National Traveling Associate Sales Representative - Neurosurgical

Neurosurgical Business Unit Support

This ASR will be supporting the Neurosurgical business unit where needed throughout the United States. It is preferred that this person would live near an airport as the position requires 95% overnight travel.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Provide coverage for Leaves of Absences, typically 4 weeks or longer (can be up to or exceed 3 consecutive months), for Sales Representatives within a region.

Works directly with Sales Representatives within a region to help aid with the planning, directing, and coordination of selling, marketing, and portion of Stryker products, when not covering for Stryker employees on leaves of absence or supporting other business coverage needs.

Educate and inform doctors, nurses, and appropriate staff personnel as to the proper use and maintenance of Stryker products, product functionality, and updates, changes to product portfolio, and educational programs.

Promotes Stryker products to doctors, nurses, and appropriate staff personnel while providing excellent customer service and developing the customer relationship.

Following extensive product training, the employee must be able to tailor Stryker's promotional message based upon knowledge of the customer, advise on appropriate product selection, answer customer questions about product functionality, and distinguish Stryker products from those of Stryker's competitors.

May direct product evaluations in OR and office settings.

May assist in the preparation and operation of trade shows, conventions, and / or clinical meetings.

Keeps sales representative informed of territory progress on a regular basis.

Solves product problems for customers in an expeditious fashion.

May assist in the training and development of sales personnel.

Must understand and adhere to all OR and pertinent OSHA guidelines when conducting a product evaluation.

Must exhibit a base understanding of computers for best utilization of Stryker SIS program.

Must adhere rigidly to all GMP policies and procedures as stipulated by the FDA.

Education & Special Trainings

Bachelor's Degree required.

Qualifications & Experience

2+ years of proven work experience, medical-related fields preferred.

Prior sales or marketing experience preferred.

Must be able to readily solve customer complaints and questions.

Must have command of all products sold or marketed by the business unit, including functionality, features, and factors that differentiate Stryker products from its competitors' products, and be able to disseminate this knowledge to the customer.

Must be able to analyze territory market potential prioritize call patterns accordingly.

Percent of Travel

95% overnight; must be able to drive automobile.

Mental Requirements

Exercise discretion and independence when applying professional expertise.

Must be able to manage time, projects, stress, and conflict.

Must possess strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication.

Must be able to bring tasks through to completion with minimal supervision.

Must have the ability to prioritize work and keep detailed and confidential records.

Must be able to communicate / present to large groups of people.

Must possess unwavering ethics & integrity in a competitive and demanding work environment.

18 month commitment to the role to allow for coverage and consistency.

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Salary and Benefits

$70,000 - $77,000 salary and may be eligible to earn a bonus + benefits. You will also be eligible for a weekly rate when you are deployed to cover a Leave of Absence. 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.

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer M / F / Veteran / Disability.