Medical Education Lead, Europe | Surgical Technologies & Orthopaedic Instruments

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The Job’s Mission:

As Medical Education Lead for Stryker’s Surgical Technologies & Orthopaedic Instruments businesses in Europe, you will play a key role in planning and executing Healthcare Professionals’ (HCPs) course trainings, product trainings, workshops, etc. – in alignment with our strategic goals and in partnership with stakeholders such as our Sales & Marketing teams.

Some of your main responsibilities will involve curriculum development and event management: supporting in-person and online learning, including a mobile lab vehicle. You will educate and demonstrate the clinical benefits of our product portfolio to physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. This is a great opportunity to join one of the world's leading medical technology organizations in our mission of making healthcare better!

This role can be based in any of our European locations – we offer workplace flexibility with a hybrid work model.

Find out more about our products via the links below:

• Orthopaedic Instruments: https://www.stryker.com/us/en/orthopaedic-instruments.html
• Stryker’s Surgical Technologies portfolio focus on improving the safety of healthcare professionals and their patients while also helping hospitals reduce their ecological footprint. Some of our innovative solutions include SafeAir and Neptune:
• SafeAir: Studies reveal that nurses have twice the incidence of respiratory problems compared with the general population – and inhale an equivalent of 27 cigarettes in an 8-hour day in the operating room. Stryker’s SafeAir products help to reduce the exposure of healthcare professionals and their patients to surgical smoke (and its chemical, carcinogenic hazards). Find out more: https://www.safeor.com/products/smokeevacuation
• Neptune collects, transports and disposes of surgical waste fluid helping protect healthcare professionals from exposure whilst increasing efficiencies in the operating room and improving hospitals’ sustainability. Find out more: https://www.safeor.com/products/neptune and https://www.safeor.com/products/neptune-s
  
  

What you will do:

• In your new role, you will start with a familiarization phase to learn about our product portfolio – and to develop technical knowledge of our product offering and procedural flow.
• Support in the development of our annual Medical Education strategy in alignment with customer needs and business goals.
• Participate in curriculum/program development and in the creation/delivery of educational content – also utilizing HCP input.
• Organize and promote classroom/virtual educational programs. You will also manage event coordination details for our mobile lab vehicle.
• Manage product inventory for educational kits and for the mobile lab vehicle. You will also coordinate with the mobile lab maintenance team for its regular maintenance.
• Collaborate closely with broader Medical Education, Marketing, Sales and other departments.
• Network and build relationships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).
• Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs through metrics, surveys, etc. to enable potential improvements.
• Stay informed about industry trends and clinical advancements to continually enhance educational content and programs.
• Monitor budget and identify opportunities to decrease costs by evaluating current program, processes, etc.
• Travel percentage: 40%.
  
  

What you need:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 4+ years of work experience is required.
• Ability to accurately and effectively manage projects to ensure timely outcomes.
• Excellent interpersonal communications, persuasion and presentation skills – with fluency in spoken and written English.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and to also establish relationships/work in collaboration with others.
• Ability to understand and work within complex interdivisional procedures and policies.
• Impeccable work ethics & integrity in managing confidential information.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint).
  
  

Preferred:

• 2+ years of experience in fields such as Events Management, Education/Training, Marketing/Sales or Medical Devices is highly preferred.
• MBA is preferred.
  
  

What we offer:

• Flat hierarchies and a culture committed to achieve our mission and deliver remarkable results.
• We grow talent: we offer great personal and internal career development for our employees, with the possibility to make both vertical and lateral position movement.
• Recognition of your performance: at Stryker, outstanding individual and cross-functional team performance is rewarded. Ideas, projects, or other exceptional achievements can be submitted for various awards on a local and global level.
• Collaborative and inclusive environment: join a team that values diversity and inclusion, fostering a supportive and innovative workplace.
• An attractive salary and benefits package.
• Quality products that improve the lives of our customers and patients.
• Ability to discover your strengths, follow your passion and own your career.
  
  

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.