Research Manager

Senior Manager- R&D Test Lab Work Flexibility: Hybrid Who we want: Organizational Capability Builder: A strategic leader who continuously breaks down barriers, identifying new opportunities and continually improve and optimize current process and tasks. Direction Setter: A strategic leader strong in operational excellence to create value and deliver on Stryker’s mission and strategic imperatives. Collaborative Partner : A leader who builds and leverages cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry insights to develop best practices. Talent Development Champion: One who focuses on maximizing the ability, potential and contributions of themselves and others. Fosters an environment where people can excel through developing, coaching and rewarding performance. What you will do: Own Test Lab strategy, operations, utilization, and continuous improvement. Lead infrastructure, equipment lifecycle, maintenance, calibration, and compliance. Partner with R&D, Quality, Operations, Finance, and Regulatory to support development, validation, and sustaining engineering. Manage CapEx/OpEx, vendors, AMCs, cost optimization, and productivity initiatives. Establish KPIs for uptime, reliability, cost, and performance; ensure zero unplanned downtime. Build, lead, and develop multi‑level teams with full people and financial accountability. Present performance and strategic initiatives to senior leadership. Partner with divisional R&D teams and other stake holders to identify strategic opportunities and build competency around those in increasing the Lab utilization. Develop and execute Test Lab strategy aligned with R&D and business priorities. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s/master’s in mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related field. 15+ years in MedTech / Manufacturing / Engineering Labs; 7+ years leading teams. Strong financial acumen and regulatory knowledge (FDA, ISO 13485/14971). Lean Six Sigma expertise preferred. Travel Percentage: None Experience Level Senior Level