Portfolio Manager, Wearables

The Portfolio Manager will own the full hardware portfolio strategy for Smart Care’s wearable devices (hands‑free communication badge and future wearable products). This includes roadmap ownership, upstream marketing strategy, value proposition development, financial modeling, competitive analysis, and integration of wearables into the broader SmartHospital platform. Vocera Hands-Free Communication Devices Solution Brief

In this role, you need to be based near a Stryker site and will travel 30%, frequently to San Jose, CA.

What you will do

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.

What you need

Required

• 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

Preferred

• Experience with Portfolio Strategy & Road mapping

• 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

$89,300-193,400 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Posted Date: 03/29/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker 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. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.