Stryker

Operations Associate - New York/New Jersey

Posted on: 14 Mar 2021

Albany, NY

Job Description

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

* Assists Onsite Regional Manager and Supervisors with daily operations of the region with a specific focus on account coverage

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

* Provides account coverage within the region to ensure uninterrupted customer service.
* Ensures effective surgical care to patients as related to Stryker Endoscopy equipment.
* Responsible for trouble-shooting and maintaining Stryker Endoscopy equipment.
* Interacts with surgeons, patients, OR personnel, Central Processing, Sales Reps, O.R. Management, Implementation Project Manager(s), Hospital Administration, and other Stryker employees and partners.
* Effectively builds and maintains relationships and trust in both new and existing accounts
* Supports Regional Manager and Supervisor with daily operations, planning, and administration
* Supports regional projects and continuous improvement initiatives
* Supports quality and lean initiatives by observing best practice utilization and communicating to RQA and Supervisor
* Supports onboarding and training of new specialists
* Supports the implementation of new customer accounts
* Communicates injuries, reportable occurrences and performance related feedback
* Provides Onsite Regional Manager and Supervisor with information from team leaders / specialists with essential material for reviews, corrective actions and other administrative duties regarding specialists.
* Adheres to all policies and procedures put forth in the sales code of conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS:

* College Degree Preferred
* Operating Room experience and demonstrated knowledge of anatomy, surgical procedures and techniques.
* Must have proven competency in on the job training
* Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
* Up to 80% overnight Travel Required
* Must be able to review printed materials.
* Must be able to communicate with large groups of people.
* Must be able to communicate telephonically.
* Must be able to use common office equipment (e.g. calculator, PC, fax machine, etc.).
* Must have near visual acuity (corrected) color vision, mobility, bending, standing, stooping, and finger dexterity.
* Must be able to generate and explain detailed forecasts, guidelines and procedures.
* Must be able to analyze and resolve non-routine product issues using independent judgment.
* Must be able to observe and correct minute inconsistencies (e.g. in the printed word, product appearance, etc.).
* Excellent analytical skills.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent equipment problem-solving skills.
* Excellent organizational skills.
* Excellent Leadership skills.
* Demonstrates professional work ethic and attitude at all times.
* Respects patient confidentiality.

Stryker

Kalamazoo, MI

Stryker Corporation operates as a medical technology company. The company operates through three segments: Orthopaedics, MedSurg, and Neurotechnology and Spine. The Orthopaedics segment provides implants for use in hip and knee joint replacements, and trauma and extremities surgeries. The MedSurg segment offers surgical equipment and surgical navigation systems, endoscopic and communications systems, patient handling, emergency medical equipment and intensive care disposable products, reprocessed and remanufactured medical devices, and other medical devices for use in various medical specialties.

The Neurotechnology and Spine segment provides neurotechnology products that include products used for minimally invasive endovascular techniques; products for brain and open skull based surgical procedures; orthobiologic and biosurgery products, such as synthetic bone grafts and vertebral augmentation products; and minimally invasive products for the treatment of acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. It also provides spinal implant products comprising cervical, thoracolumbar, and interbody systems for use in spinal injury, deformity, and degenerative therapies.

The company sells its products to doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities through company-owned subsidiaries and branches, as well as third-party dealers and distributors in approximately 80 countries. Stryker Corporation was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan.