Portfolio Manager, Wearables

About the role

This role requires you to be based near a Stryker site (Portage, MI; Flower Mound, TX; Mahwah, NJ; Bloomington, MN; Greenwood Village, CO; Tempe, AZ) and to travel approximately 30% to San Jose, CA. As the Portfolio Manager for Smart Care’s wearable devices, you will own the full hardware portfolio strategy for the hands‑free communication badge and future wearable products, including roadmap ownership, upstream marketing, value proposition development, financial modeling, competitive analysis, and integration of wearables into the broader SmartHospital platform.

Responsibilities

• Own the wearable hardware roadmap.
• Lead upstream portfolio strategy for Smart Care’s hands‑free communication badge and wearable devices.
• Define roadmap priorities, lifecycle plans, and strategic direction aligned to the Smart Hospital ecosystem.
• Drive NDP in partnership with R&D.
• Lead and influence the NPD end‑to‑end in close collaboration with engineering, design, regulatory, and clinical teams.
• Translate customer insights into clear requirements and prioritization decisions.
• Define portfolio and positioning strategy.
• Develop value propositions, segmentation strategies, and positioning frameworks that differentiate Smart Care wearables within the connected healthcare landscape.
• Translate customer insights into action.
• Leverage VOC, KOL engagement, and market research to identify unmet needs and growth opportunities.
• Convert qualitative and quantitative insights into actionable business recommendations.
• Guide pricing, forecasting, and financial decisions.
• Build business cases and financial models to inform pricing strategy, roadmap investments, and lifecycle tradeoffs.
• Assess competitive and industry dynamics.
• Monitor competitors, market trends, and emerging technologies to inform product strategy and defend points of difference.
• Communicate implications clearly to leadership and cross‑functional teams.
• Align hardware with the Smart Care platform.
• Ensure wearable strategy integrates seamlessly with voice software, mobile applications, RTLS, and broader connectivity solutions to deliver a cohesive customer experience.
• Measure and optimize performance.
• Establish and monitor key portfolio KPIs related to adoption, retention, and commercial performance.
• Use analytics to drive continuous improvement and strategic focus.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of work experience
• Experience managing multiple projects while delivering on established timelines
• Voice of Customer (VOC) Analysis
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative research

Qualifications

• Experience with Portfolio Strategy & Roadmapping
• Experience in Product Management
• Go-to-Market Strategy experience
• Experience in creating marketing strategies and business case financial models
• Experience in healthcare technology, medical devices, MedTech, or SaaS environments
• Medical Device industry experience

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Personalized healthcare support
• Wellbeing program
• Tobacco cessation program
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability insurance

Pay

USN: $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual; US5: $93,800 - $156,200 USD Annual; US10: $98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual; US15: $102,700 - $171,100 USD Annual; US20: $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual; US30: $116,100 - $193,400 USD Annual