Project Manager, R&D

Stryker is hiring a Project Manager, R&D in Mahwah, NJ! Project Managers in our Joint Replacement Portfolio Management Office lead complex new product development initiatives from planning through execution. This role provides end‑to‑end ownership of project schedules, risks, resources, and budgets while coordinating cross‑functional teams to deliver programs aligned with business objectives and regulatory expectations.

As a Project Manager, you will operate at the center of product development efforts, ensuring clarity, accountability, and disciplined execution across multiple stakeholders and workstreams.

Location

• Candidates within a commutable distance of Mahwah, NJ are strongly preferred; remote candidates within the Eastern or Central time Zone may be considered.

What You Will Do

• Develop, maintain, and own integrated project schedules using detailed Gantt charts, including critical path analysis and milestone tracking

• Coordinate cross‑functional resource planning by defining roles, responsibilities, and deliverables for project team members

• Monitor project execution against schedule, scope, and budget targets, escalating risks and variances as needed

• Identify, analyze, and manage project risks and opportunities, including development and tracking of mitigation plans

• Lead project communications within established governance forums, tailoring updates to senior leaders, core teams, and partners

• Manage project scope through change assessment, documentation, and alignment with key stakeholders

• Collaborate with functional leaders to define, track, and maintain project budgets throughout the lifecycle

• Provide performance input to functional managers based on observed project contributions

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Engineering, Life Sciences, or Business degree preferred.

• Minimum 4 years of project management experience or equivalent experience leading projects in regulated or product development settings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

• Experience supporting new product development projects

• Experience leading cross‑functional teams with or without formal authority

• Experience using Microsoft Project or comparable project scheduling tools

$89,300- $193,400 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Posted Date: 04/13/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.