deemed necessary by the local hiring manager.
Knowledge and Capabilities:
Shows care and concern about team members, regardless of background, and creates an inclusive team environment for team members with different cultural backgroundsDemonstrates tact and diplomacy when confronted with politically contentious situations, stays calm under pressure and has great conflict resolution skillsConsistently drives results despite demanding deadlines, and proactively seeks to go above and beyond, taking on additional responsibility and leadership roles where appropriateLeads a stellar team - knows how to play to people's strengths; creates an environment of high morale with strong recognition and barrier removal team membersCan gain end-user/stakeholder feedback across all levels to make the project better, efficiently using stakeholders' time and incorporates feedback throughout the project/program life cycleIs a great communicator both formally and informally; use accessible language and can speak confidently and with a sense of authorityIs a great influencer - gains agreement from both sides of discussion, expertly crafting arguments to objectionsForges strong relationships with outside colleagues and incorporates insight on common delivery and execution challenges from network to drive projects and improve team performanceActively seeks to develop awareness of project objectives and how they relate to broader organizational goals and prioritizes project tasks based on impact to these goals.Considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one for project or program, applying a structured approach to problem solving without deferring to others Deals well with ambiguity and can make decisions with relevant but not necessarily complete informationWorks well with a wide variety of people, adapt to change and encourage cooperative learning through performance feedbackAdditional role-specific knowledge and capabilities may be added as deemed necessary by the local hiring manager.
What you will need (must have):
BS or equivalent & 8+ years of work experience(MBA and/or MS preferred)
Preferred Skills / Engineering tools:
PMP or equivalentAdditional role-specific preferred technical qualifications (skills, tool proficiencies, etc.) may be added as deemed necessary by the local hiring manager.
$109,500 - $232,900 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 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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