Staff Biomaterials Specialist, R&D

Responsible for leading high-impact biomaterials R&D projects at Stryker ENT. 

The Staff Specialist will work closely with product development, marketing, operations and external partners to drive speed to market, product quality and ease of manufacture. 

The successful candidate will leverage technical and clinical knowledge to guide the direction of new product development and drive innovative process improvements for existing products. The individual should enjoy working in a dynamic & results oriented team environment where flexibility is essential. 

• Work cooperatively with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing and Project Management to ensure project success. 

• Partner with CDMOs to drive design maturity, support process development deliverables and lead design transfer activities as required.   

• Provide biomaterials technical leadership and become a biomaterials subject matter expert for the business. 

• Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market and competitive offerings. 

• Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians. 

• Provide high quality leadership, generate an engaging and positive environment. 

• Lead complex or difficult situations, removing obstacles or escalating to leadership as required, interacting with other functions to assist with issue resolution and streamlining of work process. 

• Establishment of priorities, imparting a sense of urgency and importance to the team while following Project Management methodology in project execution. 

• Work closely with Divisional and Operations representatives to drive successful project implementation. 

• Apply detailed knowledge of clinical procedures to author design inputs. 

• Initiate and support Intellectual Property development. 

• Support business development activities as required. 

• Deliver high quality results with passion, energy and drive to meet business priorities

• Bachelors degree in a biomaterials discipline with 4 or more years’ experience in a technical and/or project management role. A relevant research qualification at Masters or PhD level in a biomaterials discipline will also be considered from an experience perspective.
• Knowledge of polymers, with a strong preference for synthetic and natural resorbable polymers utilised in medical device applications.
• Proficiency and capability in interpreting and conveying materials testing and chemical analysis results.
• Biomaterials experience in New Product Development in a regulated environment is desirable.
• Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills - able to express ideas and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to plan, organise and implement concurrent tasks. Ability to understand complex inputs and to be able to distil critical information.
• Will have demonstrated an ability to define project risk and to effectively manage project risks.
• Experience of statistical methods and design, product and process validations would prove beneficial.
• Experience of Process mapping, statistical methods and process/ product validations would prove beneficial.
• Ability to work independently with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience in an FDA regulated or regulated industry beneficial.

Posted Date: 01/07/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.