Stryker is hiring a **Quality Assurance Manager** to join our Sage (https://www.strykercareersblog.com/post/10-reasons-to-join-stryker-in-cary-illinois?utm\_source=Careers+Site&utm\_medium=Static&utm\_campaign=Location) business in **Cary** , **Illinois** ! In this role, you will lead the Quality Engineering team, including calibration oversight for the facility. You’ll ensure alignment with site and organizational goals, provide daily support to plant operations, and collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Planning, Sourcing, HR, QC/QA, and Commercial Quality! You’ll drive departmental objectives, champion site and network initiatives, and lead continuous improvement efforts. Additionally, you’ll empower a high-performing team by thoughtfully delegating responsibilities, ensuring robust training, and fostering a culture of accountability and growth through ongoing performance coaching and support. **What You Will Do:** + Oversee daily operations and projects within Quality Engineering and Calibration, including setting clear objectives, planning, data analysis, cost evaluation, training, and reporting. + Ensure the Quality Engineering and Calibration team meets business needs through timely closure of quality investigations (NCs, CAPAs), change control approvals, process ownership, validation support, and active stakeholder collaboration. + Set strategic direction for the quality engineering team to ensure attainment of site and network goals. + Monitoring of KPIs and process measures for the assigned area of management. + Manage quality metrics, provide updates, and drive improvements to ensure the team meets or exceeds performance targets + Identify and communicate to quality leadership issues that impact product purity, quality, safety or efficacy, regulatory compliance or business continuity. + Identify and continually improve process effectiveness within the Cary site. + Ensure key site representation at external regulatory body audits. + Provide SME input into quality planning process and assessment of risk. + Develop resource planning estimates to manage project workload and productivity + Leading cross functional project team(s) through variety of project types including meetings for resolution of quality issues. + Maintain strong relationships and collaborate with Quality Assurance, R&D, Service, Global Supply, Finance, and Marketing departments to ensure corporate goals and strategies are met. + Attract, develop, and retain top talent and foster professional growth. + Maintaining current knowledge of applicable domestic and international regulations **What You Need:** + Bachelor’s degree required; strongly preferred in Engineering, Science, or a related field. + 8+ years of experience working in a highly regulated environment, specifically in Quality, Manufacturing, or Engineering. + Experience in the Medical Device or Pharmaceutical industry. + 3+ years of management experience. $110,600 - 146,4000 - 182,200 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role. 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.