Senior Clinical Project Manager (Hybrid)

About the role

Stryker is hiring a Senior Clinical Project Manager for its Joint Replacement division. This is a hybrid position based in Mahwah, NJ. You will act as the cross-functional project leader, delivering clinical research business initiatives through project execution, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, technology implementation and compliance-focused support. The role leads strategic initiatives that improve processes, implement technology solutions and support operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional projects from initiation through implementation, stabilization and closeout, meeting milestones, budgets and timelines.
• Develop and maintain project plans, resource forecasts, communication strategies and risk mitigation plans.
• Drive implementation and optimization of clinical research technology platforms, coordinating requirements gathering, testing, deployment and adoption.
• Partner with business, quality, IT and vendor teams to design scalable solutions for clinical research operations.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing, training, change management and post-implementation support.
• Improve efficiency, quality, compliance and user experience through process mapping, workflow redesign and standardization.
• Establish project governance, report on performance, risks and adoption, and keep leadership updated.
• Maintain compliant, inspection-ready documentation and support validation, audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a science or health care field.
• At least 6 years of clinical affairs, clinical operations and/or clinical project management experience in the device or pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects involving business process transformation, systems implementation or operational improvement.
• Experience managing multiple projects and competing priorities.

Required skills

• Preferred: experience implementing or optimizing clinical technology platforms such as clinical trial management systems, electronic data capture, electronic trial master files, electronic clinical outcome assessment tools, analytics, reporting or quality management systems.
• Preferred: knowledge of clinical research regulations and standards, including ISO 14155.
• Preferred: PMP, Agile, Six Sigma or comparable certification.

What we offer

• Salary range of $132,100 - $220,100 USD per year.
• 10% travel.