**Who we want -** + **Talent developers.** Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members. + **Network builders.** Managers who build connections with other teams and divisions and coordinate cross-functional collaboration. + **Insightful advisors.** Managers who lead strategy development and provide guidance to teams. **What you will do -** As the Associate Manager, Advanced Operations for our Instruments division you will be responsible for managing project managers and engineers tasked with the effective introduction of New products & technologies in line with divisional product portfolios. You will have ultimate responsibility for project & stakeholder management, people management and technical assessment of all assigned projects. Additional responsibilities: + Be responsible for project, stakeholder and people management including the technical assessment of all assigned projects + Will successfully lead the team to deliver key programs or projects per associated quality, time and cost constraints + Be an effective partner across all functions within divisional and GQO organizations to deliver associated new products in line with divisional pipelines + Participate and represent the function at required business forums + Develop skills matrix in line with product road maps identifying the necessary training and coaching for team members to ensure that technical and team based skills are acquired, applied and maintained by team members + Prepare and deliver annual budgets (headcount, expense and capital) for final review and approval. Approval authority for personnel requisitions and capital expenditure requests + Provide direction to the team in complex or difficult situations, remove obstacles, assign appropriate resources and interface with other functions to assist with issue resolution + Responsible for the implementation, enforcement and compliance of all relevant quality, regulatory and safety standards + Critically assess new product charters & financial plans to extrapolate key deliverables such as standard cost and launch requirements + Identify, hire and manage contract SMEs to validate and release new process / equipment to production in line with Stryker systems & specifications + Partner with HR in identifying, acquiring top talent while developing and retaining talent within the team + Establish priorities imparting a sense of urgency and importance to effectively deliver new products per quality, cost and time constraints **What you need -** + 6+ years of professional experience required + Bachelor's degree in Engineering required + People leadership experience required + Ability to navigate Project Management methodology - highly preferred + Experience in GD&T, Process Mapping, Statistical Analysis, Process/Product Validation - highly preferred 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.