Associate Manager R&D, Web & Mobile

Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite

Why engineering at Stryker?

At Stryker we are dedicated to improving lives, with a passion for researching and developing new medical device products. As an engineer at Stryker, you will be proud of the work that you will be doing, using cutting-edge technologies to make healthcare better. Here, you will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating industry-leading medical technology products. You will also have growth opportunities as we have a culture that supports your personal and professional development.

Need another reason to apply? Check out these 8 reasons to join Stryker’s engineering team: https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/8-reasons-to-join-strykers-engineering-team 

Who we want:

Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

Managers who drive performance. People who implement process improvements and leverage the talent of their team to consistently increase performance and productivity.

Curious learners. People who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to develop new ideas into reality.

Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.

Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders, senior management, and their teams.

Goal-oriented orchestrators. People who can effectively coordinate and prioritize skilled employees toward the right activities that lead to success.

Position Description: Stryker is looking for a hardworking Associate Manager with strong software engineering in web/mobile domain and excellent people management skills. You will have the ability to provide a mentor and lead a team and have a passion for technology ensuring the delivery of high-quality enterprise-class products. In this position, you will manage a software development & test teams and the scalability, longevity, and durability of relevant product releases.

What you will do:
Technical / Managerial Responsibilities

• Experience with managing the development, testing, and deployment of web & mobile applications and solutions

• Drives functional excellence initiatives, delivers high quality R&D functional deliverables, and ensures technical excellence for product or technology development. Drives technical projects of major magnitude and scope 
• Provides significant guidance and approval regarding technical strategies and approaches. 
• Lead the Agile development process, including planning, code reviews, code hygiene, and alignment with important product releases
• Collaborate with the NA teams, Technical Support, Escalations team, and DevOps to anticipate and mitigate project issues as well as troubleshoot issues encountered by customers
• Provides guidance and training to staff, assists subordinates in attaining career goals, motivates individuals to achieve results, and recruits and maintains a high-quality staff. 
• Develops and monitors department budgets, determines appropriate staff levels, schedules and resources. 
• Co-ordinates sessions with project managers/core team leaders to look for opportunities for staff to learn about new initiatives or volunteer on new projects. 
• Drives the development of department tools and methodologies. 
• Determines project staff assignments and schedules work to meet completion dates and R&D deliverables. Establishes cross-functional team relationships.

Business Responsibilities:

• Drive financial accountability across direct team. Participate in cost center budget creation, projections, and tracking activities.
• Contribute and execute customer facing activities like Voice of Customer and customer centric design in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Technical Expertise:

• Good knowledge on front end web UI development using Angular.
• Good experience with the most up-to-date Swift version, and can mix it with Objective-C
• Must possess knowledge of App Security and Cryptography
• Must have worked with Agile Methodologies
• Implementation of understanding of multi-threading, asynchronous concepts
• Knowledge about Azure cloud platforms preferred. 
• Good communication skills

Leadership Experience:

• Talented performance coach who is skilled at providing actionable feedback to team members, setting clear performance objectives and managing team member performance.
• General knowledge of the healthcare market and competitors.
• Experience executing a talent and performance management strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate plans and technical information to team members within a business unit.
• Proven ability to deliver programs or other business goals on time, on quality and within budget

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field or equivalent
• 12+ years applicable experience, with 4+ years direct people management experience preferred.
• Good level of understanding of experience in, and ability to mentor in one's own technical / functional disciplines.

Travel Percentage: 10%