Job Description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

What You Will Do

• Lead laboratory testing activities that support the quality and safety of reprocessed medical devices.
• Perform cleaning validation testing, including protein, hemoglobin, and TOC analysis to verify devices have been properly cleaned.
• Conduct materials testing using techniques such as FTIR and X-ray fluorescence.
• Perform water quality testing, including microbial, TOC, hardness, and chloride analysis.
• Prepare and inoculate products with simulated biological soils (blood, tissue, eggs, etc.) to support cleaning validation studies.
• Operate, maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment such as spectrophotometers, incubators, GC/MS systems, FTIR instruments, and X-ray fluorometers.
• Assist with developing, validating, and documenting laboratory test methods and analytical procedures.
• Analyze and interpret test results, ensuring accurate documentation and data integrity.
• Support regulatory inspections and audits by preparing data, explaining procedures, and demonstrating compliance.
• Ensure all laboratory work is conducted in accordance with cGMP, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Work independently and collaboratively to support manufacturing, quality, and compliance activities.

What You Need

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma/ GED
• 5 Years of Related Experience
• Experience working in a chemistry, analytical, quality control, quality assurance, medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or similar laboratory environment.
• Familiarity with analytical testing methods and laboratory instrumentation.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow complex procedures and testing protocols.
• Experience accurately documenting, reviewing, and reporting laboratory results.
• Ability to make sound decisions based on established procedures and prior experience.
• Comfortable handling hazardous biological materials, contaminated medical devices, and laboratory chemicals.
• Knowledge of cGMP, quality systems, and regulatory requirements is preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, or a related scientific field

$29.97 - $41.45 USD Hourly

Travel Percentage: 10%

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.