Associate Sales Representative - Kansas City - Surgical Technologies

Stryker Corporation; Kansas; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking an Associate Sales Representative to support territory growth and customer engagement across varied settings. You will learn from experienced sales professionals while assisting with clinical procedures and product evaluations, ensuring quality service for surgeons, nurses, and staff.

This field-based role includes travel within the territory and growth potential within a global medical technology leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Driver’s license and willingness to travel within territory.
• 1+ year in outside sales or related customer-facing role.
• Experience in healthcare or medical devices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support territory growth by assisting with sales activities, account management, and customer engagement across assigned territory.
• Prepare for and support product evaluations and clinical procedures, and customer interactions across operating room, office-based, and procedural care settings.
• Provide product support and education to surgeons, nurses, clinicians, and healthcare staff to ensure proper use and positive experience.
• Manage inventory levels, product availability, and case preparation within the territory.
• Track sales and territory activities, maintain account information, and support reporting requirements.
• Partner with the Sales Representatives to identify business opportunities and support account development initiatives.
• Participate in product training and apply technical and clinical knowledge to support customer education and engagement.

Skills

Outside sales

Leadership experience

Healthcare exposure

Team-based environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Work Flexibility: Field-based Associate Sales Representative

Begin your career in medical device sales with a hands-on role supporting healthcare professionals and innovative technologies that help improve patient care. As an Associate Sales Representative, you will partner with an experienced Sales Representative(s) to support customer accounts, assist with clinical procedures, and contribute to territory growth. This field-based position provides exposure to sales, clinical environments, and account management while building a foundation for long-term career development.

About the Business: Surgical Technologies (ST)

Our Surgical Technologies portfolio includes operating room equipment, visualization systems, and safety-focused technologies that support efficiency and improve outcomes. ST Product Portfolio: Stryker | Surgical Technologies

What You Will Do

• Support territory growth by assisting with sales activities, account management, and customer engagement across assigned territory.
• Prepare for and support product evaluations, clinical procedures, and customer interactions across operating room, office-based, and procedural care settings.
• Provide product support and education to surgeons, nurses, clinicians, and healthcare staff to help ensure appropriate product use and a positive customer experience.
• Manage inventory levels, product availability, and case preparation activities within the territory.
• Track sales and territory activities, maintain account information, and support reporting requirements.
• Partner with the Sales Representative(s) to identify business opportunities and support account development initiatives.
• Participate in product training and apply technical and clinical knowledge to support customer education and engagement.

What You Will Need

• Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel throughout the assigned territory including but not limited to customer sites, healthcare facilities, and business meetings.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in outside sales, field sales, business development, account management, customer success, territory management, or a customer-facing role.
• Experience managing responsibilities through work experience, athletics, academic programs, military service, or leadership activities.
• Exposure to medical device, healthcare, clinical, life sciences, business-to-business sales, or other performance-driven environments.
• Experience supporting customers in a fast-paced, team-based environment.

What We Offer

At Stryker, you’ll be part of a collaborative, high-performing team focused on making an impact for our customers and patients. We offer a dynamic environment with strong opportunities for growth and long-term career development within a global leader in medical technology. If you’re looking for a role where you can build meaningful relationships, grow your territory, and support innovative surgical technologies in the field, we’d welcome the opportunity to connect.

$70,000 salary and may be eligible to earn a bonus + benefits 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.

Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better.

Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination as an essential function of the role.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote

Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence> (i.e...