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Sales Associate - Illinois - Sports Medicine

Stryker · IL · Remote available · Full time

Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you had to learn a lot of technical information fast and then explain it to someone else.

What they are checking: Whether they can master product training and teach doctors and nurses clearly and accurately.

Describe a time you supported someone else's goal and made them look good. How did that feel, and what did you learn?

What they are checking: Whether they are comfortable in a supporting role while building toward their own territory.

Tell me about a time you were told no and kept going. What changed your outcome?

What they are checking: Whether they have resilience and persistence without being pushy, which matters with busy surgeons.

Why medical device sales, and why sports medicine specifically?

What they are checking: Whether their motivation is grounded in the work and patients rather than only income or prestige.

What would you do

You'll support sales reps in the OR. How would you prepare before your first case with a new surgeon?

What they are checking: Whether they understand preparation, from surgeon preferences to instrument sets, matters more than talking in the OR.

How would you tailor a message for a surgeon versus a scrub tech versus a hospital buyer?

What they are checking: Whether they understand different stakeholders care about different things, from outcomes to workflow to cost.

A surgeon asks you a clinical question you don't know the answer to in the middle of a case. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they will admit what they don't know and get the right answer rather than guessing in front of a patient.

Sports medicine cases can start early and change late. How do you handle a schedule that shifts constantly?

What they are checking: Whether they have the flexibility and stamina for long, unpredictable days in the field.

How would you teach OR staff the proper use and maintenance of a new instrument set?

What they are checking: Whether they can run practical in-services that improve safe use and reduce problems later.

About the work

What do you know about sports medicine procedures, like ACL reconstruction or rotator cuff repair, and the products used in them?

What they are checking: Whether they have done homework on the clinical area and can learn the products quickly.

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The full job description

As published by Stryker.

Work Flexibility: Field-based Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. The Company offers a diverse array of innovative medical technologies, including reconstructive, medical and surgical, and neurotechnology and spine products to help people lead more active and more satisfying lives. Stryker products and services are available in over 100 countries. All 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. Our mission Together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. What you will do As a sales associate in our Sports Medicine specialty, you’ll be the face of Stryker products. You will be assisting Sales Representatives in the sales, promotion and marketing of Stryker products. You will educate and inform doctors, nurses, and appropriate staff personnel as to the proper use and maintenance of Stryker products, product functionality and updates, changes to product portfolio, and educational programs. Following extensive product training, the employee must be able to tailor Stryker’s promotional message based upon knowledge of the customer, advise on appropriate product selection, answer customer questions about product functionality and distinguish Stryker products from those of Stryker’s competitors. Every day is unique – our best sales reps have the freedom to adjust their time to focus on what will bring the most value to their customers and their market. You’ll have the privilege to not only represent one of the world’s leading medical device brands, but also impact patient care. What you need • 0-2 years in an outside sales position (medical related fields is preferable). • B.A. or B.S. degree required. • Field sales training--In field training. • Successful completion of in-house product training program. • Seeking a passionate leader of self, people & process, and organization with the following attributes: • Confident communicators. Influential individuals who command the direction of a sales conversation and persuade others to buy into an idea or product, whether it’s over the phone, via email or in-person. • Charismatic networkers. Influential partners who proactively reach out and engage with internal and external contacts to build powerful relationships. • Strategic closers. Assertive sales leaders who stop at nothing to seal the deal, and who are known for continuously exceeding their quarterly sales quota. • Trusted partners. Subject matter experts who both internal and external partners turn to for product knowledge and guidance. • Competitive achievers . Persistent, results-driven individuals who will stop at nothing to fulfill Stryker’s mission to make healthcare better. Additional responsibilities and duties • Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. • 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. fax, modem, calculator, PC, etc.). • Up to 20% overnight travel annually. • Must be able to drive an automobile. • Must be able to routinely negotiate price and terms of transactions between Stryker and its customers. • Must be able to readily solve customer complaints and questions. • Must have command of all products, including functionality, features, and factors that differentiate Stryker products from its competitors’ products, and be able to disseminate this knowledge to the customer. • Must be able to analyze territory market potential prioritize call patterns accordingly. What we offer • A culture driven to achieve our mission and deliver remarkable results. • Coworkers committed to collaboration and winning the right way. • Quality products that improve the lives of our customers and patients. • Ability to discover your strengths, follow your passion and own your own career. $60,000 for salary + benefits Travel Percentage: 30% 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. Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination as an essential function of their role.

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