Orthopedics Portfolio Strategist

Stryker; Mahwah (NJ); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Group is seeking a Portfolio Manager for the Foot & Ankle Marketing team in Mahwah, NJ. The role focuses on translating insights into actionable portfolio strategies across development and lifecycle management, working with international teams to guide investments and drive performance.

The position is based in Mahwah with hybrid work flexibility and onsite requirements 2–4 days/week, plus travel up to ~30% internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 4+ years in marketing, product/portfolio management, sales, R&D, finance, or related business functions.
• Experience applying financial modeling, business case development, forecasting, or financial analysis.
• Experience in market segmentation, market analysis, global marketing, or portfolio strategy.
• Experience collaborating with R&D, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, or Operations.
• Experience supporting upstream/downstream marketing or new product development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute portfolio strategies across new product development, commercialization, product launches, lifecycle management, and product obsolescence.
• Analyze customer insights, competitive intelligence, market research, industry trends, and data to identify unmet needs, evaluate opportunities, and develop differentiated value propositions.
• Evaluate and prioritize portfolio opportunities based on customer value, competitive positioning, strategic fit, technical feasibility, financial return, market access, and adoption dynamics.
• Develop business cases, volume forecasts, pricing recommendations, and investment proposals by integrating market, competitive, economic, reimbursement, and financial assumptions, including potential risks and uncertainties.
• Lead the commercial perspective throughout the product development lifecycle by partnering with Marketing, R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, and international teams to align customer needs with business objectives.
• Create and communicate strategic plans, annual marketing plans, product launch plans, go-to-market strategies, product positioning, and resource allocation recommendations based on portfolio priorities and market opportunities.
• Integrate clinical, product-use, and economic evidence into value propositions, evidence-generation priorities, publication strategies, and product messaging for relevant customer stakeholders.
• Monitor and evaluate portfolio and business performance using sales forecasts, market data, financial analysis, and Power BI dashboards to identify risks, opportunities, and actions to improve performance.

Skills

Market analysis

Financial modeling

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Voice of Customer (VOC)

Global marketing

Portfolio strategy

Medical devices awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Stryker Group is seeking a Portfolio Manager for the Foot & Ankle Marketing team in Mahwah, NJ. The role focuses on translating insights into actionable portfolio strategies across development and lifecycle management, working with international teams to guide investments and drive performance.

The position is based in Mahwah with hybrid work flexibility and onsite requirements 2–4 days/week, plus travel up to ~30% internationally.