Portfolio Associate, Upper Extremities - Stryker : Job Details

Work Flexibility: HybridAs a Portfolio Associate on Stryker's Upper Extremities Upstream Marketing team, you will help shape the portfolio of the future! You'll conduct market analysis, gather customer insights, track performance, assess trends, and support marketing strategies. Your role will involve researching new markets, understanding product lifecycles, and contributing to commercialization plans. This role offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with executive-level professionals, execute business-critical projects, and truly make healthcare better for our customers. If you're ready to thrive in a dynamic environment and help shape the future of healthcare, we want to hear from you!WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Understand the market positioning and strengths of key competitors
• Conduct Voice of Customer (VOC) to identify critical customer needs and preferences towards product development
• Track and report results/KPIs to marketing and sales leadership teams
• Assesses business/sales trends for new product introduction, communicate to key stakeholders responsible for demand planning/production
• Describe the basic offerings of a product line and their primary features
• Support in the construction of the marketing plan with specific analysis and collaborate in the development of key strategic initiatives
• Research and collect product information, service information and marketing literature
• Assist with researching new markets, opportunities and segments to support new product development
• Identify key elements within a new product's Value Proposition that requires evidence
• Understand the appropriate commercialization plans to put in place to earn new customers or expand in current categories
• Support of sales and medical education training initiatives and programs as needed
• Understands a product lifecycle management (PLCM) plan

WHAT YOU NEEDRequired:

• Bachelor's degree
• 0+ years of work experience

Preferred:

• Experience supporting product development initiatives
• Internship experience related to marketing, sales, product development (R&D), and/or healthcare

Travel Percentage: 20%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.