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Plymouth, MN, 55323, US
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Work flexiblity: Hybrid
Req ID: R518329
Employee type: Full Time
Job category: Sales and Marketing
Travel: 20%
Relocation: No
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Why join Stryker?
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Who we want:
• Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
What you will do:
• Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.
• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
What you will do:
As the Associate Market Research & Strategy Manager you will be responsible for the development of strategic market/product line business plans and marketing programs to support sales in designated market segments.
• Assesses the impact of competitive dynamics and points of parity / points of difference through competitive analysis
• Selects appropriate investigative or analytical methods to assess a market research project and follows a certain structural research process for conducting market research
• Synthesizes market trends and makes recommendations on sources of volume and strategic focus
• Segments brand equity inputs by customer type to determine how the business is performing in engaging target customer markets
• Holds self and others accountable to deliver high quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities
• Collaborates and influences others on cross-functional teams, advancing partnerships to achieve business objectives
• Contributes specific analyses to aid in the construction of the marketing plan: understanding the components of the Stryker marketing strategy framework and how they fit into strategy and marketing plans
• Links insights to key business decisions, writes prescriptive recommendations, and works with the business to ensure that those recommendations are activated
What you need:
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred
• 6+ years of work experience required
• 3+ years market research experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
• Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
• Med device industry experience preferred.
• Assesses the impact of competitive dynamics and points of parity / points of difference through competitive analysis
• Selects appropriate investigative or analytical methods to assess a market research project and follows a certain structural research process for conducting market research
• Synthesizes market trends and makes recommendations on sources of volume and strategic focus
• Segments brand equity inputs by customer type to determine how the business is performing in engaging target customer markets
• Holds self and others accountable to deliver high quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities
• Collaborates and influences others on cross-functional teams, advancing partnerships to achieve business objectives
• Contributes specific analyses to aid in the construction of the marketing plan: understanding the components of the Stryker marketing strategy framework and how they fit into strategy and marketing plans
• Links insights to key business decisions, writes prescriptive recommendations, and works with the business to ensure that those recommendations are activated
What you need:
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA preferred
• 6+ years of work experience required
• 3+ years market research experience preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
• Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority
• Med device industry experience preferred.
Must be able to work in either Plymouth, Minnesota OR Portage, Michigan 2-3 days a week.