Why join Stryker? We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces and a Best Workplace for Diversity by Fortune Magazine! Learn more about our award-winning organization by visiting stryker.com **Who we want** + **Talent developers** . Growth-oriented managers who recruit and hire top-performing talent and prioritize the development of their team members. + **Goal-oriented orchestrators** . People who can effectively coordinate and focus the work of skilled employees toward an important goal, prioritizing to the right activities that lead to success. + **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 Downstream Marketing Manager, you will lead a team to develop and direct effective marketing strategies for a Spine portfolio. You will work closely with the marketing and sales team to create key documents that outline the vision, goals, and tactics of each marketing initiative, such as the strategic plan, the annual marketing plan, and the product launch plans. This position is a hybrid work environment based in Leesburg, VA, and requires a 30% travel time within the US + Lead the team responsible for the product or portfolio strategy + Guide others to deconstruct and extract the strategy from a well-written marketing plan + Coach others on the market positioning and strengths/weaknesses of key competitors + Share marketing intelligence and information with the team + Establish pricing strategy, including contract pricing + Coach others on how to utilize the product or portfolio structure to maximize brand equity + Demonstrate financial acumen + Develop an effective KPI strategy for the business + Supervise others in their use of data collection, analysis, and reporting tools + Lead a team of professionals: develop employees, which includes hiring, communicating company policies, coaching and counseling, administering performance appraisals, and enforcing company policies through appropriate disciplinary measures + Promote an environment that fosters personal growth and development + Hold team accountable to deliver high-quality results with passion, energy, and drive to meet business priorities + Collaborate and influence others on cross-functional teams, advancing partnerships to achieve business objectives **What you need** + Bachelor's degree required + MBA preferred + 8+ years of work experience required + 5+ years of medical device or marketing/sales experience preferred About Stryker Our benefits: + 12 paid holidays annually + Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. + Financial benefits include Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits (https://cdn-static.findly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1427/2023/09/20143933/us-stryker-employee-benefits.pdf) About Stryker Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com. (http:) Know someone at Stryker? Be sure to have them submit you as a referral prior to applying for this position. Learn more about our employee referral program on our referral page (https://careers.stryker.com/referrals/) Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role. 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.