Foot & Ankle Sales Associate - Columbus, OH

Stryker; Ohio; On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission

Travel opportunities

Benefits

Job summary

Stryker Corporation, United States, invites applications for a Foot & Ankle Sales Associate to support surgical cases, build product knowledge, and drive territory growth while partnering with surgeons and clinical staff.

Relocation within the U.S. is required during training and final placement. This field-based role includes hands-on training, a strong clinical orientation, and potential commission with benefits in a dynamic medical device environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent healthcare certification with 2+ years of professional experience.
• Or an Associate degree with healthcare certification and 2+ years of related experience.
• Or a high school diploma with 4+ years of related experience.
• Active-duty military service of 4+ years.

Responsibilities

• Support surgical procedures by ensuring instruments and implants are ready for case coverage.
• Educate surgeons and OR staff on product use and best practices.
• Conduct customer visits to support account needs and identify sales opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales Representatives to grow territory and relationships.
• Promote Foot & Ankle products and differentiate features to customers.
• Manage inventory and ensure product availability for demand.
• Process purchase orders and assist with documentation and invoicing.

Skills

Relocation flexibility

Sales mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree, or Associate degree / healthcare certification

High school diploma with 4+ years experience

Active-duty military service (4+ years)

Job description

Work Flexibility: Field-based Stryker Position Title: Foot & Ankle Sales Associate

Are you looking to build a career in medical device sales with one of the world's leading healthcare companies? This role offers an accelerated development opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Foot and Ankle medical device sales while working directly with surgeons, healthcare professionals, and experienced sales leaders. Unlike traditional Sales Associate positions, candidates will train within the posted territory and must be open to relocation anywhere within the United States upon completion of training based on business needs. As a Foot & Ankle Sales Associate, you will support sales activities within an assigned territory, develop technical product knowledge, and assist in surgical case coverage. This role combines clinical education, customer support, inventory management, and sales development in a dynamic healthcare environment.

What You Will Do

• Support surgical procedures by ensuring products, instruments, and implants are available and prepared for case coverage.
• Educate surgeons, nurses, and operating room staff on product use, functionality, updates, and best practices.
• Conduct customer visits within the assigned territory to support account needs and identify sales opportunities.
• Partner with Sales Representatives to develop relationships with healthcare providers and support territory growth objectives.
• Promote Foot & Ankle products by presenting product features, functionality, and differentiators to customers.
• Manage inventory levels, build and maintain surgical instrument sets, and ensure product availability for customer demand.
• Process customer purchase orders and support accurate documentation and invoicing activities.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, healthcare industry regulations, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.

What You Will Need

• Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree; OR Associate degree or healthcare-related certification (such as Certified Surgical Technologist, Physical Therapy certification, or similar) and minimum 2 years of professional or related experience;
• OR High school diploma and minimum 4 years of professional or related experience;
• OR Minimum 4 years of active-duty military service.
• Ability to relocate anywhere within the United States upon successful completion of the training program.

Additional Information

Training will occur in the territory where the position is posted; permanent placement may be in a different U.S. location based on business needs. Candidates must be willing and able to relocate nationally at the completion of training. Join Stryker to gain hands-on experience, comprehensive training, and exposure to our Foot & Ankle business while building a foundation for a long-term career with us! $60,000 - $65,000 and may be eligible to earn commission and/or bonuses + benefits Travel Percentage: 80%

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 their 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 a 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 at the office would qualify under this category.
• Hybrid - You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.