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Senior Quality Manager (m/f/d)
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Work Flexibility: Onsite

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Position Summary

 Establish a quality centre of excellence, develop organisational strategies, processes, goals, and metrics to drive measurable improvements in quality processes. Oversee the consistency of quality processes. Manage and address potential product and safety investigations through investigation and corrective action. 

What You'll Do:

  • Manage day-to-day quality processes to ensure issues are appropriately evaluated 

  • Establish annual budgets and quarterly forecasts. Make necessary changes with appropriate management involvement 

  • Communicate and collaborate with Quality Assurance, R&D, Service, Global Supply, Finance, Sales, and Marketing departments to ensure corporate goals and strategies are met 

  • Develop teams to ensure timely resolution of inprocess and supplier product technical issues to avoid disruption and ensure continuity of supply  

  • Serve as a site leader for GQO quality processes 

  • Provide guidance, recommendations, and implementation plans for adherence to new regulatory requirements or expectations 

  • Establish standard process to ensure appropriate resolution and management of the responsible task owner 

  • Chair meetings required to drive closure of quality issues 

  • Manage and provide updates for quality metrics. Implement appropriate enhancements 

  • Represent quality processes during internal and external audits 

  • Define targets, KPIs, performance objectives, etc. for individuals within functional role, and manage direct reports to meet or exceed these targets 

  • Recruit, select, and on-board top talent 

  • Develop talent within team to increase performance. Actively address performance issues on team 

  • Maintain a high level of team engagement 

What You'll Need:

  • Demonstrated knowledge and application of regulatory requirements, including ISO, FDA, and International requirements 

  • Demonstrate technical knowledge of medical device product lines 

  • Demonstrated written, verbal, listening, communication, and team-building skills 

  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with and lead cross-functional teams 

  • Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple project workloads 

  • Demonstrated experience with trending and analysis reporting 

  • Demonstrated knowledge of adverse event reporting, complaint investigation, CAPA, and corrective action processes 

  • Demonstrated leadership skills 

  • Demonstrated process improvement and management skills 

  • Experience with recruiting, people development 

  • Influence across the organization   

  • Demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit for driving business forward- relentless drive to deliver on bold and innovative change initiatives 

  • Increases business impact by holding self and others accountable for collaborating with global colleagues across functions and divisions, internally and externally 

  • A predisposition for coaching and mentoring and a genuine interest in helping others develop 

  • Strong emotional intelligence to guide how to achieve through others 

  • Exceptional communication skills to influence key decision makers at all levels within the Organisation 

  • Great interpersonal skills- a Team player 

  • A strong leader with a skill for engaging their team in a common goal 

  • Service minded and courageous 

Preferred:  

  • BS in a science, engineering or related Advanced degree preferred 

  • Minimum of 10 years experience, 7 years of supervisory experience preferred 

  • Masters Degree or equivalent preferred 

  • Experience working in a regulated environment 

  • Good understanding of manufacturing process technologies, and the ability to understand complex processes 

  • Experience with delivering results through 6 sigma and lean methods 

  • Strong analytical ability, relevant ERP knowledge (preferably SAP, Oracle or JDEdwards) and experience and strong PC skills (MS Excel, Access, etc.,) 

    Travel Percentage: 20%

    Other facts

    Tech stack
    Quality Management,Regulatory Requirements,Medical Device Knowledge,Team Leadership,Cross-Functional Collaboration,Process Improvement,Analytical Skills,Complaint Investigation,CAPA,Recruiting,Coaching,Mentoring,Communication Skills,Emotional Intelligence,Six Sigma,Lean Methods

    About Stryker

    Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com.

    Facts:
    ● 2024 Sales: $22.6 billion
    ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies
    ● Employees: 53,000 worldwide
    ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020
    ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide
    ● $1.5 billion spent on research and development in 2024
    ● ~14,200 patents owned globally in 2024
    ● Products sold in ~75 countries
    ● Fortune 500 Company
    ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces

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    Team size: 10,001+ employees
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    Industry: Medical Equipment Manufacturing

    What you'll do

    • The Senior Quality Manager will establish a quality center of excellence and oversee the consistency of quality processes. They will manage day-to-day quality processes and collaborate with various departments to ensure corporate goals are met.

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    What does a Senior Quality Manager (m/f/d) do at Stryker?

    As a Senior Quality Manager (m/f/d) at Stryker, you will: the Senior Quality Manager will establish a quality center of excellence and oversee the consistency of quality processes. They will manage day-to-day quality processes and collaborate with various departments to ensure corporate goals are met..

    Why join Stryker as a Senior Quality Manager (m/f/d)?

    Stryker is a leading Medical Equipment Manufacturing company.

    Is the Senior Quality Manager (m/f/d) position at Stryker remote?

    The Senior Quality Manager (m/f/d) position at Stryker is based in Selzach, Solothurn, Switzerland. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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