• Project Manager, R&D

    Stryker (Portage, MI)


    At Stryker, we’re looking for a **Project Manager** in R&D who thrives on driving results, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering high-quality outcomes. If you're energized by collaboration, innovation, and making a measurable difference, this is your opportunity to lead projects that matter.

     

    You will need to live within commuting distance of our Portage, MI office. This is a hybrid role, with on-site work required on average 2 days a week.

    What You Will Do

    + Lead the development and execution of project charters, management plans, and detailed Gantt charts

    + Define project scope with stakeholders and create structured work breakdowns to guide execution

    + Monitor project budgets and ensure costs remain within approved limits

    + Develop and maintain quality and risk management plans using industry-standard tools

    + Assign and manage project team resources, defining roles and deliverables clearly

    + Build and execute stakeholder and communication management plans

    + Collaborate on procurement planning and vendor selection

    + Provide performance feedback to functional managers and support team development

     

    What You Will Need

    Required Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field

    + Minimum 4 years of relevant project management experience

    + Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project)

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Experience in regulated or quality-driven environments

     

    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.