Senior Staff Clinical Quality Associate (Onsite)
Stryker
Senior Staff Clinical Quality Associate (Onsite)
Job Description
Work Flexibility: Hybrid or OnsiteStryker is hiring a Senior Staff Clinical Quality Associate for our Neurovascular division. This is an onsite role based in Fremont, CA or Salt Lake City, UT.As the Senior Staff Clinical Quality Associate, you will focus on clinical quality, compliance governance, and regulatory readiness across global clinical research activities. You will provide oversight of quality systems, compliance programs, audits, inspections, and clinical processes to ensure clinical services, documentation, and operations align with applicable regulations and quality standards. You will work across functions to identify risks, strengthen controls, and support the continuous improvement of clinical quality programs.This role provides quality and compliance oversight for clinical research activities, ensuring processes, documentation, systems, and vendor operations remain compliant, inspection-ready, and aligned with global regulatory and quality requirements.What you will doManage clinical quality and compliance programs, establishing milestones, resource plans, and delivery timelines to support on-time executionIdentify, assess, and communicate compliance risks and control strategies to stakeholders across clinical, quality, and business functionsLead internal and external audit and inspection activities, including preparation, execution, follow-up actions, and documentation managementParticipate in regulatory inspections, including inspections of clinical studies conducted by regulatory authoritiesConduct vendor audits and inspections, maintain audit schedules, and monitor supplier compliance with quality requirementsAnalyze process deviations, determine corrective actions, and update procedures to maintain compliance with applicable regulations and standardsDevelop, maintain, and revise standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quality documentationDeliver compliance training, provide guidance on clinical quality requirements, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the clinical organizationWhat you needRequiredBachelor’s degreeMinimum 7 years of experience in clinical quality, clinical research, quality assurance, compliance, or a related regulated healthcare or life sciences fieldMinimum 5 years of experience supporting quality systems, regulatory compliance programs, audits, or inspectionsExperience supporting clinical studies conducted within a regulated environmentPreferredExperience in medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or clinical research industriesExperience participating in regulatory inspections and audit readiness activitiesExperience developing and maintaining standard operating procedures and quality system documentationCertified Quality Auditor (CQA), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), or comparable quality or compliance certification US5: $115,600 - $192,600 USD AnnualUS30: $143,100 - $238,400 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 30%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.
Locations
- California, Fremont
- Utah, Salt Lake City
Salary
115,600 - 192,600 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- clinical qualityintermediate
- medical deviceintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (degree)
- Minimum 7 years of experience in clinical quality, clinical research, quality assurance, compliance, or a related regulated healthcare or life sciences field (experience, 7 years)
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting quality systems, regulatory compliance programs, audits, or inspections (experience, 5 years)
- Experience supporting clinical studies conducted within a regulated environment (experience)
- Bachelor’s degree (degree)
- Minimum 7 years of experience in clinical quality, clinical research, quality assurance, compliance, or a related regulated healthcare or life sciences field (experience, 7 years)
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting quality systems, regulatory compliance programs, audits, or inspections (experience, 5 years)
- Experience supporting clinical studies conducted within a regulated environment (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or clinical research industries (experience)
- Experience participating in regulatory inspections and audit readiness activities (experience)
- Experience developing and maintaining standard operating procedures and quality system documentation (experience)
- Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), or comparable quality or compliance certification (certification)
- Experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or clinical research industries (experience)
- Experience participating in regulatory inspections and audit readiness activities (experience)
- Experience developing and maintaining standard operating procedures and quality system documentation (experience)
- Certified Quality Auditor (CQA), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), or comparable quality or compliance certification (certification)
- US5: $115,600 - $192,600 USD Annual (experience)
- US30: $143,100 - $238,400 USD Annual (experience)
Responsibilities
- Manage clinical quality and compliance programs, establishing milestones, resource plans, and delivery timelines to support on-time execution
- Identify, assess, and communicate compliance risks and control strategies to stakeholders across clinical, quality, and business functions
- Lead internal and external audit and inspection activities, including preparation, execution, follow-up actions, and documentation management
- Participate in regulatory inspections, including inspections of clinical studies conducted by regulatory authorities
- Conduct vendor audits and inspections, maintain audit schedules, and monitor supplier compliance with quality requirements
- Analyze process deviations, determine corrective actions, and update procedures to maintain compliance with applicable regulations and standards
- Develop, maintain, and revise standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quality documentation
- Deliver compliance training, provide guidance on clinical quality requirements, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the clinical organization
- Manage clinical quality and compliance programs, establishing milestones, resource plans, and delivery timelines to support on-time execution
- Identify, assess, and communicate compliance risks and control strategies to stakeholders across clinical, quality, and business functions
- Lead internal and external audit and inspection activities, including preparation, execution, follow-up actions, and documentation management
- Participate in regulatory inspections, including inspections of clinical studies conducted by regulatory authorities
- Conduct vendor audits and inspections, maintain audit schedules, and monitor supplier compliance with quality requirements
- Analyze process deviations, determine corrective actions, and update procedures to maintain compliance with applicable regulations and standards
- Develop, maintain, and revise standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quality documentation
- Deliver compliance training, provide guidance on clinical quality requirements, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the clinical organization
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