Senior Strategic Communications Specialist (Remote)

Job description

Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite *While this is a remote position, the ideal candidate will reside on the Eastern Time Zone to support business needs. At Stryker, effective communication connects our commercial teams and employees to the priorities, information, and culture that help them succeed. As a Senior Strategic Communications Specialist supporting the Ortho Tech Division, you will help advance business performance and employee engagement through clear, timely, and compelling communications. In this role, you will primarily support commercial communications for Ortho Tech’s business units. You will partner with sales leaders, communications colleagues, and other stakeholders to support sales messaging, leadership engagements, recurring communication channels, organizational change, and sales initiatives. You will also lead defined culture and engagement communications across Ortho Tech, including recognition, inclusion, and Weston site communications. What you will do: Commercial communications Develop and execute communication plans supporting commercial priorities and initiatives across Ortho Tech’s businesses. Partner closely with sales leadership and communications colleagues to understand business needs and translate them into clear, actionable communications for sales teams. Lead the editorial planning, content development, and execution of recurring commercial communication channels, including newsletters, business updates, and sales-focused communications. Support sales leadership engagements by helping develop messaging, presentations, talking points, meeting materials, and other leader communications. Develop and coordinate sales messaging that helps field teams understand business priorities, customer needs, key milestones and required actions. Support communication planning and execution for commercial change initiatives, helping impacted audiences understand what is changing, why it matters, and what is expected of them. Develop communications supporting sales incentive initiatives, ensuring information is accurate, timely and easy for sales audiences to understand. Provide guidance to stakeholders on audience, channel, timing and content strategy to improve relevance, clarity and engagement while reducing unnecessary volume and duplication. Culture and engagement communications Develop and execute communications supporting Ortho Tech culture and employee-engagement priorities, including culture initiatives and related campaigns. Lead communications for division recognition programs and initiatives, partnering with stakeholders to highlight accomplishments and celebrate employees and teams. Own editorial planning, content development, and production for the Robotics Innovation Center newsletter and other Weston site communications. Support HR-related communications for the commercial businesses, partnering with HR and the Strategic Communication Managers on time-sensitive communications. Support execution for the Ortho Tech North American Sales Meeting and other priority commercial or employee-engagement events. What you need (Required): ​​​​​Bachelor’s degree required. ​ 2+ years of communications-related work experience required. Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, or related field preferred. Exceptional writing and editing skills with an eye for detail; knowledge of AP Style preferred (writing assessment will be required). Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office 365 applications. Familiarity with communication tools and platforms is a plus (SharePoint, Viva Engage, Marketo or other email marketing tools, etc.). United States of America Pay Ranges: USN: $66,500 - $101,800 USD Annual US5: $69,800 - $106,900 USD Annual US10: $73,200 - $112,000 USD Annual US15: $76,500 - $117,100 USD Annual US20: $79,800 - $122,200 USD Annual US30: $86,500 - $132,300 USD Annual View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location. Travel Percentage: 10% 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. Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.