Data Architect - Product Design Data (Hybrid)

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Job Summary

As the Data Architect - Product Design Data, you will design and build the data architecture and automation that will guide the transformation of how product design data is created, captured, and utilized at Stryker.

This role does require 2 days on average in office per week.

Who We Want

Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes - finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.

Business-oriented evaluators. People who effectively interpret information to demonstrate the effects of business initiatives, regulation and industry trends for sales, management and leadership teams.

Subject matter experts. Managers who not only oversee the collection, review, and analysis of data but can interpret, translate, and present on all various matters as needed.

What You Will Do

• Act as the primary systems process owner in the business and contact for respective functional leaders within the Research and Product Assurance organization, driving automation of manual system activities and driving value for the business in continuous assessment of impactful data input and use.
• Discern both tactical and strategic insights from Stryker's complex data ecosystems and for providing holistic insights and recommendations for digitized design tools and reporting.
• Lead the development and adoption of analytical tools, data models and dashboards for the Stryker Joint Replacement (JR) division to enable data-driven decisions and actions.
• Partner with JR business functions to connect design and quality data to business data and develop a proposal for system development to automate lifecycle management for products.
• Provide data-driven tactical & strategic guidance to business stakeholders and leaders, including compelling visualizations and storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with all functions across the organization (Product Development, Advanced Operations, Design Assurance, Quality Systems, Advanced Technology & Clinical Research, Regulatory Intelligence, Post Market Intelligence, Quality Operations) and function as the key point of contact for all business partners.
• Follow the Systems Engineering V model for mapping inputs, scaling requirements, and building/validating complex systems.
• Engage IT partners to ensure commitments for alignment, support and management.
• Collaborate with cross functions to gather business and technical requirements, ensuring key objectives are identified and prioritized, and develop and maintain the Key Performance Indicators.
• Develop and deliver training/consultations on how to use data and insights to drive decisions. Monitor use of reports and dashboards to gage value.
• Maintain thorough documentation of internal processes/procedures and projects.

What You Need

• Bachelor's degree in business, Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Data Analytics or related, or equivalent experience of 6 years.
• 10+ years of related experience including 5+ years of digital platform architecture related experience.
• Experience architecting and building data structures required.
• Experience with structured/unstructured large data sets to derive insights, create/modify custom SQL for complex data pulls, and develop/perform QA and UAT for new/existing systems, reports, and data sets with functional areas required.
• Demonstrated ability and experience pulling data from various native repositories for general analysis and interpretation.
• A history of automating the use of data emanating from other systems required.
• Experience creating, automating, and maintaining business related systems and dashboards required.
• A background building connected platform interfaces across functions for digitized Design History File creation and assembly required.
• Experience building data environments for product design, development, or engineering functions preferred.
• Working knowledge and application of general quality tools such as FMEA, Process Control, and Root Cause Analysis preferred.
• Knowledge and application of Six Sigma methodologies preferred.
• Working knowledge of cross functional design control and post market processes 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 contractor's legal duty to furnish information.