Senior International Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Irvine, CA
Join a team focused on bringing medical technologies to market while ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements. In this role, you will support regulatory strategy, submissions, and product lifecycle activities across a range of projects, partnering with cross-functional teams to navigate regulatory requirements and maintain product compliance in global markets.
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to regulatory planning, agency interactions, and submission activities while collaborating with product development, quality, clinical, and manufacturing teams.
Work Flexibility:
Hybrid: candidates must reside within commuting distance of Irvine, CA and be able to work onsite several days per week.
What You Will Do
- Assess regulatory intelligence and regulatory requirements to support local, regional, and global regulatory strategies.
- Evaluate products, product changes, and manufacturing changes for regulatory classification, submission requirements, and compliance impact.
- Prepare, compile, and submit regulatory submissions and supporting documentation in accordance with applicable global regulations and guidelines.
- Monitor regulatory authority review activities and support communications with regulatory agencies throughout the submission process.
- Provide regulatory guidance to cross-functional teams throughout product development, manufacturing, clinical, and post-market activities.
- Review quality, preclinical, clinical, and manufacturing documentation to support regulatory submissions and compliance requirements.
- Identify regulatory risks, emerging requirements, and potential market access obstacles, and recommend solutions to support project timelines.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs.
- Experience preparing, reviewing, or supporting regulatory submissions and regulatory documentation.
- Experience interpreting and applying regulatory requirements within a regulated environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Regulatory Science or a related field.
- Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC).
- Experience supporting global regulatory submissions and regulatory authority interactions.
- Experience working with medical devices or other regulated healthcare products.
- $95,800 - $159,600 USD Annual
Travel Percentage: 0%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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field
- Minimum 2 years of Regulatory Affairs experience
- Experience preparing, reviewing, or supporting regulatory submissions and regulatory documentation
- Experience interpreting and applying regulatory requirements within a regulated environment
- Master's degree in Regulatory Science or a related field
- Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC)
- Experience supporting global regulatory submissions and regulatory authority interactions
- Experience working with medical devices or other regulated healthcare products
Stryker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stryker and has not been reviewed or approved by Stryker.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options with HSA support and global mental‑health access indicate broad, accessible care. These features materially enhance the overall value of the total‑rewards package.
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Retirement Support — A meaningful 401(k) company match with potential additional company contribution, alongside an ESPP, supports long‑term savings and wealth building. Documented plan specifics help employees understand eligibility, timing, and vesting mechanics.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and practical supports like breast milk shipping reflect a comprehensive, family‑friendly approach. These offerings address varied family‑building paths and caregiving needs.
Stryker Insights
What We Do
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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
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