Senior Staff Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Stryker • Irvine, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Staff Regulatory Affairs Specialist, you will influence global regulatory strategy across the full product lifecycle while partnering closely with product development, quality, and clinical teams. This role offers meaningful impact, technical depth, and the opportunity to shape regulatory outcomes that enable innovation and market access. Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite. Hybrid candidates must reside within commuting distance of Irvine, CA and be able to work onsite several days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related discipline.
• 6+ years of experience in regulatory affairs within a regulated industry.
• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and approvals across the product lifecycle.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Regulatory Science or a related field.
• Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC).
• Experience interacting directly with regulatory authorities in the United States or international markets.

Responsibilities

• Assess global regulatory intelligence to support the development and maintenance of local, regional, and global regulatory strategies across the product lifecycle.
• Evaluate regulatory requirements related to product classification, jurisdiction, submission pathways, and compliance activities to enable market access.
• Provide regulatory guidance to product development teams across concept, development, manufacturing, marketing, and post-market phases.
• Anticipate regulatory risks and obstacles and develop solutions to support timely product approvals and lifecycle changes.
• Prepare, submit, and manage regulatory submissions and communications with regulatory authorities in accordance with applicable requirements.
• Monitor regulatory authority review progress and support interactions such as meetings, panels, and advisory engagements.
• Assess quality, preclinical, and clinical documentation to ensure acceptability for regulatory filings and alignment with regulatory strategy.
• Support the development, implementation, and training of regulatory procedures to strengthen organizational compliance.
• Development and review of advertising/promotional collateral to support commercial needs.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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