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The Role
The Manager, Downstream Marketing leads the brand strategy development and execution for Surgical Technologies, leveraging market insights, financial acumen, and analytics to drive growth and performance while managing and developing teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
Work Flexibility: Hybrid or Onsite
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.
As a Manager, Downstream Marketing, you will be responsible for defining, developing, and implementing the brand strategy for specific products, product lines, lines of business, or on a company-wide campaign basis for our Surgical Technologies business unit.
What you will do:
Strategy, Growth & Business Impact
- Lead development and execution of marketing strategy, identifying gaps and driving continuous improvement.
- Define category strategy, challenge assumptions, and guide key investment trade-offs.
- Apply strong financial acumen (P&L, budgeting) to connect strategy to business outcomes.
- Translate customer, market, and competitive insights into actionable strategy.
- Ensure clear articulation of value propositions and key purchase drivers.
- Ensure value propositions are supported by clinical, economic, and market evidence.
- Anticipate market dynamics and evolving competitive landscape.
- Guide multi-channel commercial strategy and ensure alignment across collaborative partners
- Provide clear, prioritized direction to field teams; support training and communication.
- Advise on forecasting, pricing strategy, and lifecycle (PLCM) considerations.
- Establish KPIs and leverage data to evaluate performance and drive continuous improvement.
- Translate analytics into actionable insights and long-term optimization plans.
- Lead, develop, and hold teams accountable for high performance and results.
- Influence cross-functionally and build strong internal and external partnerships.
- Demonstrate enterprise leadership through strategic decision-making and business impact
What you need (minimum requirements)
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 8+ years of work experience required
Preferred:
- 5+ years of medical device or marketing/sales experience preferred
- 2+ years of people management experience preferred
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
- Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
- Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
United States of America Pay Range:
- USN: $118,000 - $196,700 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
- 8+ years of work experience
- 5+ years of medical device or marketing/sales experience
- 2+ years of people management experience
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
- Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
- Understanding and working within complex interdivisional procedures and policies
Stryker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with multiple medical plan options and added protections such as critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity, plus mental health resources. Wellbeing programs, onsite gyms, and fitness/nutrition classes further reinforce the perceived strength of health benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are seen as strong, highlighted by a competitive 401(k) plan with company matching and potential discretionary contributions. These elements are often viewed as valuable pillars of total rewards.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay is viewed positively, with annual bonuses and sales commissions often lifting total compensation. Incentive plans are seen as a meaningful contributor to pay satisfaction in roles where performance drives earnings.
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The Company
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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