Senior Project Manager, Product Transfer

Stryker • Chandler, AZ

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About The Position

The Senior Project Manager leads complex product transfer initiatives in a regulated environment, bringing structure, visibility, and execution excellence. This role leads cross-functional teams through the full project lifecycle and ensures delivery within defined scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements while maintaining alignment across business and technical stakeholders. The position involves project planning and controls, resource coordination, risk and budget management, stakeholder communications, and compliance with applicable quality system procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, or another technical discipline.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in project management, engineering, technical operations, or a related technical field.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project to develop and manage project schedules.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading cross-functional projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, and risk management.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or another recognized project management qualification.
• Experience supporting new product introduction and/or product transfer projects within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning or manufacturing systems such as SAP or Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional product transfer projects from initiation through closure, delivering against scope, timeline, budget, and quality objectives.
• Develop and maintain project charters, project management plans, work breakdown structures, and detailed project schedules.
• Manage project planning, including critical path analysis, milestone tracking, and coordination of intersecting workstreams.
• Partner with stakeholders to define, manage, and control project scope, and evaluate project tradeoffs and priorities.
• Establish and manage project budgets, monitor expenditures, and track performance against approved financial plans.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks by developing and executing risk management plans.
• Coordinate resources across functional teams, define responsibilities and deliverables, and provide performance feedback to functional leaders.
• Execute stakeholder and communication plans, maintain accurate project data in project management systems, and ensure compliance with applicable quality system procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior