Work Flexibility: Hybrid
As a Portfolio Associate on Stryker’s Upper Extremities Upstream Marketing team, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our growing Shoulder Arthroplasty implant portfolio. You’ll dive into market analysis, gather critical customer insights, assess industry trends, and help drive strategic initiatives that influence major business decisions. This role gives you direct exposure to executive‑level leaders and cross‑functional teams while contributing to projects that directly impact patient outcomes. You’ll gain hands‑on experience in new market exploration, product and R&D support, and commercialization planning within one of the industry’s most innovative divisions. If you’re energized by making healthcare better and want to help define what’s next in shoulder arthroplasty, this is the place to grow and thrive.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Conduct market, competitive, and industry analysis to identify portfolio gaps and opportunities for innovation
- Gather Voice of Customer (VOC) insights through conversations with surgeons and sales reps to understand real-world clinical and business needs
- Attend trade shows, surgeon presentations, and field interactions, synthesizing key learnings to inform strategy
- Translate complex information into clear, concise executive-level summaries and one-pagers that drive alignment and decision-making
- Support cross-functional collaboration by communicating upstream project updates effectively to downstream and business partners
- Partner with marketing managers to contribute to product strategy, roadmap discussions, and early-stage project development
- Develop a foundational understanding of shoulder arthroplasty technologies and patient-matched solutions
- Research new market segments, customer needs, and growth opportunities to support future-state portfolio planning
- Contribute to business case development, insight generation, and early commercialization planning
WHAT YOU NEED
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 0+ years of work experience
Preferred:
- Degree in Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering, Marketing, or related disciplines
- At least a year of work experience supporting product development initiatives
- Internship experience related to marketing, engineering (biomedical or mechanical), product development (R&D), or healthcare.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze information and translate it into actionable insights
United States of America Pay Ranges:
- USN: $59,900 - $83,300 USD Annual
Travel Percentage: 30%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.
