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Stryker lists this Senior Manager, Upstream Marketing (Hybrid) opportunity in waltham, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Hybrid
Stryker’s acquisition of Amplitude Vascular Systems (AVS) brings together AVS’s expertise in intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology with Stryker’s global scale and commitment to medical innovation. Our new Waltham, MA location offers an opportunity to join a growing team and help shape the future of this technology within Stryker.
Manager, Upstream Marketing you will be responsible for defining and leading the upstream marketing strategy for key portfolios, shaping long-term vision, innovation priorities, and lifecycle management to drive sustainable growth. In this role, you will translate deep customer, clinical, and market insights into differentiated value propositions, portfolio strategy, and new product development direction through close partnership with R&D, Clinical, and cross functional stakeholders. This role is located in Boston, MA and requires onsite presence (~4 days per week except for travel days) at the Stryker PV office in that location. Also requires occasional travel to our Irvine, CA office, to support collaboration, team engagement, and business needs.
Lead competitive and market intelligence efforts by advising on major competitors, anticipating future threats, and proactively adjusting strategy to improve market penetration and positioning.
Drive deep customer and market understanding through VOC, market research, surveys, and trend analysis, translating qualitative and quantitative insights into clear, actionable business strategies.
Lead and influence the new product development process, collaborating with R&D, Clinical, and cross-departmental stakeholders from concept through pre-commercialization planning.
Build and sustain strategic KOL relationships, partnering with Clinical Affairs to support evidence generation, clinical claims strategy, and market credibility.
Anticipate healthcare market dynamics and environmental trends, proactively recommending adjustments to marketing objectives, brand architecture, and competitive positioning.
Guide pricing and value strategies by managing price competition, aligning with business unit goals, and linking marketing investments to customer acquisition and retention objectives.
Bachelor’s degree
~10+ years of work experience
MBA / Master’s Degree
~7+ years medical device or marketing/sales experience within cardiovascular space
~4+ years of people management experience
~ Upstream marketing experience in endovascular, cardiovascular, VTE, or structural heart
~ Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
Travel Percentage: 30%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.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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