Manager, Market Insights; HYBRID

Position: Manager, Market Insights (HYBRID)

Manager, Market Insights (HYBRID)

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What you will do

• Lead market modeling, secondary research and quantitative insights for the Medical Division. Provide functional expertise in market sizing, market research, and competitive insights to deliver reliable market models as needed to inform ongoing business decisions, as part of an assessment of a new business or market opportunity, and in support of Stryker’s annual strategic planning process.
• Directly manage, develop and coach a team of analysts, developing and growing functional expertise and talent in Market Insights.
• Partner closely with BU Market Insight professionals and Marketing teams to drive collaborative market research, complete critical business tasks, and develop a bench of future Market Insights talent.
• Hybrid role: ability to work in the office located in Cary, IL;
  Redmond, WA; or Portage, MI, at least 3 days per week.

Competitive and Industry Insights

• Evaluate and monitor the products, services, and market activity of multiple competitors.
• Deploy resources to measure and monitor changes to the competitive landscape.

Market Research

• Work with business partners to synthesize the organization’s current accumulated knowledge set and identify gaps that need to be filled to improve decision making. Coach team in appropriate investigative or analytical methods to conduct reliable market research.

Market Sizing & Segmentation

• Guide teams through category definition and segmentation exercises, ensuring markets are defined in meaningful ways. Challenge conventional thinking as categories evolve.
• Monitor and evaluate current market strategy and make recommendations on new strategies.
• Maintain quantitative market models describing the fundamental growth rate and competitive landscape of key segments and potential new opportunities.

Developing the Strategic Plan

• Contribute specific analyses to aid in the construction of strategic plans using specified templates.

Budgeting

• Develop and manage a budget, thoughtfully allocate resources, expenses, and make trade-offs.

Leadership Skills

• Lead a team of professionals: develop employees, including hiring, communicating company policies, setting meaningful goals, providing feedback & coaching, administering performance appraisals, and enforcing company policies through appropriate disciplinary measures.
• Influence throughout a matrixed organization.

What you need Required

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years of work experience.
• 5+ years market research or upstream marketing experience.
• 2+ years people management experience (preferred).
• 2+ years demonstrated experience in market and financial modeling.

Preferred

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects while delivering on established timelines.
• Ability to be persuasive in the absence of organizational authority.
• Must understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies.
• 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 HSA, FSAs, 401(k) plan, ESPP, basic life and AD&D insurance, and short‑term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in Med Surg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes.

Employees in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts may be required to obtain vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

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