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System Specialist green card sponsorship follows the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based path, requiring your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. Per-country backlogs mean priority dates matter, so targeting employers with active sponsorship histories gives you a measurable head start.
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Looking for a place that values your unique talents? Discover Stryker's award-winning culture.
We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
Job description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits.
As the Quality System Specialist you will support the development of the quality management system in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements for medical devices. Oversee, support, and ensure that an effective and efficient quality management system is built and maintained. Responsibility for ensuring that all applicable quality system regulations are met in order to receive regulatory clearance/certification. This role is Hybrid in Redmond, Washington.
What you will do
- Support QMS compliance with the appropriate internal and external regulatory requirements (including but not limited to Site, Division, Corporate, FDA, ISO, MDD, and individual country requirements).
- Manage documents and document changes throughout QMS document lifecycle within electronic documentation system.
- Facilitate engineering documentation management within electronic documentation system including DMR, DHF and technical standards.
- Perform change control/configuration management checks to engineering documentation to ensure compliance with local procedures.
- Administer and maintain the electronic document management system, ensuring user access, permissions, and training records remain current.
- Perform document control checks to ensure documents and document changes comply with local procedures.
- Provide guidance to process owners, document creators, document reviewers and document approvers on the overall process and electronic management system.
- Identify improvements and inputs into the quality planning process.
- Execute development and/or modifications of Stryker’s QMS.
- Support Management Review and Quality Planning Review and related forums.
- Support GMP and GDP within Quality organization.
- Support QMS training development and delivery.
- Support implementation of best-in-class practices and benchmark against industry leaders and regulatory requirements.
- Support notified body communication.
- Ensure QMS reflects actual activities, business needs and supports NPD requirement.
- Coordinate internal and external audits, including securing conference rooms, communicating with SPOs/SMEs, and coordinating front room/back room logistics.
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and ensuring records are complete, accurate, and retrievable.
What you need
- Bachelor’s Degree in a science, engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 0-2 years experience in manufacturing environment or equivalent.
Preferred
- Minimum of 2 years experience in area of quality systems, engineering, or equivalent experience preferred.
- Experience in interacting with regulatory agencies (FDA, MoH, TUV, etc.).
- Demonstrated knowledge of U.S., European, and international regulatory industry guidelines/standards and ability to interpret and apply.
- Knowledge and understanding of U.S. and International medical device regulations.
- Knowledge of supporting Quality Systems (audits, management review, quality planning, etc.).
- Strong communication, project management and influencing skills and have the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong written and oral communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong critical thinking skills.
- Developed problem-solving skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and complete projects in a matrix organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently.
- Experience working in a compliance-risk situation.
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Some travel may be required.
United States of America Pay Ranges:
- US15: $76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual
View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
Why join Stryker?
Looking for a place that values your unique talents? Discover Stryker's award-winning culture.
We are proud to offer you our total rewards package which includes bonuses, healthcare, insurance benefits, retirement programs, wellness programs, as well as service and performance awards – not to mention various social and recreational activities, all of which are location specific.
Job description
We are excited to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces by Fortune Magazine! We are proud to offer you 12 paid holidays annually. For an overview of our benefits and time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits.
As the Quality System Specialist you will support the development of the quality management system in accordance with relevant regulatory requirements for medical devices. Oversee, support, and ensure that an effective and efficient quality management system is built and maintained. Responsibility for ensuring that all applicable quality system regulations are met in order to receive regulatory clearance/certification. This role is Hybrid in Redmond, Washington.
What you will do
- Support QMS compliance with the appropriate internal and external regulatory requirements (including but not limited to Site, Division, Corporate, FDA, ISO, MDD, and individual country requirements).
- Manage documents and document changes throughout QMS document lifecycle within electronic documentation system.
- Facilitate engineering documentation management within electronic documentation system including DMR, DHF and technical standards.
- Perform change control/configuration management checks to engineering documentation to ensure compliance with local procedures.
- Administer and maintain the electronic document management system, ensuring user access, permissions, and training records remain current.
- Perform document control checks to ensure documents and document changes comply with local procedures.
- Provide guidance to process owners, document creators, document reviewers and document approvers on the overall process and electronic management system.
- Identify improvements and inputs into the quality planning process.
- Execute development and/or modifications of Stryker’s QMS.
- Support Management Review and Quality Planning Review and related forums.
