(Senior) Product Manager/Product Owner (m/f/d), R&D – Clinical Applications

Within the OrthoTech division, our Surgical Planning team develops innovative medical software to facilitate and improve the image guidance workflow for orthopedic surgeries as well as to connect with core technology of Stryker products, including surgical robotics, image-guided procedures, and patient-specific implants.
As a Product Owner within our team, you act as a key interface between customers, clinical stakeholders, and the development organization.
Working closely with Customers, Marketing, Systems Engineering, and product leadership, you translate clinical and business values into product roadmap and requirements. You ensure that technical implementation fulfills user needs, supporting the development of clinically relevant and competitive solutions, delivering value to surgeons and patients.
**Your key responsibilities**
You will act as Product Owner interacting with a cross-functional Agile team including AI, software & algorithm developers, quality, and testing to organize software iterations and define development priorities.
You and the project team will be responsible for AI & Computer Vision based software components using advanced algorithms and deep learning technologies for an automated & intelligent image guided surgical workflow impacting hundreds of thousands of patients per year.
You will
**plan** ,
**manage** , and
**communicate**
the
**product vision, releases and features**
to stakeholders, leaders, and the development team and bring a strong product to market.
You participate in
**voice of customer activities**
and surgeon interactions to validate concepts, gather customer’s feedback and refine requirements
You will support the Agile Team to formalize development by defining and organizing
**software requirements**
and
**contributing**
to
**testing and validation**
protocols.
You will collaborate with software, system engineering, regulatory and quality teams to create and maintain the design control documentation of our medical device software products.
You will support in the observation and communication of product KPI’s to stakeholders and identify operational improvements from said metrics.
**Key Interfaces**
You will work closely with:
Marketing
UX/UI Design
Systems Engineering
Software Engineering
Clinical Partners and Surgeons
Regulatory
Testing Engineering
Quality
Usability
**Your Profile**
You have a university degree in
**Biomedical Engineering**
or a similar technical field of study with several years of professional experience.
6-8 years of experience in the
**MedTech industry or a similar environment**
You can identify opportunities in the
**clinical**
and
**business aspects**
to develop a product vision, and to identify and prioritize value delivery of a product
You have a good understanding and can apply related principles and framework including
**user-centered design**
and
**system engineering**
to the development process
You have knowledge of
**Agile software principles**
and
**software development life cycle**
in a field with strong regulatory constraints including medical devices.
You have experience working in
**cross-functional teams**
You are passionate about your product and
**proactively promote your product vision**
with energy and a perfect mixture of structure and creativity.
You have fluent
**English**
skills enabling you to interact easily in an innovative and international environment.
Clinical and technical knowledge of
**surgical planning**
in the
**knee and hip domain**
is a strong plus
**Personal Attributes**
**Team Player**
Works closely with agile teams to
**refine and deliver features**
Build strong partnership with
**peer product owners**
Seeks alignment and incorporates input from stakeholders
Supports team decision-making with
**data and user insights**
You are an
**open-minded**
person
**Execution Oriented**
Define and translate user needs concepts into
**clear, structured requirements**
Ensures
**consistent backlog quality and readiness**
Comfortable working within
**defined frameworks and guidance**
**Excellent Communicator**
Downstream/technical:
Clearly communicates requirements and priorities within the team
Build strong working relationships across functions
Upstream/business:
Define & align product vision with internal and external, clinical and business stakeholders
**Accountable and Proactive**
Takes ownership of assigned areas and
**drives topics to completion**
Escalates
**risks and dependencies**
in a timely manner
Demonstrates
**reliability and commitment**
in execution
Highly
**self-motivated**
and can work under minimum supervision.
**Driven**
and
**problem solving**
is one of your outstanding skills.
Diversity is important to us. We welcome applications from people regardless of their ethnic, national or social origin, gender, disability, age or sexual identity.
**Germany Pay Ranges:**
**Freiburg/Stetten 35Std** : €5.310 - €8.880 EUR Monthly
**Schonkirchen/Kiel 35Std** : €5.752 - €9.620 EUR Monthly
**Freiburg/Stetten 39Std** : €5.917 - €9.895 EUR Monthly
**Tuttlingen 40Std** : €6.068 - €10.149 EUR Monthly
**Schonkirchen/Kiel 40Std** : €6.574 - €10.994 EUR Monthly
**Berlin/Duisburg/Waghäusel/field-based 40Std** : €72.900 - €121.500 EUR Annual
**France Pay Ranges:**
**France** : €52.700 - €87.800 EUR Annual
**Netherlands Pay Ranges:**
**Netherlands** : €68.400 - €127.000 EUR Annual
At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.
If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
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.