[Hiring] Globalization Program Manager @Stryker

Role Description

The Globalization Program Manager is a specialized thought leader responsible for driving post-launch global expansion, regulatory registration, and market commercialization portfolios across international markets. This role establishes and executes integrated, cross-functional globalization strategies while ensuring alignment with corporate portfolio priorities, regional demand signals, and budget, scope, and schedule requirements.

The PM applies expert-level governance to navigate the complexities of international pre-commercialization, regulatory pathways, and global market clearances. They are responsible for evaluating market entry feasibility, filtering dynamic portfolio inputs, and ensuring seamless execution across diverse functional, divisional, and group-level stakeholders.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the planning and execution of post-launch global market expansion programs across priority and emerging international markets.
• Partner with regional marketing to help evaluate market entry opportunities using financial models, regional demand forecasts, and supply chain considerations to support portfolio decisions.
• Develop and execute globalization strategies that align business priorities, regulatory requirements, budgets, timelines, and resource plans.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on global registrations process, international regulatory pathways, and market clearance requirements, including region-specific regulations.
• Drive alignment across Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Marketing teams to support global commercialization objectives.
• Assess, prioritize, and govern portfolio opportunities using data-driven analysis to support business and market expansion decisions.
• Identify and mitigate regulatory, operational, commercialization, and portfolio risks to support project execution and prevent downstream business impacts.
• Establish and manage a global governance process for submitting, evaluating, prioritizing, and approving market-expansion requests, providing leadership with clear decision criteria and ensuring consistent stakeholder adherence across regions.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in project management, program management, or engineering with a highly regulated industry.
• Experience managing international product commercialization, regulatory registration, or market expansion programs.
• Experience managing cross-border, multi-site project or program portfolios.
• Experience supporting global regulatory submissions, registrations, or product clearances.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred).
• Experience in the medical device or healthcare technology industry (preferred).
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and not require employment-based sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

• Travel Percentage: 20%
• Pay Ranges:
  • Puerto Rico: $102,600 - $171,000 USD Annual
  • USN: $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
  • US5: $123,900 - $206,500 USD Annual
  • US10: $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual
  • US15: $135,700 - $226,200 USD Annual
  • US20: $141,600 - $236,000 USD Annual
  • US30: $153,400 - $255,700 USD Annual