Make an impact by helping shape the future of Stryker’s Trauma portfolio. As an associate manager, Global Upstream Marketing, you will lead the development and evolution of the product portfolio by translating customer, market, and competitive insights into strategies for future products. This role drives product lifecycle management, identifies opportunities to strengthen the portfolio, and partners closely with Research & Development and cross-functional teams to define and deliver new products.
What You Will Do
- Lead market, customer, competitive, and industry analysis to identify unmet needs, market opportunities, emerging trends, and potential sources of growth.
- Translate Voice of Customer, key opinion leader, qualitative, quantitative, and third-party research into actionable product and portfolio strategies.
- Develop financial models, business cases, forecasts, pricing analyses, and return-on-investment assessments to support new product development and investment decisions.
- Lead cross-functional new product development and commercialization activities in partnership with Research & Development, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, Operations, and Clinical Affairs.
- Define business and marketing objectives, customer segmentation, targeting strategies, value propositions, and pre-commercialization plans for new products.
- Partner with Clinical Affairs and Product Marketing to establish evidence-generation priorities, publication strategies, and product messaging supported by clinical evidence.
- Drive product lifecycle management and launch planning, including sales tools, channel communications, pricing approaches, performance measures, and contingency planning.
- Evaluate market potential, customer acquisition and retention opportunities, sales trends, and business performance to recommend portfolio investments and growth strategies.
What You Will Need
Required
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum 6 years of professional experience in marketing, product management, portfolio management, sales, Research & Development, finance, or a related business function.
- Experience applying financial modeling, business case development, forecasting, or financial analysis to business or portfolio decisions.
- Experience in market segmentation, market analysis, global marketing, or portfolio strategy.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Research & Development, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, or Operations.
- Experience supporting upstream marketing, downstream marketing, product management, portfolio management, or new product development.
Preferred
- Minimum 2 years of experience in medical devices, healthcare, or another regulated industry.
- Experience in new product development, commercialization, product launches, product lifecycle management, Voice of Customer research, competitive intelligence, global product management, or international commercialization.
United States of America Pay Ranges:
- US20: $123,100 - $205,200 USD Annual
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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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 6 years of professional experience in marketing, product management, portfolio management, sales, research and development, finance, or a related business function
- Experience applying financial modeling, business case development, forecasting, or financial analysis to business or portfolio decisions
- Experience in market segmentation, market analysis, global marketing, or portfolio strategy
- Experience working cross-functionally with research and development, sales, marketing, finance, manufacturing, or operations
- Experience supporting upstream marketing, downstream marketing, product management, portfolio management, or new product development
- At least 2 years of experience in medical devices, healthcare, or another regulated industry
- Experience in new product development, commercialization, product launches, product lifecycle management, Voice of Customer research, competitive intelligence, global product management, or international commercialization
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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