Senior Specialist Regulatory Affairs
Stryker
- Location
- Irvine, California
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Salary
- $95.8k – $159.6k/yr
- H-1B history
- 22 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- Aug 18, 2026
About this role
Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite Senior International Regulatory Affairs Specialist Irvine, CA Join a team focused on bringing medical technologies to market while ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements. In this role, you will support regulatory strategy, submissions, and product lifecycle activities across a range of projects, partnering with cross-functional teams to navigate regulatory requirements and maintain product compliance in global markets. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to regulatory planning, agency interactions, and submission activities while collaborating with product development, quality, clinical, and manufacturing teams. Work Flexibility: Hybrid: candidates must reside within commuting distance of Irvine, CA and be able to work onsite several days per week.
What You Will Do
Assess regulatory intelligence and regulatory requirements to support local, regional, and global regulatory strategies. Evaluate products, product changes, and manufacturing changes for regulatory classification, submission requirements, and compliance impact. Prepare, compile, and submit regulatory submissions and supporting documentation in accordance with applicable global regulations and guidelines. Monitor regulatory authority review activities and support communications with regulatory agencies throughout the submission process. Provide regulatory guidance to cross-functional teams throughout product development, manufacturing, clinical, and post-market activities. Review quality, preclinical, clinical, and manufacturing documentation to support regulatory submissions and compliance requirements. Identify regulatory risks, emerging requirements, and potential market access obstacles, and recommend solutions to support project timelines.
What You Will Need
Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field. Minimum 2 years of experience in Regulatory Affairs. Experience preparing, reviewing, or supporting regulatory submissions and regulatory documentation. Experience interpreting and applying regulatory requirements within a regulated environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in Regulatory Science or a related field. Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC). Experience supporting global regulatory submissions and regulatory authority interactions. Experience working with medical devices or other regulated healthcare products. $95,800 - $159,600 USD Annual Travel Percentage: 0% 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.