Stryker

Senior Clinical Sciences Specialist (fixed term contract)

Cork, Ireland Full time
Work Flexibility: Hybrid

***15 months fixed term contract***

Position Summary: Responsible for providing technical support to various areas of the business related to biocompatibility, cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of reusable and single use medical devices.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

  • Coordinate and complete projects and project deliverables with general supervision in collaboration with cross functional groups such as R&D, Operations, and Marketing
  • Interpret, assess, analyse and apply international standards related to sterilization, cleaning, disinfection and biocompatibility
  • Work on technical problems of limited scope; understands implications of work and makes recommendations for solutions
  • Knowledge of products and processes within his/her business unit
  • Other duties and projects as assigned
  • Estimated travel of 10% for potential external training courses, industry or team meetings, etc.

Qualifications Knowledge Skills

  • 2+ years of experience in medical device product development and or testing
  • B.S. in a related curriculum such as Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or Biomedical Engineering
  • Knowledge of FDA, GMP, ISO, and other medical device regulatory requirements and standards
  • Knowledge of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization techniques, microbiology concepts, standards, practices and procedures
  • Knowledge of biocompatibility testing concepts, standards, practices and procedures
  • Adequate interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate and lead through influence
  • Strong time management skills, ability to manage multiple priorities
  • Ability to accept and manage project risk to drive concurrent projects forward
  • Working knowledge of business applications such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Travel Percentage: 10%