Senior Manager, Upstream Marketing (Hybrid)

Irvine, CA (Hybrid)

$156K/yr – $260K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Own market strategy and portfolio leadership to guide product development, pricing, and cross‑functional execution for a senior healthcare marketing leader role.

  • Own portfolio lifecycle from discovery to launch, growth, and sunset.
  • Must-have: Strong track record in portfolio strategy and cross‑functional product launches.
  • Standout: Experience shaping pricing and competitive positioning for medical devices.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Identify unmet needs and innovation opportunities by validating key assumptions and partnering cross‑functionally to inform product, service, and portfolio direction.
  • Own portfolio and lifecycle strategy, guiding products from early discovery through launch, growth, pricing optimization, and eventual obsolescence.
  • Lead and influence the new product development process, collaborating with R&D, Clinical, and cross‑departmental stakeholders from concept through pre-commercialization planning.
  • Define and communicate long-term portfolio and segment strategies to gain organizational alignment while educating teams on portfolio strategy best practices and benchmarking.
  • 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.
  • Lead and develop high performing teams, fostering strategic thinking, cross functional collaboration, disciplined forecasting, and effective execution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 10+ years of work experience
  • Onsite presence at least 4 days per week, at our Irvine, CA office

Preferred

  • MBA / Master’s Degree
  • 4+ years of people management experience
  • Upstream marketing experience in endovascular, vascular, or VTE
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

Benefits

  • 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.
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Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com. Facts: ● 2023 Sales: $20.5 billion ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies ● Employees: 52,000 worldwide ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020 ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide ● $1.4 billion spent on research and development in 2023 ● ~12,900 patents owned globally in 2023 ● Products sold in ~75 countries ● Fortune 500 Company ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces Stryker’s social media community guidelines: https://www.stryker.com/content/m/legal/social-media-community-guidelines/en/index.html Notice Regarding Employee Conduct on Facebook/LinkedIn Meta/LinkedIn does not permit employers to verify or validate “employees” in the (META: “Works at” LinkedIn: “Experience”) section of users’ profiles. Please be aware that the views expressed by individuals on their personal accounts and do not necessarily represent the views of our company. If you encounter any issues with a person claiming to be our employee, we recommend using the “Report Profile” feature. If you’d like to report concerns to our Ethics Hotline, you may do so at: https://app.convercent.com/en-us/LandingPage/b6bb4e84-9fcb-ea11-a974-000d3ab9f296

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$40.3K
Traffic Source Mix
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45%
Direct
40.7%
Referral
7.1%
Social
6.2%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

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Marketing Team

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1,422 (3% of company)
Median Career Experience
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