*Please Help* I am looking for some insight from those in the field. I have two firm offers, from both companies mentioned in the title. I enjoy both companies, I respect both business models, I like all the people I have interacted with at both companies and I am still not sure which one to pick. I am green with no experience in the medical device industry. With Biomet, I have a contact that is invaluable from a local surgeon who is highly regarded. Stryker also has its strong points. Any help?
the big question is do you want to work trauma or recon. Biomet is ok in the recon market, and stryker has good nails but their plate and screws kinda suck. It really depends on what you want to do. Talk to a trauma rep, and see if you can handle it (odd hrs).
Stay away from Stryker Trauma. Your hours are absolutely horrible, and Synthes owns this market anyway. Biomet has some pretty decent products out there, but be ready to be a tray runner for a while. You can make some serious coin at SYK Trauma sometimes, but you'll be worn out after a year. Most of the people I know at Biomet have been there for years and still enjoy it. Either one you go to, the market is pretty flat now and the implants are highest on the priority list for hospitals to cut spending. The total knees alone have been dropping each year in pricing as the CMS reimbursement rates get cut annually. It's almost becoming a commodity product that you're having to fight daily to keep on the shelf. Think about it before you go into this specialty. The years of $350k avg take home is gone. Ortho docs can be the biggest dickheads in the industry, and if you're working in a big city, relationships mean very little to them. I've worked with some who have used every implant available and don't give a damn about the rep.
Agree with most of the above poster's points. Another thought- total hip and knee replacements will grow 645% over the next ten years. Commodity..yes, job security, absolutely.
thx for the feedback...i'll give the comments definite thought. any more feedback is appreciated....thanks
If Biomet were to acquire Smith & Nephew, how much long-term impact would that have on Stryker Trauma?
It would probably be a positive for Stryker Trauma, as well as any other competitors. Historically, major mergers in ortho takes the focus away from taking market share for the two merging companies, while they sort out the mess. I cite Howmedica and Osteonics.
Leadership also makes a huge impact on the choice you should make. We have real idiots running the joint at Stryker like our transgender VP Lisa Thompson. Completely worthless management. Also In process of a re-org. Stay away from Stryker Trauma, not worthe headaches.
I'm currently a specialty pharma sales rep that has a phone interview with Stryker for a open trauma/orthopedic sales position. Im looking for some information on the difference in these jobs. Like hours, pay, bonus, benefits, pressure...any help would be appreciated. Im wondering if this would be a good career move.
Re: Biomet Offer in Omaha, NE I have been offered a position for Recon Sales in NE. The territory includes parts of Omaha and Lincoln. I have met with both the distributor and a sales rep (manager) regarding territory. Does anyone have feedback either way on how Biomet is doing in NE and what kind of reputation the distributor and sales force have? I have talked to several docs and seem to get both positive and negative on these guys.
Not true. Do some research and you will see the Stryker trauma continues to grow each year. i am in a small midwest market and I do know that Chicago's two largest ortho institutions (Northwestern and Rush University) are 90%+ Stryker trauma.
Revenue increase and utilization drops. Rush university, really? How's shock trauma? How about Harvard or Penn or Stanford? What about Harborview? Oh there's no presence? The facilities and docs that train almost all of the country's traumatologists think your products are shit.
