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The Role
Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or OnsitePosition summary:
- Leads Stryker’s Innovation Lab, responsible for scouting, experimenting with, and prototyping frontier technologies that can transform how the company operates and delivers value.
- Serves as the bridge between emerging technology and business needs, turning disruptive ideas into validated proofs of concept and actionable roadmaps.
- Partners with internal CoEs, business stakeholders, and external partners to accelerate innovation, reduce risk, and build competitive advantage.
- Technology Scouting: Identify and assess frontier technologies (AI, AR/VR, IoT, digital twins, etc.) with potential application to Stryker’s business.
- Experimentation & Prototyping: Rapidly design and deliver prototypes and pilots to validate feasibility, business value, and scalability.
- Partnerships & Ecosystem Engagement: Build relationships with startups, vendors, academia, and research institutions to co-develop innovations.
- Business Co-Creation: Partner with business leaders and product teams to align innovation efforts with strategic priorities and pain points.
- Transition to Scale: Define clear criteria and pathways for successful pilots to transition into enterprise platforms or business solutions.
- Innovation Culture: Foster a culture of experimentation, curiosity, and creativity across ETS and the broader enterprise.
- Thought Leadership: Represent Stryker at industry events and forums to share innovation stories and bring back insights.
- Governance: Manage an innovation pipeline and track ROI, learnings, and scalability outcomes.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Computer Information Systems, a related technical field, or equivalent applicable experience is required
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent applicable experience, is preferred
- 12+ years of professional experience in technology, innovation, or product development in large global fortune 100 companies
- At least 7+ years in leadership roles building or managing innovation programs, labs, or incubation functions.
- Strong background in rapid prototyping, experimentation, and emerging technology evaluation.
- Demonstrated ability to partner with business and IT to translate disruptive ideas into tangible outcomes.
- Proven success in managing vendor/startup ecosystems and external partnerships.
- Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, med-tech, pharma, life sciences) strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with agile delivery, lean startup, and design thinking methodologies.
- Strong creativity, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to simplify complex technology trends and communicate to executive and non-technical stakeholders.
- Comfortable with ambiguity and risk-taking in pursuit of innovation.
- Occasional travel required for partner engagement, industry events, and global alignment.
- Must demonstrate resilience, curiosity, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
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 — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple medical plan options and added protections such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity, plus mental health resources. Wellbeing programs, onsite gyms, and fitness/nutrition classes further reinforce the perceived strength of health benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are seen as strong, highlighted by a competitive 401(k) plan with company matching and potential discretionary contributions. These elements are often viewed as valuable pillars of total rewards.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay is viewed positively, with annual bonuses and sales commissions often lifting total compensation. Incentive plans are seen as a meaningful contributor to pay satisfaction in roles where performance drives earnings.
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The Company
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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