Stryker

Decisions within a year

• Full launch of Mako RPS (handheld robot): after a limited release, it was fully launched in the US total knee replacement market on July 16, 2026. Used in handheld form, it extends Mako knee surgery to a new market segment.
• Mako Shoulder launch in Korea adding shoulder surgery to total knee, partial knee and total hip replacement, a single platform will support four procedures; Stryker Korea has announced plans to launch it in Korea within the year.
• Training Korean clinicians the 'Mako Summit', first held in 2023, will be held again at the end of this year, covering arthritis surgery and patient recovery.

People they will look for

• Robotic surgery clinical support specialists — with Mako Shoulder bringing the number of supported procedures to four, more staff are needed in the operating room to assist with CT-based surgical planning and robot operation
• Clinician education and product marketing — as it expands training for Korean clinicians through the training center and the Mako Summit, it needs people to design and run programs
• Joint and robotics hospital sales — with Korean revenue up to KRW 181.8 billion and applications extending to the shoulder, it needs people to handle adoption at new hospitals

For hiring managers

Clinical support and hospital sales staff with hands-on surgical robot experience in the operating room are sought by both the Korean subsidiaries of global medical device companies and Korean surgical robot companies. With Mako Shoulder about to launch in Korea, now is the time to build up training and clinical support staff first.

For job seekers

Experience in clinical support or sales in orthopedic operating rooms, along with a background working with CT imaging and surgical planning software, is what this company values most right now.