Work Flexibility: Remote

Position Summary

We are seeking a legally astute and technically fluent Legal Counsel, Product Security & Cybersecurity to provide legal support for enterprise cybersecurity, product security, and digital risk across our MedTech business. This role focuses on aligning legal strategy with cybersecurity regulations, secure product development, threat mitigation, and postmarket surveillance obligations. You will partner closely with IT security, product development, compliance, and regulatory teams to ensure our products and platforms are designed and maintained with legal and security excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Advise on cybersecurity laws, regulations, and frameworks including NIST standards (eg ISO 27001), FDA Premarket/Post-market Cybersecurity Guidance, and EU obligations and regulations such as the Cyber Resilience Act.Support incident and breach response protocols across enterprise and product environments.Provide legal guidance for secure product development, software bills of materials (SBOMs), penetration testing, and vulnerability disclosure programs.Counsel on global product launch compliance, especially regarding cybersecurity requirements embedded in MDR and U.S. FDA regulations.Draft and negotiate security-related contract provisions, including third-party security diligence and data breach terms.Collaborate with Product Security, R&D, Engineering, and IT on governance, risk, and compliance issues.Advise on cyber risk, breach response, and vulnerability disclosure involving both enterprise and product environments.Provide legal guidance on secure product development, SBOMs, FDA/EU cybersecurity mandates, and post-market surveillance obligations.Partner with product, R&D, and engineering to align legal expectations with secure design principles.Evaluates legal risk of product design choices (e.g., remote connectivity, open-source software, AI/ML explainability)Provides contract language for cybersecurity obligations, indemnification, and incident reportingPartners with Product Security to:Define cyber clauses in supplier/vendor agreementsManage vulnerability disclosure programs (e.g., PSIRT)Align with data governance and retention practices

Qualifications

Juris Doctor (JD) with license to practice in at least one relevant jurisdiction.Minimum 10 years applicable professional experience in law firm or corporate legal department setting, preferably with exposure to cybersecurity or technology-related legal matters.  Prior professional experience considered; medical device, pharmaceutical, life sciences experience strongly preferred.Familiarity with global cybersecurity standards and regulations in healthcare or critical infrastructure environments.Experience advising on incident response, secure development practices, or regulatory product submissions.Strong collaboration skills with technical and legal stakeholders.

Compensation

$179,100- $388,100 salary plus bonus eligible + generally eligible for short-term and long-term financial incentives + benefits.  Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

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 contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.