Product Manager, Acute Care & Sage, UK&I

Why join Stryker?

Do you want to work for one of the world’s leading medical device organisations? Our aim is to make a difference to patients’ lives every day, delivering innovative products and technology to make healthcare better. We are committed to advancing healthcare. We have never been afraid to push forward and navigate the best paths for our clients and patients.

As a Product Manager, Acute Care & Sage UK&I you will develop specific marketing plans and activities for the specific products and product lines to establish, enhance or distinguish product placement within the competitive arena. Develop business plans and product positioning in the marketplace, oversee market research, monitor competitive activity and identify customer needs. Establish pricing strategies, work with engineering, manufacturing and sales to develop new products or enhance existing products/lines.

This is an individual contributor role that requires the use of judgement in applying professional expertise and is expected to work independently with minimal supervision. The job requires professional knowledge gained through substantial applicable work experience, to supplement formal knowledge, in order to apply principles and concepts of own subject/technical discipline in resolving issues as they arrive. The job requires attention to detail in making evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information. This job typically requires a degree or equivalent and a minimum of 4 or more years experience.

What you will be doing:

• Understand key competitors and their relative strengths/weaknesses

• Understand customer groups, including why customers buy the product or service approach for the product or portfolio

• Understand the different marketing channel strategies and associated business implications

• Track and report results/KPIs to leadership and sales

• Play a role in developing key strategy documents: strategic plan, annual marketing plan, product launch plans, etc

• Support the creation of Project Charters, CERs, and Business Case Financial Models as applicable

• Understand competitive dynamics in the market

• Understand what customers value and how they perceive different attributes of the product or portfolio

• Articulate why the product or portfolio adds value or solves problems for the customer

• Create marketing strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between the customer and the product or portfolio

• Propose objectives for generating clinical evidence and evaluates studies

• Tie the business goal of the product or portfolio to the overall goal of Stryker

• Synthesize market trends and make recommendations on areas of strategic focus

• Develop new strategies, sales tools, and communication plans for the product or portfolio

• Apply clinical knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to educate and articulate value

• Work closely with sales training/sales enablement to set the sales training strategy for the product or portfolio

• Responsible for the obsolescence plan

• Provide analytical support to set price

• Articulate desired communications outcomes consistent with marketing strategy to MarComm team

• Establish short-range 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 incorporates trends into strategic planning

• Provide marketing intelligence group with key objectives and inputs to drive customer insights

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 need:

• We are looking for an individual with either marketing or medical device sales experience

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communications skills

• 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

• Must be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

• A full, valid UK drivers license.

What do we offer in return?

We grow talent; we give you the opportunity to develop your career based on your strengths. Stryker is a career destination for engaged, passionate and talented people who are driven to seek the innovation, growth and opportunity that only we offer.

We recognize achievement; we believe in rewarding our employees with competitive salaries and benefits packages and you will be rewarded additionally for over-achievement.

You will be provided with a comprehensive induction and on-boarding programme, including full product training and will receive ongoing coaching and personal development.

Who are we?

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including orthopaedics, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology & spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. Stryker products and services are available in over 100 countries around the world.  

For more information, please visit our website at www.stryker.com.