Manager, Downstream Marketing – Neptune S & POM

Stryker • Portage, MI

10d • $118,000 - $196,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Manager, Downstream Marketing, you will be responsible for defining, developing, and implementing the brand strategy for specific products, product lines, lines of business, or on a company-wide campaign basis for our Surgical Technologies business unit.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 8+ years of work experience 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 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)

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of medical device or marketing/sales experience preferred
• 2+ years of people management experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of marketing strategy, identifying gaps and driving continuous improvement.
• Define category strategy, challenge assumptions, and guide key investment trade-offs.
• Apply strong financial acumen (P&L, budgeting) to connect strategy to business outcomes.
• Translate customer, market, and competitive insights into actionable strategy.
• Ensure clear articulation of value propositions and key purchase drivers.
• Ensure value propositions are supported by clinical, economic, and market evidence.
• Anticipate market dynamics and evolving competitive landscape.
• Guide multi-channel commercial strategy and ensure alignment across collaborative partners.
• Provide clear, prioritized direction to field teams; support training and communication.
• Advise on forecasting, pricing strategy, and lifecycle (PLCM) considerations.
• Establish KPIs and leverage data to evaluate performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Translate analytics into actionable insights and long-term optimization plans.
• Lead, develop, and hold teams accountable for high performance and results.
• Influence cross-functionally and build strong internal and external partnerships.
• Demonstrate enterprise leadership through strategic decision-making and business impact.

Benefits

• 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 one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes.
• We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager