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Associate Strategy and Market Insights Manager

AT Stryker
Stryker

Associate Strategy and Market Insights Manager

Portage, MI

Why join Stryker?

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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.

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What you will do:

  • Independently conduct primary and secondary market research, drawing out insights and forming conclusions on attractiveness of new markets.
  • Communicate market insights and recommendations to senior leaders using a combination of data and storytelling.
  • Play significant role in annual Strategic Planning process.
  • Manage relationships with market research vendors, making recommendations to others on methodology and vendor selection, as well as identifying gaps in vendor capabilities and forming new vendor relationships where necessary.
  • Lead adjacent market assessments, including delivering market landscapes, segmentation, competitor overviews and technology assessments.
  • Develop and maintain robust market models for existing and potential new market spaces using market data and logical assumptions.
  • Develop mastery of Customer-Centered Design process and independently facilitate cross-functional workshops that build alignment around new market strategies.
  • Lead regular Market Insights trainings to build competency across Division on topics including market research techniques and market trends.
  • May coach or supervise early-career Strategy and Market Insights professionals.

What you need:

  • B.B.A or B.S. required.
  • 6+ years of market research, strategy, or product design experience
  • Familiarity and experience with qualitative and quantitative market research methodologies including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and surveys.
  • MBA or Advanced Degree in Market Research preferred.
  • Excellent presentation and interpersonal communications skills, including ability to draw actionable insights from qualitative and quantitative data sets preferred.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) and PowerBI required.

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

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.

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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.

Client-provided location(s): Portage, MI, USA
Job ID: Stryker_Combined-qlJt7ajx5Ane
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • On-site/Nearby Childcare
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Work-From-Home Stipend
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Company Outings
    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Company Equity
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • 401(K)
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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