

New · posted Nov 8
Stryker · Medical Devices
Quality System Specialist
- Redmond, WA
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
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
Employer providedUnited States of America Pay Ranges
- US15: $76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual
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Where you'll work
Redmond, WAHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
More jobs in Redmond, WAEqual opportunity, accessibility and legal noticesStryker's statements, word for word
Travel Percentage: NoneStryker 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.Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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
Associate & Specialist roles in the US22 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $76,500 | — | $117,100 |
| All US (middle half) | $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.
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.
- 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.
- FDA21 CFR Part 820 (QMSR)(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA quality management system regulation for medical devices, aligned with ISO 13485Named in the posting
- ISOISO 13485(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems for medical devices
- FDA21 CFR Part 11(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA rules for electronic records and electronic signatures
- ISOISO 14971(official source, opens in a new tab)Application of risk management to medical devices
- ISOISO 19011(official source, opens in a new tab)Guidelines for auditing management systems
- EUEU MDR (Regulation 2017/745)(official source, opens in a new tab)The EU Medical Device Regulation: CE marking, technical documentation, vigilance
- FDAFDA Computer Software Assurance(official source, opens in a new tab)Risk-based assurance for production and quality system software
- FDAMDSAP(official source, opens in a new tab)The Medical Device Single Audit Program shared by five regulators
- FDA21 CFR Part 803(official source, opens in a new tab)Medical device reporting of deaths, serious injuries and malfunctions
- FDA21 CFR Part 806(official source, opens in a new tab)Reports of medical device corrections and removals
- FDA21 CFR Part 830 (UDI)(official source, opens in a new tab)Unique device identification and the GUDID database
- ISOISO 9001(official source, opens in a new tab)Quality management systems requirements
- FDAFDA Investigations Operations Manual(official source, opens in a new tab)How FDA investigators plan and conduct inspections
- FDA21 CFR Part 807(official source, opens in a new tab)Establishment registration, device listing and premarket notification
- ISPEISPE GAMP 5(official source, opens in a new tab)A risk-based approach to compliant GxP computerized systems
- Health CanadaCanada Medical Devices Regulations(official source, opens in a new tab)Health Canada's licensing and quality requirements for medical devices (SOR/98-282)
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