Summer 2027 Internship - Joint Replacement Sales - Los Angeles, CA

Stryker Corporation; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

11 paid holidays

Housing stipend or corporate housing

Job summary

Stryker Corporation is seeking a Field-based Intern in Orthopaedic Sales to gain hands-on experience with the latest medical technology. You will shadow Sales Associates and Operations teams and participate in creating a target account list and marketing initiatives.

This paid internship offers mentorship, rotation through sales and operations, and exposure to selling processes and instrument use, with travel up to 40% and potential future opportunities in a leading medical technology company.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor’s degree in a related field; enrollment planned after summer.
• GPA 3.0+ preferred.
• U.S. permanent resident or citizen.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Willingness to adapt to changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Proficient with basic Microsoft Office programs.
• Proven leadership and business acumen.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Shadow Sales Associates, Sales Representatives, and Operations team members to learn branch operations and prepare a sales presentation.
• Develop a target account list and marketing strategy segment.
• Learn selling skills and instrument use with coaching from sales staff.
• Shadow and assist team members with kit deliveries to and from accounts.
• Assist warehouse teams with assembling and breaking down instrument kits for surgeries.
• Interact with various product teams to understand offerings.
• Assist sales and field operations with special projects.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Leadership

Multitasking

MS Office

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Work Flexibility: Field-based Intern, Ortho Sales If you’re passionate about being front and center with the latest medical technology, we want you on our team. Join Stryker and help us make healthcare better.

What We Offer

• A culture driven to achieve our mission and deliver remarkable results
• Coworkers committed to collaboration and winning the right way
• Quality products that improve the lives of our customers and patients
• Ability to discover your strengths, follow your passion and own your future career

What you need

• Currently working oncompletion of Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent; we will only consider students who plan to be enrolled in a degree-seeking program after the summer
• Cumulative 3.0 GPA or above (preferred)
• Must be permanent resident of the U.S. or U.S. citizen
• Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, andanalytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow
• Versatility,flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing prioritieswith enthusiasm
• Ability to exercise independent judgment
• Proficient onbasic computer programs: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Provenleadership and business acumen skills
• Proven ability to handle multipleprojects and meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills

What you will do

• Shadow Sales Associates, Sales Representatives, and Operations Team Members to gain insight into all aspects of the branch; Attend and/or prepare a sales presentation
• Prepare a project segment that develops a target account list and or development of a marketing potential or strategy
• Learn selling skills, processes, and instrument use techniques by coaching/mentoring support from Sales Representatives, Sales Associates and Sales Managers
• Shadow and assist Team Member Drivers with the delivery of kits to and from account
• Assist Team Members in warehouse in assembling and breaking down instrument kits, preparing products for surgery, etc.
• Interact with various teams concerning the products
• Assist Sales and Field Operations Teams with special projects as assigned

$20 min hourly wage – $35 max hourly wage, sign-on bonus, 11 paid holidays annually, and either paid corporate housing or a living stipend, dependent upon hiring location Travel Percentage: 40%

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.