Join a team shaping the future of vascular innovation. We’re seeking a strategic and motivated **Associate Manager, Upstream Marketing** to join our team in **Irvine, CA** . In this hybrid role, you’ll play a key part in shaping marketing strategies and product roadmaps that enable groundbreaking advances in vascular care. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify unmet clinical needs, influence product development, and bring forward technologies that make a real impact for patients and healthcare professionals. **This position is hybrid and will require the desired candidate to be on-site in Irvine, CA 4 days per week and work from home 1 day per week (with some flexibility).** **What you will do:** • Author and leverage marketing team to create key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc • Surface new or unexpressed customer needs, leading to product/program improvements • Adhere to organizational protocols, practices and procedures for gathering competitive information • Drive segmentation and targeting methods to improve commercial efficiency • Develop pricing approach consistent with the marketing strategy and brand positioning • Accurately forecast resource needs • Establish metrics and goals/success criteria and milestones • Demonstrate financial acumen • Hold self and others accountable to deliver high quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities • Mentor, develop and inspire others • Collaborate and influence others on cross-functional teams, advancing partnerships to achieve business objectives • Develop key relationships with industry/market thought leaders, organizations, and institutions, in collaboration with other marketing leaders **What you will need:** **Required:** + Bachelor’s degree required + 6+ years of work experience required **Preferred:** + MBA preferred + 3+ years medical device or marketing/sales experience preferred + Vascular experience preferred $ **100,500 -** $ **215,300** salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. 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. 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.