Location: Amsterdam preferred | also flexible across Newbury, Madrid, Rome or Diegem
Why join us?
At Stryker, strategy drives real business decisions and tangible impact across one of the world's leading medical technology companies.
We're looking for an Associate Strategy & Insights Manager to help shape and deliver the Neurovascular strategic agenda across EMEA. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with senior commercial leaders, translating strategic priorities and market insights into high-impact initiatives that accelerate business growth.
If you enjoy solving complex business challenges, generating actionable insights, influencing senior stakeholders and leading strategic initiatives from concept through execution, we'd love to hear from you.
What you will do
You'll help shape and manage the portfolio of strategic initiatives that brings the Neurovascular EMEA commercial strategy to life.
Working closely with senior management and cross-functional teams, you'll bring discipline, transparency and insight to our highest-priority initiatives, helping to deliver measurable business impact.
Your responsibilities will include:
Translating strategic priorities into a clear portfolio of initiatives
Prioritising projects based on business value, capacity and strategic importance
Managing multiple cross-functional strategic projects simultaneously
Identifying dependencies, risks and opportunities across initiatives
Supporting governance, executive reporting and portfolio dashboards
Applying structured problem-solving approaches to support strategic decision-making
Partnering with commercial leaders to develop business cases and strategic analyses
Conducting market, customer and competitive analyses to generate actionable insights
Ensuring initiatives remain aligned with the long-term strategic direction of the Neurovascular business
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with outstanding execution.
You are comfortable navigating ambiguity, influencing senior stakeholders and bringing structure to complex business challenges.
You'll likely have experience in one of the following environments:
Management consulting
Corporate Strategy
Business Strategy
Strategic Transformation
Business Development
Commercial Excellence
Experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals or another highly regulated industry would be advantageous but is not essential.
Qualifications
6+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, market intelligence or a related field
Bachelor's degree
Experience supporting or leading strategic programmes, transformation initiatives or insight-led projects
Strong project and portfolio management skills
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience engaging senior leaders
Experience influencing across matrix organisations
Commercial acumen and the ability to simplify complex business problems
A proactive, ownership-driven mindset
Preferred experience
Experience working across international or regional organisations
Exposure to healthcare, medical technology or pharmaceuticals; Neurovascular experience is an advantage
Experience developing business cases, market analyses and strategic recommendations
Travel
Up to 30% across EMEA.
About Stryker
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies and together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better.
Netherlands Pay Ranges:
- Netherlands: €65.100 - €121.000 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: None
Skills Required
- 6+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, market intelligence or a related field
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience supporting or leading strategic programmes, transformation initiatives or insight-led projects
- Strong project and portfolio management skills
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience engaging senior leaders
- Experience influencing across matrix organisations
- Commercial acumen and the ability to simplify complex business problems
- A proactive, ownership-driven mindset
- Experience working across international or regional organisations
- Exposure to healthcare, medical technology or pharmaceuticals
- Neurovascular experience
- Experience developing business cases, market analyses and strategic recommendations
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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