Product Manager - Trauma Marketing
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's, MBA
Tokyo, Japan
Hybrid
ProductProduct Management
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree is required.
- At least four years of work experience is required.
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines.
- Ability to be persuasive without organizational authority.
- Ability to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- Understand key competitors and their relative strengths and weaknesses, and maintain networks of people and resources for obtaining competitive information.
- Understand customer groups, including why customers buy the product or service approach for the product or portfolio.
- Understand marketing channel strategies and their associated business implications.
- Track and report results and key performance indicators to leadership and sales.
- Explain product features to different customers according to their needs.
- Maintain customer engagement and develop a deep understanding of customer needs.
- Help develop strategic plans, annual marketing plans, product launch plans, and other key strategy documents.
- Support the creation of project charters, CERs, and business case financial models, as applicable.
- Understand competitive dynamics in the market and what customers value, including how they perceive different product or portfolio attributes.
- Articulate how the product or portfolio adds value or solves customer problems.
- Create marketing strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between customers and the product or portfolio.
- Propose objectives for generating clinical evidence and evaluate studies.
- Align the business goals of the product or portfolio with Stryker's overall goals.
- Synthesize market trends and recommend areas of strategic focus.
- Develop strategies, sales tools, and communication plans for the product or portfolio.
- Apply clinical and technical knowledge to educate customers and articulate product value.
- Work with sales training and sales enablement to set the sales training strategy for the product or portfolio.
- Manage the product obsolescence plan.
- Provide analytical support for pricing decisions.
- Communicate desired outcomes, consistent with marketing strategy, to the Marketing Communications team.
- Establish short- and long-range improvement goals for the product management team and, under guidance, develop action plans to achieve those goals.
- Analyze customer satisfaction to assess trends in customer engagement and incorporate those trends into strategic planning.
- Provide key objectives and inputs to the marketing intelligence group to drive customer insights.
Desired Qualifications
- A Master of Business Administration is preferred.
- At least two years of medical device or marketing experience is preferred.
About the company
Stryker makes medical devices for hospitals, surgical centers and emergency responders, spanning joint implants, surgical instruments and patient transport equipment. Its Mako platform assists surgeons with joint replacement, while its neurotechnology products support brain and spine procedures and stroke treatment. Clinicians use its equipment during surgery and emergency care, and the company earns money by selling implants, disposable products and capital equipment through direct sales teams and distributors. The business also supplies training and technical support for healthcare providers using its devices. Stryker was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Portage, Michigan.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Founded
1941
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Demand supports growth: July 2026 Stryker results show organic sales rose 9%, with reported sales reaching $6.6 billion.
- Service extends equipment sales: Stryker's ProCare contracts bundle preventive maintenance, repairs and original manufacturer parts.
- Relocation is available for Worcester technicians: Stryker's live transport service opening also lists 12 paid holidays.
What critics are saying
- Operational failures reach customers: March 2026 cyberattack disrupted Stryker's ordering, manufacturing and shipping.
- Older implants retain legal exposure: Stryker's recall estimates include Rejuvenate, LFIT V40 and legacy Wright hip products.
- Field service demands travel: Stryker's northern Minnesota opening lists 80% travel plus evening or weekend call.
What makes Stryker unique
- Mako combines imaging and physical guidance: Stryker uses CT-based planning and haptic boundaries during hip replacement.
- Discarded devices return to service: Stryker's Sustainability Solutions reprocesses medical equipment for hospitals across the U.S. and Canada.
- Transport extends its technology outside hospitals: Stryker's Power-LOAD supports stretchers while loading and unloading ambulances.
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Benefits
- Medical & prescription plans
- Supplemental health benefits
- Flexible Spending accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short-term & long-term disability
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401(k) plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan