Product Manager, R&D – Enabling Technologies (m/f/d)
Location: Freiburg im Breisgau or Berlin, Germany
Work Model: Hybrid (75% onsite / 25% remote)
Travel: ~20–30% international
About the Role
As a Product Manager within our Neurotechnology Solutions Team, you act as a key interface between customers, clinical stakeholders, and the development organization.
Working closely with Marketing, Systems Engineering, and senior product leadership, you translate clinical and user needs into well-defined product requirements. You ensure that enabling technology solutions are implemented effectively and deliver value in the operating room.
You contribute to aligning user needs with technical implementation, supporting the development of clinically relevant and competitive solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as an interface between customers, clinical stakeholders, and development teams, in close collaboration with Marketing and under guidance of senior product leadership.
- Translate user needs into clear user stories, requirements, and backlog items together with UX/UI and Systems Engineering
- Support the communication and refinement of product vision, ensuring alignment within the team
- Work closely with engineering teams to ensure feasible and high-quality implementation of product features
- Participate in voice of customer activities, sales interactions, and cadaver labs to validate concepts and refine requirements
- Build and maintain an understanding of neurosurgical and ENT workflows to support clinically relevant solutions
- Support monitoring of market trends and competitor solutions to inform backlog prioritization
- Contribute to prioritization decisions, focusing on delivering high-value features
Key Interfaces
You will work closely with:
- Marketing
- UX/UI Design
- Systems Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Clinical Partners and Surgeons
- Regulatory
- Testing Engineering
- Quality
- Usability
Your Profile
- Degree in Medical Engineering or a related field
- Initial experience with medical devices preferred
- ~2–5 years of experience in the MedTech industry or a similar environment
- Basic understanding of clinical workflows and user-centered product development
- Experience working in cross-functional, agile teams
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders
- Fluent in English
Personal Attributes
Execution Oriented
- Translates concepts into clear, structured requirements
- Ensures consistent backlog quality and readiness
- Comfortable working within defined frameworks and guidance
Team Player
- Works closely with agile teams to refine and deliver features
- Seeks alignment and incorporates input from stakeholders
- Supports team decision-making with data and user insights
Effective Communicator
- Clearly communicates requirements and priorities within the team
- Builds strong working relationships across functions
Accountable and Proactive
- Takes ownership of assigned areas and drives topics to completion
- Escalates risks and dependencies in a timely manner
- Demonstrates reliability and commitment in execution
Skills Required
- Degree in Medical Engineering or a related field
- Approximately 2-5 years of experience in the MedTech industry or similar environment
- Initial experience with medical devices
- Basic understanding of clinical workflows and user-centered product development
- Experience working in cross-functional, agile teams
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with multiple stakeholders
- Fluent in English
- Willingness to travel internationally (~20-30%)
- Ability to translate user needs into clear user stories, requirements, and maintain backlog quality
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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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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