--- title: Associate Manager Quality Assurance at Stryker description: Stryker is hiring for the Associate Manager Quality Assurance role in Irvine, CA. Full-time, on-site role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/associate-manager-quality-assurance-at-stryker-01a11f1d-fe1f-73af-be5c-e160c8b2e204 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Stryker as Associate Manager Quality Assurance in Irvine, CA. Pays $118K–$196.6K per year. Full-time, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/t6yef3.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Irvine, CA | | **Salary** | $118K/yr - $196.6K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 07, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** B · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Stryker sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 77 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Stryker. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $79,000 – $135,000 a year (median $108,000). ## Description Work Flexibility: Onsite **Stryker** is hiring an **Associate Manager, Quality Assurance** in **Irvine, CA** to lead a high-performing Quality Operations team and drive quality excellence across manufacturing and business functions. In this role, you will provide leadership and direction for quality assurance activities with a strong focus on compliance, risk prevention, continuous improvement, and operational effectiveness. You will be responsible for ensuring adherence to Stryker Corporate and SGS requirements, Quality System Regulations, and applicable industry standards while fostering a culture of engagement, accountability, and quality ownership. This position plays a key role in delivering both compliance and business objectives, supporting product quality, process improvements, and overall organizational success. **What you will do:** - Lead and develop a Quality Engineering team, providing guidance and support to manufacturing and cross-functional partners while promoting a culture of quality and continuous improvement. - Ensure products, processes, and systems comply with Stryker quality standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations. - Foster an inclusive, engaged, and high-performing team environment through coaching, development, and effective employee relations practices. - Recruit, develop, and retain talent, aligning team strengths with business needs and future growth opportunities. - Partner with site leaders and functional teams to establish, maintain, and improve quality systems, standards, and compliance processes. - Support internal, external, and regulatory audits, helping maintain site certifications and inspection readiness. - Oversee investigations, nonconformances, CAPAs, and product/process deviations, ensuring timely resolution and effective risk mitigation. - Monitor quality performance metrics and drive quality improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, reduce risk, improve efficiency, and support site and global business objectives. **What you need:** **Required** - Bachelors degree in Engineering or Science related discipline. - Minimum of 6+ years’ experience in a Medical, Pharmaceutical, Bio-Medical/Pharma, Automotive or regulated manufacturing environment. - Expert working knowledge of regulatory requirements, standards and regulations, with experience of managing inspections/audits by governing and/or regulatory bodies. - Working knowledge of quality tools such as SPC / Process Control, FMEA, Problem Solving / Root Cause Analysis, Poka-Yoke, or other Six Sigma tools. **Preferred** - Experience working within FDA-regulated medical device, pharmaceutical, or life sciences environments preferred. - Business Management or MBA is an advantage. - Demonstrated success in building, leading, and developing high-performing, engaged teams is preferred. - Demonstrated ability to execute organizational and functional strategies while leading and driving change initiatives, with a proven track record of influencing and implementing change at both the individual and team levels. $118,000 - $196,600 USD Annual 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. ## Skills - Poka-Yoke - Influencing - Inspection - Investigation - Performance Measurement - Employee Relations - Quality Standards - Problem Solving - Quality Engineering - Root Cause Analysis - Product Quality (Qa/qc) - Medical Devices - Compliance Auditing - Deviation Management - Quality Improvement - Continuous Improvement Process - Statistical Process Control (Spc) - Risk Mitigation - Six Sigma - Corrective And Preventive Action (Capa) - Driving - FDA Regulations - Quality Assurance - Coaching - Process Control - Regulatory Compliance ## Related - [More jobs at Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Manufacturing & Production jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Quality Control jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production/quality-control?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Quality Assurance Specialist jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production/quality-control/quality-assurance-specialist?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Medical Equipment Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/medical-equipment-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 46981 jobs - [Irvine, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/irvine?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5744 jobs - [Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1225 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260759 jobs - [Medical Equipment Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/healthcare/medical-equipment-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 46981 jobs - [Irvine, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/irvine?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 5744 jobs - [Stryker](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/stryker?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 1225 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)