Work Flexibility: Remote

Who we want

• Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive, and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

What you will do

The Field Marketing Specialist will be responsible for driving product marketing strategies and programs consistent with overall business objectives in one segment, utilizing traditional and innovative marketing/product approaches, tools, and methodologies.

• Assesses the impact of competitive dynamics and points of difference through competitive analysis
• Maintains networks of people and resources for obtaining competitive information.
• Adheres to organizational protocols, practices, and procedures for gathering competitive information
• Understands the needs of the primary and secondary customers and how to articulate the value proposition to the specific audience.
• Works with inputs from KOL network
• Explains different product features to different customers as appropriate to their needs
• Understands what current and potential customers need to drive value in the portfolio
• Surfaces new or unexpressed customer needs
• Escalates systemic problems that could affect customer satisfaction.
• Implementing the Strategy and Marketing Plan
• Provides support to Brand/marketing managers in the development and sales support of one or more marketing segments
• Develops, drives, and supports regional and national tactics, actions and campaigns to drive business results
• Performs sales and marketing analysis, assists with trade shows, literature development, presentations, and publicity
• Gathers internal and external market insights to share with stakeholders
• Applies product knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to educate and articulate value
• Analyzes sales data and identifies areas for growth in assigned regions
• Thoroughly familiar with the selling process and the translation of benefits into a selling script based on the clinical/operational need
• Provides sales training, develops roadmaps, and supports new program launches
• Develops sales tools and drives marketing campaign execution
• Direct sales support in the field
• Responsibility may be national or for a specific region
• Partners across our business functions (i.e. finance) to develop internal business processes
• Liaises and influences across Stryker business units’ marketing teams to develop and execute enterprise-wide data strategies
• Delivers high quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree required
• MBA preferred
• 2+ years of work experience required
• 2+ years medical device or marketing experience preferred
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communications 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)

What We Offer

• A winning team driven to achieve our mission and deliver remarkable results
• Quality products that improve the lives of customers and patients
• Ability to discover your strengths, follow your passion and own your own career

*This job may be performed remotely from anywhere in the United States, except that this job may not be filled or performed in Colorado.*

Learn more about Stryker: 
https://www.stryker.com/

Travel Percentage: 50%

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.