Work Flexibility: Hybrid
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:
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.
Must be able to work in either Plymouth, Minnesota OR Portage, Michigan 2-3 days a week.
Travel Percentage: 20%
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.
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