Marketing Associate - Neurosurgical

Lobby Co; Portage (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a Marketing Associate for the Neurosurgical Marketing team in an onsite role. You will become a product expert for the High Speed Drills portfolio, developing sales tools and collateral, and supporting surgeon education and training initiatives while collaborating across divisions to drive impactful marketing campaigns.

The role offers high visibility, with opportunities to influence marketing strategy, support pricing discussions, and help track key performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 0+ years of work experience required.
• MBA preferred.
• Previous experience in a marketing function preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand key competitors and customer groups.
• Identify critical customer needs and preferences.
• Provide customer feedback to marketing leadership and aid in the construction of the marketing plan.
• Support sales training initiatives and programs throughout the year.
• Support the on-label use and promotion of all products and understand price and margin considerations.
• Track KPIs and report back to the organization.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Work Flexibility: Onsite

As a Marketing Associate for the Neurosurgical Marketing team, you will be responsible for being a product expert within our High Speed Drills portfolio. In this role, you will support the Neurosurgical business by developing impactful sales tools and resources, supporting surgeon education and training initiatives, and developing engaging collateral. In addition, this role will have high visibility through cross-divisional collaboration on marketing campaigns. This highly collaborative role offers a unique opportunity to engage with top professionals in the field, driving success and making a meaningful impact. Join us in this exciting journey to improve patient outcomes and advance your career in a dynamic, supportive environment

What you will do:

• Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses
• Understand customer groups, including why customers buy the product or service
• Identify critical customer needs and preferences
• Provide customer feedback to marketing leadership
• Aid in the construction of the marketing plan
• Understand basic budget management principles
• Understand general marketing principles such as segmentation, targeting, and positioning
• Subject matter expert for applicable products/product lines and able to field technical questions
• Support sales training initiatives and programs throughout the year
• Support the on-label use and promotion of all products
• Understand and support setting price and maintaining product or portfolio margin
• Aware of commonly used internal/external communication goals, tools, and formats
• Use appropriate scorecards to track results
• Track existing KPIs and report back to the organization
• Share basic customer satisfaction input trends with the sales force

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 0+ years of work experience required

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

• MBA preferred
• Previous experience in a marketing function

United States of America Pay Ranges

• USN: $59,900 - $83,300 USD Annual

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Travel Percentage: 70%

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.

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