The company was established by Dr. Homer Stryker, who invented his own tools for his orthopedic practice when he discovered that many of the available medical products were insufficient. In 1941, he established the Orthopedic Frame Company to meet the growing demand for his products. In 1964, the company took on its current name, Stryker. It went international eight years later.
Today, Stryker has more than 55,000 product offerings that are sold in 89 countries around the world. The company produces products in the categories of orthopedics; craniomaxillofacial; endoscopy; surgical instruments; orthobiologics; neurovascular intervention; spine; trauma; OR equipment and connectivity; patient handling, EMS, and evacuation equipment; surgical navigation software; and sustainability solutions.
The company also offers a range of medical education support programs for both medical professionals and patients. CME accredited courses are also available.
Stryker has 14 division headquarters and operates through several business divisions, including the Canadian endoscopy division; instruments, medical, orthopedics, and spine divisions. The Canada division is based in Ontario, while the endoscopy division has locations in San Jose, California; Dallas, Texas; and Arroyo, Puerto Rico. The company's instrument business has operations in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Dallas, Texas; Arroyo, Puerto Rico; Cork, Ireland; and Freiburg, Germany and the medical business has stations in Kalamazoo, Michigan and L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. The orthopedics division has production facilities in Cork, Ireland; Limerick, Ireland; Herouville Saint Clair, France; and Mahwah, New Jersey, while the Allendale, New Jersey-based spine division has locations in Cestas, France and Neuchatel, Switzerland.
With 30 manufacturing and R&D locations, as well as four other locations, the company offers career opportunities in a range of areas, including distribution, quality and regulatory assurance, field operations, finance, logistics, manufacturing operations, marketing, research and development, human resources, information technology, and sales. Stryker currently employs about 20,000 individuals throughout its global operations.
Stryker offers its employees a range of benefit options that vary by location but typically include medical insurance, dental coverage, prescription coverage, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, short- and long-term disability insurance, long-term care insurance, and paid vacation and holidays. Additional offerings include a work/life balance program, a 401(k) program, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs, paid maternity leave, adoption assistance, onsite fitness centers, EAP, onsite cafeterias, tuition reimbursement, and employee discount programs.
There are 11 jobs with the Stryker Corporation posted at www.hound.com, including a listing for an associate project manager in the Kalamazoo, Michigan instruments division. The position will develop project plans to include scope, customer and resource requirements, cost, and performance to meet regulatory quality and compliance regulations. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Management, or a similar area.
There are five jobs listings at www.monster.com , including a posting for a principal equipment engineer in Fremont, California. This position will be responsible for verifying, calibrating, and validating new R&D lab equipment. The ideal candidate will have experience in machine design, CAD and solid modeling, automation, motion control, process control, and sensors and programmable logic controllers. Familiarity with drawing specs, geometric tolerancing, and documentation control systems is also required.
The keywords for a job search with Stryker include medical technology, medical equipment, research and development, engineering, education, technical skills, and healthcare.
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