• Senior Manager, R&D

    Stryker (Salt Lake City, UT)


    Senior R&D Manager – Neurovascular Division

    • _Salt Lake City, UT (Hybrid – Minimum 3 days onsite at 4870 West 2100 South)_

     

    At **Stryker Neurovascular** , we don't just develop products—we save lives. As a **Senior R&D Manager** , you will play a critical role in leading innovation from concept to commercialization, guiding cross-functional teams that help shape the future of stroke intervention. You will be deeply engaged with physician partners, engineering experts, and internal stakeholders to ensure the development of transformative technologies that make a real impact.

     

    If you thrive in fast-paced environments, find energy in solving complex problems, and are passionate about building and mentoring high-performing teams—this is your calling.

     

    • _Learn more about our mission here:_ Neurovascular | Stryker (https://www.stryker.com/us/en/portfolios/neurotechnology-spine/neurovascular.html)

    What You Will Do

    + **Lead with purpose** – Mentor and inspire a team of product design engineers, creating a culture of collaboration, technical curiosity, and accountability.

    + **Drive innovation** – Oversee the end-to-end product development lifecycle: from needs finding and concept development through to design transfer and commercial launch.

    + **Collaborate cross-functionally** – Work closely with Marketing, Process Development / Advanced Operations, the Project Management Office, and physician stakeholders to ensure clinical and business alignment.

    + **Build and protect knowledge** – Strategically manage intellectual property and facilitate knowledge sharing across teams and projects.

    + **Contribute to strategy** – Play an active role in shaping business strategy, ensuring that engineering execution aligns with divisional growth objectives.

     

    What You Need

    _Required Qualifications_

    + Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field (Mechanical or Biomedical preferred)

    + Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, with a proven track record in product development

    + At least 2 years of direct people management experience, with demonstrated leadership of engineering teams

    _Preferred Qualifications_

    + Master’s or Ph.D. in Engineering or a related field

    + Background in medical device design and development, ideally within a regulated environment

    + Experience or knowledge of laser cutting technology is a plus

     

    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. Stryker 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 150 million patients annually. 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.

     

    Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.