Marketing Associate

CONMED•Mississauga, ON

13d•CA$75,000 - CA$80,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Marketing Associate’s role is to work with the marketing team to strengthen ConMed’s market leading position within Canada and support numerous aspects of the product portfolio to ensure sales and profitability targets are achieved. At CONMED, you'll work closely with a close-knit team of talented marketing professionals who will mentor you to grow and take on more responsibility. Every member of our marketing team has a high level of visibility with our stellar leadership team because of the important contributions that you will make to the growth and success of our business and brand engagement through professional development, new challenges and growth opportunities over the course of your career. Come inspire us through your dedication, creativity and exceptional performance - we'll do the same for you!

Requirements

Strong communication skills, both written and oral
Strong presentation skills
Ability to work autonomously
A strong comfort level in a clinical setting (operating rooms, hospitals, etc.)
Self-starter with the ability to show significant initiative
High energy level with strong interpersonal skills and a positive attitude
Exceptional social skills in order to build relationships with internal stakeholders and customers
Post secondary education/University Degree (BSc/BA health related discipline or business preferred)
3+ years medical device Sales and/or Marketing experience required
Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends
Travel (up to 30%)
Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
Valid G driver’s license

Nice To Haves

Marketing and/or Medical background or experience an asset
General Surgery specific experience preferred
Bilingualism is an asset

Responsibilities

Execute an annual national marketing and sales program for the successful introduction, sale and marketing of the CONMED General Surgery Portfolio
Execute national product launch plans to include (but not limited to); strategic pricing, marketing communications, product promotions, inventory levels, medical education, sales training and sales forecasts
Represent the product portfolio at regional trade-shows, meetings and cadaveric labs
Develop technical expertise and extensive market knowledge within the product portfolio to provide support to the sales team through education, product/technique updates, dissemination of relevant clinical research, field visits, competitive intelligence, in-servicing and the promotion of new and existing products across Canada
Maintain constant communication with the Canadian sales & marketing team, international sales and marketing colleagues, and clinical KOL’s to develop working knowledge of customer, market and competitive trends
Support sales team in field with product demonstrations, medical education evaluation of new technology, new business implementation
Assist sales and management team in the completion of national and regional RFP’s/RFQ’s/RFI’s
Provide product training at Canadian new hire sales training as well as in-house training sessions as requested by various departments
Regularly communicate with the Medical Education & Events department to support and execute external and internal events, cadaveric labs and tradeshows
Execute inventory management tasks including (but not limited to): SKU rationalization, inventory management & field inventory investment analysis
Other duties as assigned by your manager