Stryker
Product Specialist - Robotic & Manual, North-West
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Product Specialist
The Product Specialist is tasked with supporting the growing Stryker Joint Replacement business in the North-West by promoting hip and knee products to Orthopaedic Surgeons and optimizing customer service, growing existing accounts through technical expertise.
The Product Support Specialist provides clinical product support to end users with guidance and assistance during Mako surgical procedures.
Role Overview
This is an individual contributor role that requires the use of judgement in applying professional expertise and is expected to work independently with minimal supervision. The job requires professional knowledge gained through substantial applicable work experience, to supplement formal knowledge, in order to apply principles and concepts of own subject/technical discipline in resolving issues as they arrive. The job requires attention to detail in making evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information. This job typically requires a degree or equivalent and a minimum of 2 or more years clinical experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Achieve sales results in line with the annual sales target and KPI metrics.
- Planning, prioritizing, and executing of required activities and customer support.
- Segmentation of the sales area and define a focus on the expansion of existing customers, as well as support for growing customers together with the Sales Team.
- Support/maintenance of existing customers to maintain customer satisfaction/quality and collaboration with the Sales Team and other departments.
- Development of short and medium-term strategies in collaboration with the customer to secure/strengthen the Stryker position.
- Good communication and negotiation on an equal footing with customers, using reasonable and appropriate methods to ensure a profitable and sustainable relationship.
- Market observations to strengthen own position and constant analysis of responsible area.
- Address challenges with the customer and develop solutions (with support of RSM/Sales Team).
- Participate in in-house meetings to discuss organizational, development, and business issues and enhance relevant knowledge and skills.
- Administration of IT based customer database/CRM-Tool.
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Clinical/Technical Expertise
- Serve as front-line clinical and technical support to surgeons and hospital staff before, during and after surgical procedures.
- Train and guide surgeons and hospital staff in the use of Stryker’s Mako robot including set-up, breakdown and related intra-operative activities to ensure precise and successful surgical outcomes.
- Use proprietary software to prepare pre-operative CT scans for assigned cases and assist surgeons in pre-operative implant planning, implant sizing and positioning.
- Troubleshoot and solve technical issues related to the robot independently or field escalation matters appropriately.
- Partner with Field Service team effectively to ensure technical issues are resolved and maintenance is delivered.
- Build knowledge of Stryker implants and instrumentation and mastery of the robot and its different applications in order to become a trusted “go-to” for all case coverage types (robotic and manual).
- Educate surgeons and staff on the clinical benefits of the robot and best practices with confidence, enthusiasm and respect.
- Complete Mako 101 and 201 training for all robotic-assisted surgery applications. Obtain certification for each application needed to perform independent case coverage.
- Complete JR 101 and 201 training and develop an understanding of all basic manual procedures.
- Develop ability to competently cover complex primary and revision hip and knee procedures.
Key Talents / Skill Requirements
- Excellent communication skills with proficiency in spoken and written English.
- Outgoing and persuasive manner and ability to deal with people who hold differing beliefs or values.
- Confidence and persistence.
- Patience and self-motivation.
- Analytical and planning skills.
- Flexible approach to work to adapt to changes.
- Strong teamwork and networking skills.
- Commercial and business awareness.
- Valid driving license.
- Ability and self-confidence to meet the customer on an equal footing to discuss medical and economic issues.
- Sales Skills – challenge the customer.
- Assertiveness.
- Service and solution oriented.
- Learning skills – Ability to apply new skills at any time. Is open to new ideas.
- Self-employment: High self-organization skills.
- Willingness to travel.
- Positive attitude, a "can do" solution orientated approach to succeed.
- Self-motivated, you take ownership of your work.
- Collaborative partners, you build and leverage relationships to bring together ideas, data and insights to drive continuous improvements and ultimately to secure wins within your own team as well as in other teams/functions across the business.
- Teamwork is an integral part of this role.
- Goal Orientated, to thrive in this fast-paced environment you will stop at nothing to ensure you achieve your goals, keeping the patient/customer and their requirements squarely in focus, we want people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
- High Ethics & Integrity, we want you to win in the right way, that’s a fundamental building block of Stryker’s vision of being the most admired company in healthcare.
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United Kingdom Pay Ranges
United Kingdom: £40,500 - £67,600 GBP Annual
At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.
If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company 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.
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