- Support GMP and GDP within Quality organization.
- Support QMS training development and delivery.
- Support implementation of best-in-class practices and benchmark against industry leaders and regulatory requirements.
- Support notified body communication.
- Ensure QMS reflects actual activities, business needs and supports NPD requirement.
- Coordinate internal and external audits, including securing conference rooms, communicating with SPOs/SMEs, and coordinating front room/back room logistics.
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and ensuring records are complete, accurate, and retrievable.
What you need
- Bachelor’s Degree in a science, engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 0-2 years experience in manufacturing environment or equivalent.
Preferred
- Minimum of 2 years experience in area of quality systems, engineering, or equivalent experience preferred.
- Experience in interacting with regulatory agencies (FDA, MoH, TUV, etc.).
- Demonstrated knowledge of U.S., European, and international regulatory industry guidelines/standards and ability to interpret and apply.
- Knowledge and understanding of U.S. and International medical device regulations.
- Knowledge of supporting Quality Systems (audits, management review, quality planning, etc.).
- Strong communication, project management and influencing skills and have the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong written and oral communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong critical thinking skills.
- Developed problem-solving skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and complete projects in a matrix organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently.
- Experience working in a compliance-risk situation.
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Some travel may be required.
United States of America Pay Ranges:
- US15: $76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual
View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a System Specialist
Document your systems specialization before applying
Pull together project records, certifications, and performance reviews that map directly to your O*NET occupation profile. PERM audits require your employer to prove the role matches your credentials, so a well-organized credential file shortens that process significantly.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Use Migrate Mate to browse System Specialist roles at employers with confirmed EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship histories. Targeting companies that have completed PERM filings before cuts your timeline risk compared to employers new to the process.
Distinguish EB-2 from EB-3 before salary negotiations
If your System Specialist role requires an advanced degree or five years of progressive experience, your employer may qualify you under EB-2 rather than EB-3. Each category carries different PERM prevailing-wage obligations, so clarify the classification during the offer stage, not after signing.
Verify prevailing wage using OFLC Wage Search
Your employer's PERM filing must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your specific System Specialist role, job zone, and work location. Cross-check the wage tier yourself using OFLC Wage Search so you know whether a job offer aligns with what DOL will certify.
Ask employers about their PERM recruitment timeline
PERM requires employers to run a formal recruitment test before filing, which typically spans 30 to 60 days. During interviews, ask whether the employer has started the prevailing wage determination yet, since that step often determines how quickly USCIS receives the I-140.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your original I-140 is approved, you can carry that priority date to a new employer's I-140 filing. If your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability also lets you move to a same or similar System Specialist role without restarting the green card process.
Green Card System Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Which green card category fits a System Specialist role, EB-2 or EB-3?
Most System Specialist positions qualify under EB-3 when the role requires a bachelor's degree and at least two years of experience. If your employer can document that the position requires an advanced degree or that you have a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive, specialized experience, EB-2 may apply. The classification depends on the specific job duties and minimum requirements stated in the PERM filing, not on your personal credentials alone.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring periodic renewal, while employment-based green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residency. For System Specialists, the PERM process requires your employer to obtain a prevailing wage determination from DOL and complete a formal recruitment test before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. There is no lottery, but per-country annual limits mean nationals from high-demand countries can face significant priority-date backlogs before the final I-485 or consular step is reached.
How do I find System Specialist employers who already sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lists System Specialist roles at employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship histories, letting you focus your search on companies that have navigated the PERM and I-140 process before. Targeting experienced sponsoring employers reduces the risk of a stalled filing caused by an employer unfamiliar with DOL recruitment requirements or USCIS petition standards.
What happens to my green card case if I change jobs?
If your original employer's I-140 was approved, you can ask a new employer to file a fresh I-140 and request that USCIS assign your earlier priority date to the new petition. Separately, if your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to move to a same or similar System Specialist occupation without abandoning your adjustment of status case. These are two distinct rules that apply at different stages.
What documents should I prepare before a System Specialist employer starts the PERM process?
Gather official transcripts, degree certificates, employment verification letters with start and end dates, and any professional certifications relevant to your systems work. DOL audits of PERM applications frequently request documentation proving that you met the stated minimum requirements for the role at the time you were hired, so records showing your qualifications at the point of offer are more useful than recent achievements added later.