Marketing Associate | EMEA, Peripheral Vascular Division

Stryker; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Marketing Associate to join the Peripheral Vascular team in a hybrid role. You will help execute marketing strategies across the product lifecycle while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

English proficiency, strong communication and project management are essential for success. This role involves learning our products, developing campaigns, and supporting events and tools in a dynamic, international environment, with travel up to 40% to engage customers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Ability to manage projects to ensure timely outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal communications and presentation skills in English.
• Strong adaptability and problem solving with attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Ability to relate to stakeholders across markets and cultures.
• Willingness to travel up to 40% for field-sell support.

Responsibilities

• Support onboarding and learn about products and patient pathways.
• Understand marketing principles such as segmentation, targeting and positioning.
• Build knowledge of customer needs and market trends to support strategy.
• Assist in developing and executing marketing programmes and events.
• Support sales tools and sales enablement materials as needed.
• Perform market analysis and provide insights.
• Coordinate internal and external events and educational programmes.
• Respond timely to customer and Sales inquiries.
• Assist in contract management, vendor coordination, and budget tracking.

Skills

Project management

English communication

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Job's Mission:

As Marketing Associate, you will be part of Stryker's Peripheral Vascular team and play a key role in the execution of marketing strategies. We are looking for a collaborative, proactive team member who is eager to make a difference and join Stryker in our mission of making healthcare better! Find out more about the product portfolio of our Peripheral Vascular division via this link: https://www.stryker.com/us/en/peripheral-vascular.html In this role, you will support a wide range of marketing initiatives across the product lifecycle while working in a dynamic, international environment. If you have sharp organizational skills, customer focus and effective communication skills, this is a great opportunity to gain broad exposure to Marketing at one of the world's leading medical technology organizations! We also offer great workplace flexibility with a hybrid work model.

What you will do:

• In your new role, you will start with a comprehensive onboarding and familiarization phase to learn about our products/therapies, patient pathways and build relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
• Understand general marketing principles such as segmentation, targeting and positioning.
• Build knowledge of customer needs, patient pathways, competitive dynamics, and market trends to support execution of the Peripheral Vascular strategy and identify opportunities for growth.
• Support the development and execution of meaningful marketing programmes, projects, and customer engagement initiatives aligned with the Peripheral Vascular strategy.
• Support in the development of sales tools and other sales enablement materials as needed.
• Perform sales and marketing analysis, gathering market insights.
• Support the planning, coordination and execution of internal and external events, congresses and educational programmes - ensuring high-quality experiences for customers and stakeholders.
• Provide timely responses to customers and/or Sales inquiries or needs.
• Aware of commonly used internal/external communication goals, tools and formats.
• Provide administrative and operational support for marketing initiatives, including contract management, vendor coordination, compliance processes, approvals, purchase orders and budget tracking.

What you need:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required, preferably in marketing, business administration, healthcare, life sciences or any other relevant fields.
• Ability to accurately and effectively manage projects to ensure timely outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal communications, persuasion and presentation skills – with proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Strong adaptability, attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and to also establish relationships/work in collaboration with others.
• Ability to relate to stakeholders and customers from different markets and cultures.
• Ability to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies.
• Ethics & integrity in managing confidential information.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).
• You have flexibility to travel as this position involves sales support and customer interaction in the field. Travel: 40%.