Sr Principal Analyst - IT Data & Analytics (Hybrid)

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

As a Senior Principal Analyst, IT Data & Analytics you will be responsible for enforcing and implementing robust strategies to manage and mitigate risks associated with data across the organization. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify vulnerabilities, assess potential threats, and implement measures to protect sensitive information. This role requires a strong understanding of data security, compliance requirements, and risk management principles to ensure the confidentially, integrity, and accessibility of Stryker's data solutions are maintained. 

What you will do

• Establish and enforce data governance policies and frameworks to ensure consistent data management practices, promoting data integrity, accountability, and alignment with organizational objectives across all business units.
• Align data risk management strategies with overall organizational goals by conducting data risk assessments for Stryker IT and business-owned systems to drive the remediation of identified risks, while implementing programs that establish integrated data security and privacy standards across all Stryker platforms.
• Develop and maintain data quality and reliability controls to effectively manage data risks, while leading regulatory and compliance programs related to data and analytics assets.
• Conduct solution design reviews to ensure compliance with data security and privacy standards, verifying that all solutions align with industry best practices and relevant legal requirements before deployment into production.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, privacy, and legal teams to monitor geopolitical regulations, compliance, privacy, and related guidelines, assessing their impact on data governance and architecture strategy and implementation.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of data protection and privacy regulations (machine learning) to ensure organizational compliance.

What you need

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data risk management, data & analytics, data security, audit and compliance.
• Experience in data architecture, data governance, compliance frameworks, data & analytics principles.
• Experience with Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience with medical device or regulated industry.
• Certifications in data architecture data governance, financial or compliance audits, such as CDMP, CIGO, CISA, CIPP.

Travel Percentage: 20%

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.