Senior Manager, Upstream Marketing (Hybrid)

Portage, WI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

This role is a hybrid position with the expectation of being on-site at our Portage office 3-4x/week*

The Sr. Manager Upstream Marketing will compile and evaluate research on customer needs in the market or segment and translate those needs into specifications for future generation products. Discovering and generating customer and market data that can be cultivated into insights to support future portfolio decisions. Responsible for product life cycle management and maintaining the strength of the portfolio. Typically works closely with R&D and other cross-functional team members to define and deliver new products.

What you will do:

Advise on the organisations major competitors
Anticipate and understand the different types of competition that will be faced in the future
Monitor market activity penetration and competitive wins or losses
Identify new customer groups and tailor marketing strategies to meet both current and prospective customer needs
Build relationships with key opinion leaders and establish relationships with new thought leaders
Analyse unmet needs to identify product and service opportunities. Able to summarize qualitative and quantitative studies drawing actionable conclusions for the business.
Translate customer input into unmet needs. Evaluate key assumptions and variables that factor into the conclusions of market research.
Identify market trends and proactively adjust strategy based on the healthcare environment
Raise coworkers awareness of industry standards practices and guidelines
Manage others to lead the new product development process (NPDP) from start to finish engaging key internal stakeholders along the way
Collaborate cross-departmentally to participate in the NPDP process
Lead the execution strategy for the defined portfolio
Communicate long-term portfolio strategy to key stakeholders to gain organisational alignment
Partner with R&D to anticipate future needs and the strategic assets needed to compete
Partner with Clinical Affairs to generate clinical trials research grants and cost-benefit analysis papers to support clinical claims strategy

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

Bachelors degree required
10 years of work experience required
Medical device or marketing experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

MBA preferred
2 years of people management experience preferred

Travel Percentage: 50%

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 contractors legal duty to furnish information.

Required Experience:

Senior Manager

Work Flexibility: HybridThis role is a hybrid position with the expectation of being on-site at our Portage office 3-4x/week*The Sr. Manager Upstream Marketing will compile and evaluate research on customer needs in the market or segment and translate those needs into specifications for future gener...

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

This role is a hybrid position with the expectation of being on-site at our Portage office 3-4x/week*

Advise on the organisations major competitors
Anticipate and understand the different types of competition that will be faced in the future
Monitor market activity penetration and competitive wins or losses
Identify new customer groups and tailor marketing strategies to meet both current and prospective customer needs
Build relationships with key opinion leaders and establish relationships with new thought leaders
Analyse unmet needs to identify product and service opportunities. Able to summarize qualitative and quantitative studies drawing actionable conclusions for the business.
Translate customer input into unmet needs. Evaluate key assumptions and variables that factor into the conclusions of market research.
Identify market trends and proactively adjust strategy based on the healthcare environment
Raise coworkers awareness of industry standards practices and guidelines
Manage others to lead the new product development process (NPDP) from start to finish engaging key internal stakeholders along the way
Collaborate cross-departmentally to participate in the NPDP process
Lead the execution strategy for the defined portfolio
Communicate long-term portfolio strategy to key stakeholders to gain organisational alignment
Partner with R&D to anticipate future needs and the strategic assets needed to compete
Partner with Clinical Affairs to generate clinical trials research grants and cost-benefit analysis papers to support clinical claims strategy

Minimum Qualifications (Required):

Bachelors degree required
10 years of work experience required
Medical device or marketing experience

Preferred Qualifications (Strongly desired):

MBA preferred
2 years of people management experience preferred

Travel Percentage: 50%

Required Experience:

Senior Manager

Key Skills

EAM
Electrical Controls
Design Management
ABB
Document Control
Corporate Development

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