Director, Research and Technology Development in Cork, Ireland

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Who we want:

The Director of Research and Technology Development will lead an innovative team of engineers and scientists focused on concept development and researching technologies and products that are 5+ years from commercialization. This pivotal role requires a visionary leader who can forge strong working relationships and collaborate closely with R&D, Marketing, and Business leaders to shape research strategy aligned with business needs. The Director will play a crucial role in developing long-term technology and research roadmaps, ensuring Stryker remains at the forefront of medical device innovation. They are also responsible for overseeing the Research, Development, and Innovation Grant process, ensuring strategic allocation of resources to foster innovative advancements.

What you will do:

Technical / Managerial Responsibilities

• Execute a robust talent offense, including management of a talent bench, for a department by attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging top talent while driving personal/professional growth of individuals, the team and delivering high quality results with passion, energy and drive.

• Lead and mentor others in driving positive outcomes to abstract technical, business, and personnel problems based the application of problem-solving and process improvement methodologies.

• Make independent decisions for program or portfolio level issues.

• Leverage strong listening skills and written / verbal communication to influence and convey complex business, regulatory compliance, and/or technical ideas to customers, employees, peers, external partners, and senior leaders.

• Lead a culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging at a department level in hiring and staff development.

• Direct others leading high complexity projects and initiatives within or across business units, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, meeting project goals and adequately staffing with talent.

• Lead and mentor others in complex cooperative efforts across cross-functional teams and business units, influencing multiple technical areas of expertise and building key relationships, to drive innovation and ensure achievement of business goals.

• Establish department Objectives, Goals, Strategy and Mission for direct reports to support overall business goals.

Business Responsibilities:

• Drive culture of financial accountability across the team for multiple projects and at a site level. Lead multiple cost center budget creation, projections, and tracking activities over a 1-2 year span.

• Lead the strategy and execution of customer facing activities like clinical solutions, KOL (key opinion leaders) interactions, and customer centered research across business units. May maintain KOL relationships relevant to current and emerging product portfolios.

• Champion emerging business opportunities considering synergies across multiple business units.

• Drive financial modeling efforts on new capabilities or emerging technologies and lead strategy and execution for multiple product segments / business function.

Med Device Compliance:

• Influence internal regulatory requirements and industry standards such as FDA and EU for development of medical devices and for regulatory submissions.

• Oversee and advise on design control procedures like design controls within the quality management system.

• Review and approve (or delegate) technical documentation and deliverables across a department.

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or applicable technical field.

• 12+ years applicable experience, with 6+ years direct people management experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

Technical Skills:

• Broad and comprehensive understanding of, experience in, and ability to mentor in one or more technical / functional disciplines.

Leadership Experience:

• Talented performance coach who is skilled at providing actionable feedback to team members, setting clear performance objectives and managing team member performance.

• Advanced understanding that contributes to the overall business strategy relative to the healthcare market and competitors, conversant in clinical issues of relevance to Stryker.

• Experience executing a talent and performance management strategy.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex plans and technical information to team members and executive leaders across divisions.

• Proven ability to deliver programs or other business goals on time, on quality and within budget.

• Experience in the creation of grant proposals, Master Research Agreements, NDA’s, etc.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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.

Stryker 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.