Clinical Specialist, Joint Replacement - Metrowest/Concord, MA

Work Flexibility: Field-based

Clinical Specialist, Joint Replacement -Concord, MA

Overview

As a Clinical Specialist at Stryker, you will help improve orthopedic surgeries around the world and play a direct role in our mission of making healthcare better. In this role, you will build deep clinical and technicalexpertiseacross both robotic (MakoSmartRobotics™) and manual orthopedic procedures. You will support surgeons in the operating room byassistingwith pre-operative planning, case preparation, system setup, and real-time procedural workflows to ensure safe,accurate, and efficient outcomes.

You will gain hands-on experience working with Mako technology-including CT-based planning, implant sizing, registration, and intra-operative support-while also developing strong competency in manual procedures, instrumentation, and OR protocols. Through shadowing experienced team members, supporting product demonstrations, andparticipatingin labs and education programs, you willlearnthe systems, processes, and best practices that define world-class clinical support.

This role requires adaptability, steady composure, and strong problem-solving in a fast-paced surgical environment. Because patients’ needsdon’tfollow business hours, you will alsoparticipatein on-call coverage, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to ensure uninterrupted support for urgent cases and time-sensitive customer needs.

What You Will Do

• Gain competency in solo case coverage for manual and robotic procedures through hands-on training.

• Assistsurgeons with pre-operative CT-based planning, implant sizing, and positioning using advanced software.

• Support full case preparation, including instrumentation checks, equipment setup, and OR readiness.

• Troubleshoot technical issues confidently and efficiently in the operating room.

• Learn and supportworkflowfor daily account coordination, including inventory management andlogistics.

• Shadow experienced teammates to understand territory dynamics and surgeon preferences.

• Participate in product demonstrations, cadaver labs, education programs, and customer training events.

• Build andmaintainstrong, trust-based relationships with surgeons, OR staff, and cross-functional partners.

• Manage administrative tasks related to accounts, system updates, and case documentation.

• Collaborate with sales partners to ensure seamless execution and a unified customer experience.

• Complete requiredtrainings, competencies, and certifications.

• Provide on-call coverage during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

What You Need

MinimumRequired:

• Bachelor’s degree

• OR

• Associate degree with 4 years of professional and/or related experience

• OR

• High school diploma with 6 years of professional and/or related experience

Preferred:

• 1 year of relevant work experience.

• Previousclinical experience (nursing, physical therapy, surgical technology, athletic training, personal training, medical scribing, etc.).

• Extracurricular involvement such as community service, leadership organizations, or athletic teams.

Additional Information

• This position requires the handling of instruments that may have been contaminated by blood or bodily fluids. In compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations, Stryker will provide a safe working environment for all employees.

• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 lbs.

• Ability to stand for extended periods.

• Ability to manage stressful OR situations with professionalism and focus

• Exerting up to 50lbsof force occasionally and/or up to 20lbsof force constantly to move objects.

• Musthave a valid driver’s license.

• Fluency in written and spoken Englishrequired.

• $71,900 - $100,000 USD Annual

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.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.