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New · posted Nov 8

Stryker · Medical Devices

Quality System Specialist

  • Redmond, WA
  • Hybrid
  • Full-time
  • Associate & Specialist
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EmploymentFull-time
DeadlineOpen until filled

The role

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As the Quality System Specialist you will support the development of the quality management system in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements for medical devices. Oversee, support, and ensure that an effective and efficient quality management system is built and maintained. Responsibility for ensuring that all applicable quality system regulations are met in order to receive regulatory clearance/certification. This role is Hybrid in Redmond, Washington.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a science, engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience
  • 0-2 years experience in manufacturing environment or equivalent.

What you need

Preferrednice to have

  • Minimum of 2 years experience in area of quality systems, engineering, or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Experience in interacting with regulatory agencies (FDA, MoH, TUV, etc.)
  • Demonstrated knowledge of U.S., European, and international regulatory industry guidelines/standards and ability to interpret and apply.
  • Knowledge and understanding of U.S. and International medical device regulations.
  • Knowledge of supporting Quality Systems (audits, management review, quality planning, etc.)
  • Strong communication, project management and influencing skills and have the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Strong written and oral communication and negotiation skills.
  • Strong critical thinking skills.
  • Developed problem-solving skills.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and complete projects in a matrix organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently.
  • Experience working in a compliance-risk situation.
  • Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Some travel may be required.

What you'll do

  • Support QMS compliance with the appropriate internal and external regulatory requirements (including but not limited to Site, Division, Corporate, FDA, ISO, MDD, and individual country requirements).
  • Manage documents and document changes throughout QMS document lifecycle within electronic documentation system
  • Facilitate engineering documentation management within electronic documentation system including DMR, DHF and technical standards.
  • Perform change control/configuration management checks to engineering documentation to ensure compliance with local procedures
  • Administer and maintain the electronic document management system, ensuring user access, permissions, and training records remain current.
  • Perform document control checks to ensure documents and document changes comply with local procedures.
  • Provide guidance to process owners, document creators, document reviewers and document approvers on the overall process and electronic management system.
  • Identify improvements and inputs into the quality planning process
  • Execute development and/or modifications of Stryker’s QMS
  • Support Management Review and Quality Planning Review and related forums.
  • Support GMP and GDP within Quality organization.
  • Support QMS training development and delivery.
  • Support implementation of best-in-class practices and benchmark against industry leaders and regulatory requirements.
  • Support notified body communication.
  • Ensure QMS reflects actual activities, business needs and supports NPD requirement.
  • Coordinate internal and external audits, including securing conference rooms, communicating with SPOs/SMEs, and coordinating front room/back room logistics.
  • Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and ensuring records are complete, accurate, and retrievable.

Pay

$76,500 – $117,100 a year

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How this compares

United States of America Pay Ranges

  • US15: $76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual

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Where you'll work

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · November 8, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is 5% above the US median for Quality Systems & Document Control roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$76,500 to $117,100 a year

Associate & Specialist roles in the US22 roles publishing pay

Middle half $78,375 to $102,625, median $92,000
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$76,500—$117,100
All US$78,375$92,000$102,625

This role: Stryker's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Systems & Document Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 8, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Quality Systems & Document Control

The general path across 89 open Quality Systems & Document Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Stryker's own promotion track.

  1. This role

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: Quality Systems Specialist · Quality System Specialist

    $92K median30 open
  2. Next step

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Quality Systems Engineer · Senior Quality Systems Engineer

    $117K median26 open
  3. Later

    Manager

    Often: Senior Manager, Quality Systems · Manager, Quality Systems

    $159K median22 open
  4. Later

    Director

    Often: Director, Quality Systems · Associate Director, Quality Management Systems

    $197K median10 open
  5. Later

    VP & Executive

    Often: SVP Quality Systems

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 36 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

GMP and compliance: 9 linesLab testing and methods: 1 lineDocumentation and SOPs: 7 linesQuality systems and risk: 10 linesData and digital systems: 1 lineCollaboration and leadership: 6 linesGMPLab testingDocumentationQuality systemsData systemsTeamwork
  • Quality systems and risk10
  • GMP and compliance9
  • Documentation and SOPs7
  • Collaboration and leadership6
  • Lab testing and methods1
  • Data and digital systems1

Regulatory intelligence

The rules, regulations and standards behind this role

The regulations, guidance and standards that govern Quality Systems & Document Control work in medical devices, led by the one this posting names, each linked to the agency or standards body that publishes it.

Company hiring pulse

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By discipline

  • Quality54 76%
  • Regulatory12 17%
  • Clinical5 7%

By level

  • Senior & Principal40 56%
  • Associate & Specialist23 32%
  • Manager8 11%
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