Senior Staff Biocompatibility Scientist

Work Flexibility : Hybrid or Onsite

Stryker is hiring a Senior Staff Biocompatibility Scientist for our Sustainability Solutions team within the Endoscopy division . In this role youll lead biological safety strategies for new and reprocessed medical devices serving as the biocompatibility subject matter expert. Youll translate regulatory requirements and scientific data into actionable plans that ensure compliance and accelerate product development. This position involves strategic collaboration across QA RA R&D and PMO to drive design decisions and bring innovative sustainable solutions to market.

Strykers Sustainability Solutions (SSS) is committed to sustainable healthcare; changing the way healthcare thinks about single-use devices and extending the life through reprocessing. Flexibility : Candidate must reside within a commutable distance to Tempe AZ but is expected to be onsite at the facility multiple times / week.

What you will do :

• Author Biological Safety Documentation : Independently create Biological Safety Evaluations Plans and Reports in compliance with ISO 10993-1 and global regulatory standards.
• Design & Evaluate Testing Strategies : Develop and critically assess biocompatibility test plans data and special process validations for medical device cleaning and reprocessing.
• Risk-Based Change Assessment : Analyze material process and supplier changes to determine biological safety impact and implement cost-effective scientifically justified strategies.
• Regulatory Expertise & Support : Provide expert input for regulatory submissions and respond to agency inquiries with clear evidence-based rationale.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with R&D Quality Manufacturing Regulatory and other teams to align strategies and deliver project milestones.
• External Representation & Standards Development : Represent the organization in AAMI ISO and corporate working groups to influence standards and best practices.
• Leadership & Mentorship : Serve as biocompatibility SME mentor junior team members and communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences including senior leadership.
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation : Drive enhancements in procedures policies and systems to optimize biological safety and sustainability initiatives.

What you need : Required

Preferred

Travel Percentage : 20%

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 contractors legal duty to furnish information.

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience,Bioinformatics,Biochemistry,Utility Locating,Assays,Research Experience,Next Generation Sequencing,Sensors,Signal Processing,Matlab,Research & Development,Molecular Biology

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1