We are seeking a dynamic Marketing Manager to lead the Surgical franchise within Stryker Sustainability Solutions. This individual will be responsible for driving the annual marketing strategy from development through execution while also leading new product launches. The role requires building strong relationships with customers and collaborating closely with the sales team to deliver impactful results.
The ideal candidate will possess exceptional product management skills, demonstrate strategic thinking, and effectively manage a direct report. Success in this position requires comfort in a fast-paced, competitive environment and the ability to balance multiple priorities with excellence.
In this role, you will be required to travel up to 30%, with some months being heavier than others based on trade show activity. We offer hybrid work flexibility, and you can work from home on Mondays and Fridays.
Relocation assistance is available for candidates open to relocating near Tempe, AZ.
What You Will Do
Responsible for the product, program, or portfolio strategy
Interpret the competitive landscape and incorporate insights into marketing strategy
Author key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc.
Deploy resources to measure, monitor, and adjust marketing strategy to drive customer engagement
Drive segmentation and targeting methods to improve commercial efficiency
Establish pricing strategy that aligns with overall business goals and P&L drivers
Establish metrics, goals, success criteria, and milestones
Conduct post-launch analyses and implement lessons learned
Forecast sales while considering market, product, and other key factors
Demonstrate financial acumen
Mentor, develop, and influence across the business, intentionally building cross-divisional relationships
Develop key relationships with industry and market thought leaders, organizations, and institutions, and translate insights into future business strategy
Routinely make decisions that may affect immediate operations and have a divisional impact
Required
Bachelor’s degree required
8+ years of work experience required
Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple projects while meeting established timelines
Ability to be persuasive in the absence of direct organizational authority
Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
Medical device experience
Experience in large, matrixed organizations
Experience in healthcare systems and operating room environments (OR)
Experience launching medical devices
Product management experience
Experience creating marketing or commercial plans
Preferred
MBA preferred
5+ years of medical device or marketing/sales experience
People leadership experience
Experience in reprocessing
Experience in change management
Sales of medical devices
Travel Percentage: 30%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.