Program Manager, Medical Education (Hybrid) in Waterdown, Ontario

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As a Medical Education Program Manager on Stryker’s Joint Replacement and Trauma team, you will help oversee third party partnerships, fostering collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, to enhance medical education initiatives.

Who we want

• Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

• Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.

• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.

What you will do

• Manage and oversee educational events (e.g., third party events, healthcare professional education events) as part of the business unit marketing strategy

• Manage customer invitations, registration, and post-event follow-up and evaluations

• Responsible to live and exemplify Stryker’s mission and values

• Manage Third Party Educational Events – all planning and logistics support to Marketing & Sales for National and Regional/Local Tradeshows & Exhibits including booth space design, shipping, and payment arrangements

• Intake, collection and, processing of all Third Party Educational Grants (TPEGs). This includes liaising with the applicant, compiling the application, submitting for approval, all logistical planning for sponsorships, cheque requisitions and, administrative reporting on grants

• Oversee the management of medical education inventory at customer-facing events including designing new materials, maintaining tracking and ordering system, managing vendor relationships, ensuring inventory is in good working order, and collaborating with internal and external partners to streamline the ordering process

• Regional and HCP Education Events – Provide planning and logistics support to Marketing and Medical Education partners for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, including management of budget, promotional materials, registration site, agenda, logistics, communications to internal and external stakeholders

• Available to address issues after hours as required

• Travel to support programs as required

What You Need

• Post-secondary required

• 2 years’ experience in planning and coordinating meetings and education events required

• University Degree preferred

• Proficiency using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, SmartSheet and InDesign preferred

• Excellent multitasking capabilities: Must be able to handle many diverse duties and responsibilities.

• Exceptional planning and organizational skills: Ability to prioritize work and keep accurate, detailed, and confidential records

• Excellent technological comprehension: Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Office, and SharePoint

About Stryker

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 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com. (http:)

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.