Join Stryker’s Upper Extremities business and help make healthcare better by supporting healthcare professionals with innovative shoulder and elbow solutions. In this field-based role, you will manage and grow an established customer base across South-West Netherlands, combining account management and new business development with regular clinical support in hospitals and operating rooms. You will have the opportunity to build trusted partnerships with surgeons and hospital teams while developing your commercial and clinical expertise within one of the world’s leading medical technology companies.
Explore Stryker’s Upper Extremities portfolio to learn more about our solutions.
What you will do
- Manage and grow an established portfolio of hospital accounts across South-West Netherlands, combining account management with new business development.
- Build and maintain partnerships with surgeons, nurses, purchasing teams and other hospital stakeholders, acting as a reliable point of contact throughout the customer journey.
- Support customers in hospitals and operating rooms, typically around 2–3 times per week depending on customer and procedure needs.
- Provide product guidance during procedures and help ensure customers have the products, instruments and support required to use Stryker solutions effectively.
- Train and educate surgeons, nurses and other healthcare professionals through product demonstrations, educational sessions and practical product guidance.
- Identify and develop new commercial opportunities within the territory while maintaining a high level of service for existing customers.
- Develop and execute territory sales plans and conduct commercial discussions with clinical, purchasing and other decision-making stakeholders.
- Collaborate with colleagues across Stryker businesses to coordinate approaches to key hospital accounts and provide a consistent customer experience.
Required
- Diploma or degree in healthcare, nursing, physiotherapy, business administration or another relevant discipline.
- Professional experience in either medical/healthcare sales or a clinical healthcare environment.
- Fluency in Dutch.
- Fluency in English.
- Valid driver’s license.
Preferred
- Experience working in or supporting an operating room environment.
- Experience in medical device sales, hospital sales, account management, nursing, physiotherapy or another customer-facing clinical role.
- Knowledge of orthopaedics, anatomy, shoulder and elbow procedures, or surgical workflows.
Additional information
- Territory: South-West Netherlands, including Rotterdam, Den Haag, Dordrecht, Breda, Zeeland and surrounding areas.
- Work arrangement: Field-based, with your working week primarily driven by customer and hospital needs.
- Customer presence: Regular presence at hospitals and operating rooms is an important part of the position, typically around 2–3 times per week depending on clinical activity.
- Travel: Regular travel throughout the assigned territory is required, alongside attendance at relevant product training, congresses, seminars and business meetings.
- Driver’s license: A valid driver’s license is required due to regular customer visits.
- Development: You will receive product and clinical training to build your expertise in Stryker’s Upper Extremities portfolio and continue developing your career within medical technology.
What we offer
- Career development: Opportunities to develop your career based on your strengths, ambitions and interests.
- Recognition: Individual and cross-functional achievements are recognized through local and global programs.
- Competitive rewards: A competitive compensation package including an attractive sales incentive plan, pension plan, company car and more.
- Autonomy and trust: The opportunity to take ownership of your territory and prioritize your work around customer and business needs.
- Team environment: Join an experienced, collaborative team that values trust, regular connection, shared success and sustainable work-life balance.
Netherlands Pay Ranges:
- Netherlands RB: €35.300 - €52.900 EUR Annual
- Netherlands: €44.100 - €81.900 EUR Annual
At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.
If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.
Travel Percentage: 80%
Skills Required
- Diploma or degree in healthcare, nursing, physiotherapy, business administration, or another relevant discipline
- Professional experience in medical or healthcare sales or a clinical healthcare environment
- Fluency in Dutch
- Fluency in English
- Valid driver's license
- Experience working in or supporting an operating room environment
- Experience in medical device sales, hospital sales, account management, nursing, physiotherapy, or another customer-facing clinical role
- Knowledge of orthopaedics, anatomy, shoulder and elbow procedures, or surgical workflows
Stryker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stryker and has not been reviewed or approved by Stryker.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options with HSA support and global mental‑health access indicate broad, accessible care. These features materially enhance the overall value of the total‑rewards package.
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Retirement Support — A meaningful 401(k) company match with potential additional company contribution, alongside an ESPP, supports long‑term savings and wealth building. Documented plan specifics help employees understand eligibility, timing, and vesting mechanics.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and practical supports like breast milk shipping reflect a comprehensive, family‑friendly approach. These offerings address varied family‑building paths and caregiving needs.
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What We Do
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at www.stryker.com. Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
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