Manager, Quality Assurance (Onsite)

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Stryker is hiring a Manger, Quality Assurance for our TMJ portfolio located in Ventura, California. 

This is an onsite position based in Stryker's Ventura office five days per week.

As the Manager, Quality Assurance, you will lead quality assurance activities that support product quality, process performance, audit readiness, and continuous improvement across site operations. Working closely with Operations, Global Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and supplier partners, you will help ensure quality systems remain effective, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop a team of quality professionals, establishing performance objectives, development plans, and quality-focused operating practices.

• Partner with manufacturing and operational teams to ensure products and processes consistently meet quality, regulatory, and company requirements.

• Oversee quality system activities, including corrective and preventive actions, change management, product and process validation, investigations, and acceptance activities.

• Manage regulatory, notified body, customer, and internal audits, ensuring audit readiness and timely resolution of observations.

• Develop, monitor, and report quality metrics, using trend analysis to identify improvement opportunities and support decision-making.

• Lead quality-related communications regarding product holds, investigations, and potential field actions with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Implement training programs that strengthen understanding of regulatory requirements, quality system processes, and compliance expectations.

• Support supplier quality activities, continuous improvement initiatives, acquisition integrations, budgeting activities, and strategic quality planning.

What You Need

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in a technical, manufacturing, quality, or engineering role within a regulated industry.

• Minimum 3 years of experience leading teams, projects, or quality management activities.

• Experience working within a regulated manufacturing environment, including compliance with FDA and/or international quality standards.

• Experience supporting quality systems, audits, investigations, corrective actions, and process improvement initiatives.

Preferred

• Minimum 3 years of quality management experience in the medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or automotive manufacturing industries.

• Certifications such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE), Six Sigma, or equivalent quality credentials.

• Knowledge of 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, and quality tools such as FMEA, statistical process control, root cause analysis, and mistake-proofing methodologies.

  

• US10: $112,900 - $188,100 USD Annual

  

Travel Percentage: 10%

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.