Program Manager, Strategic Marketing (KOL Management) - remote

The Program Manager, Strategic Marketing will be responsible for evolving and executing the Customer Excellence strategy for the Upper Extremities (UE) division comprised of surgeon consultant management. This includes responsibility for aligning UE leadership and functional leaders around all surgeon engagement activities, strategies, and contracting decisions. This individual will have strategic ownership for the strategy, alignment and execution of multiple business-critical surgeon advisory boards, faculty selection at all events and educational programs based on knowledge of surgeon competencies, assess and propose KOL decisions to Thought Leaders process to bring consistency to new and renewed contracting decisions based on qualification and alignment to business needs, facilitating in person visits to surgeons to assess surgeon capabilities and address surgeon consultant needs or concerns. The expectation is to create synergies among the functions within and adjacent to the scope of the role. This alignment is not limited to but inclusive of Downstream and Upstream marketing, Medical Education, sales leadership, Thought Leader stakeholders, and cross-divisional leadership to ensure execution of the Annual Marketing Plan and Business Unit/Divisional goals. Individual must provide superior clinical, industry, and business knowledge necessary to review, advise and manage surgeon KOLs to support divisional strategy and uphold the corporate compliance policies that maintains the highest levels of surgeon interaction standards.

This role offers the flexibility to be fully remote; however, the candidate must be located in the western half of the United States.

Who we want

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.

Strategic thinkers. People who enjoy analyzing data or trends for the purposes of planning, forecasting, advising, budgeting, reporting, or sales opportunities.

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

• Partner with Strategic Marketing (KOL), cross-functional leaders, UE executive leadership, and cross-divisional teams to align surgeon management strategies

• Collaborate across Stryker divisional leadership to develop and execute cohesive surgeon engagement strategies

• Support SAB, Hardware Advisory Board, and Digital Advisory Board meetings, including attendee coordination and agenda development aligned to UE strategic priorities

• Own the communication strategy for surgeon engagement, ensuring consistent messaging and podium alignment

• Lead KOL management for Upper Extremities, overseeing all surgeon consultant relationships and engagement activities

• Qualify, evaluate, and onboard surgeon consultants through in-person engagement, feedback sessions, and the Thought Leader proposal process, in partnership with key sponsors

• Advance customer engagement initiatives by developing KOL communication strategies across the shoulder arthroplasty market, informed by deep clinical and market expertise

• Ensure brand alignment, compliance, and regulatory adherence while proactively identifying and resolving complex, high-level project challenges

What you need

Required:

• Bachelor's degree

• Minimum 8 years of experience

Preferred:

• MBA

• Minimum 5 years medical device or marketing/sales experience

Posted Date: 06/01/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $118,000 - $196,700 USD Annual
• US5 : $123,900 - $206,500 USD Annual
• US10 : $129,800 - $216,400 USD Annual
• US15 : $135,700 - $226,200 USD Annual
• US20 : $141,600 - $236,000 USD Annual
• US30 : $153,400 - $255,700 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.