Associate Manager, Strategic Communications

This role supports consistent and engaging employee experience by partnering in the development and delivery of aligned, transparent communication across the organization. The Associate Communications Manager collaborates with team members, leadership and cross-functional partners to execute employee communication plans that reflect Stryker’s culture, business priorities and employee needs. This individual plays a hands-on role in drafting content, coordinating communication logistics and helping manage core internal communication channels — such as email, the intranet, leadership messaging platforms and enterprise-wide events (e.g., town halls) to ensure content is timely, clear and relevant for diverse employee audiences. Develops standards and guidelines for style and content. Evaluates fit with target audience to ensure comprehension. Implements metrics to evaluate effectiveness of communication plan delivery

What you will do

• Assess competitive insights and adjust messaging, strategy and tactics

• Develop persuasive, benefit-driven messaging for different customer groups in alignment with their needs

• Write and communicate key documents: business reviews, marketing strategies, proposals and recommendations

• Create marketing communication strategies to understand, develop, and enhance the relationship between the customer and the product or portfolio

• Assist in the development and execution of Commercialization Plans for launches, Annual Marketing Plans and Sales Annual Marketing Plans

• Apply clinical knowledge in combination with technical knowledge to develop unique and enticing assets for sales team, partnering with clinical when appropriate

• Ability to identify sales needs based on feedback and current landscape

• Lead, develop and execute communication strategies that drive the strategic plan for the product and/or portfolio

• Leverage the different marketing channel strategies, including social, and makes strategic channel decisions based upon ROI and tracks the impact

• Write and edit publishing materials, scripts or other communication media

• Lead with assistance the development of marketing copy or promotional text for specific types of publications

• Analyze own assignments and work environment for creative changes

• Contribute to and encourage new ideas; builds on suggestions of others

• Make oral presentations and write reports needed for own work. Receive feedback without defensiveness and use it for improvement.

• Prepare and deliver formal presentations internally and externally

• Organize key points and supporting information for a topic as appropriate for the audience

• Experiment with new and innovative concepts and design principles to maximize impact

• Explain common design problems and potential considerations

• Develop potential alternative delivery mechanisms for internal communications

• Establish short-range and long-range improvement goals for the product management team, and under guidance, develop action plans to achieve those goals

• Lead cross-divisional collaboration to align on key events/tradeshows. Manage and maintain show calendar and budget. Lead ROI program that includes tracking leads post-show.

• Utilizes project management processes and systems with demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy

What you need

Required

• Bachelor's degree required

• 6+ years of work experience

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 be able to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint)

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• US20 : $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual

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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. Stryker 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 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.