New · posted Oct 20
Stryker · Medical Devices
Engineering Manager, Post Market Quality
- Tempe, AZ
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Manager
Open until filled
The role
Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite
Stryker is hiring an Engineering Manager, Post Market Quality for our Sustainability Solutions business unit, part of Stryker’s Endoscopy division. This Manager will lead the global business processes related to product quality, failure analysis, design improvements, complaint handling, and regulatory reporting, and support the post-market product surveillance activities.
Workplace Flexibility
Candidate must reside within a commutable distance to Tempe, AZ, and is expected to be onsite at the facility 3-4 days/week.
What you need
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science is required.
- Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in Quality, Research & Development (R&D), or a related function within a cGxP-regulated or similarly highly regulated environment.
- Strong technical foundation with experience in post-market quality, pre-market/New Product Development (NPD), engineering, operations, or related functions, with the ability to apply technical knowledge to complex product and quality issues.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience directly supervising or managing personnel, including technical professionals, with responsibility for team development, work prioritization, and cross-functional initiatives within engineering, quality, operations, or a related technical function
Preferrednice to have
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Certified Quality Engineer/Auditor preferred.
- Working knowledge of appropriate global medical device regulations, requirements, and standards, such as 21 CFR Parts 803, 806, and 820, ISO13485, ISO14971, European Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC), Canadian Medical Devices Regulation (SOR/98-282), Japanese MHLW Ordinance 169
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; experience with advanced Excel functionality, database management, and statistical analysis software (e.g., Minitab) preferred.
$118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
What you'll do
- Provide strategic leadership and subject matter expertise for post-market quality systems, ensuring effective implementation, maintenance, and compliance with applicable global regulations, standards, and internal quality requirements.
- Lead, develop, and provide technical direction to a team of post-market quality engineers and professionals, fostering a customer-focused culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high performance.
- Own and oversee the end-to-end complaint handling and post-market surveillance processes, including complaint receipt, evaluation, investigation, trending, closure, and global regulatory reporting, including Medical Device Reporting (MDR) and Medical Device Vigilance (MDV).
- Establish strategic priorities, performance expectations, and quality objectives for the function, monitoring key metrics related to complaint investigations, regulatory reporting, complaint closure, emerging trends, and overall product quality performance.
- Apply advanced technical and regulatory expertise to interpret global post-market requirements, assess reportability, identify compliance risks, and lead the development and improvement of policies, procedures, systems, and operational practices.
- Partner with customers, Field Sales, Marketing, Operations, Technical Service, and other cross-functional leaders to resolve complex product quality issues, drive timely complaint and CAPA/non-conformance closure, and improve product and process performance.
- Lead complaint trending, data analysis, and identification of emerging quality signals, translating findings into actionable recommendations and communicating significant product quality issues and performance trends to business and quality leadership.
- Serve as the post-market quality subject matter expert and process owner, representing the function during internal and external audits, Management Reviews, regulatory interactions, and other critical quality and compliance activities.
- Drive continuous improvement and organizational capability by advancing post-market processes, providing training and guidance to key stakeholders, and ensuring consistent global understanding and adherence to quality policies and procedures.
- Provide functional and operational leadership for the Complaint Handling organization, including the Complaint Investigation Laboratory, while managing resources, budget, expenses, and capital needs to support business and quality objectives.
Pay
$118,000 – $196,700 a year
Employer providedWhere you'll work
Tempe, AZHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Live data · October 20, 2026
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How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 2% above the US median for Quality Assurance roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Manager roles in the US105 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $118,000 | — | $196,700 |
| All US (middle half) | $131,500 | $155,000 | $168,000 |
This role: Stryker's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Assurance roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 20, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
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How many of the posting's 22 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership9
- Investigations and CAPA6
- GMP and compliance5
- Quality systems and risk5
- Documentation and SOPs2
- Lab testing and methods1
- Regulatory submissions1
- Data and digital systems1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
- FDA21 CFR Part 820 (QMSR)(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA quality management system regulation for medical devices
- European UnionEU MDR (Regulation 2017/745)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU Medical Device Regulation
- ISOISO 13485(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems for medical devices
- ISOISO 14971(official source, opens in a new tab)Risk management for medical devices
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Engineering Manager, Post Market Quality at Stryker
Open until filled. $118K–$197K a year, employer provided.