Manager, Product Management

Baxter International; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (with公司

ESPP – Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Baxter International is seeking a Global Upstream Product Manager in the Cardiology global business unit. You will plan, coordinate, and manage end-to-end software-based diagnostic products, aligning them from concept through launch, sustainment, and discontinuation.

You will partner with engineering, commercial marketing, service, regulatory, quality, and sourcing to drive growth while understanding market size, segments, and pricing. Some travel is expected as part of global responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, engineering, or equivalent.
• MBA preferred.
• 5–7 years of product management/upstream marketing experience in medical devices or related fields.
• Preferred experience with software based medical devices.
• Proven go-to-market and product launch excellence.
• Deep experience with product life cycle management.
• Strong business acumen and knowledge of upstream/downstream processes.

Responsibilities

• Drives the go-to-market strategy for the portfolio of covered products.
• Partners with regional marketing teams to support product launches and portfolio management.
• Develops product insights by understanding customer needs and workflows to grow market share.
• Gains market understanding: size, segments, pricing, dynamics, competition.
• Supports clinical evidence generation in partnership with medical affairs.
• Maintains and drives short, mid, and long-term product strategy and vision.
• Works with Agile Release Train to inform scope and organize initiatives.
• Maintains cross-functional roadmap alignment across engineering, service, regulatory, quality, and sourcing.
• Develops business cases with finance for ongoing and new investments.
• Provides leadership input on product costs, pricing, and margin.

Skills

Product management

Upstream marketing

Go-to-market strategy

Product lifecycle management

Market research

Cross-functional teamwork

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, engineering, or equivalent

MBA preferred

Tools

Agile Release Train

Job description

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Your role

As a Global Upstream Product Manager, you have many ideas grounded in research, knowledge of the market and customer workflows. Your skills in generating, planning and implementing these ideas are what make you an outstanding business partner and marketer. You critically think through problems and communicate your ideas in a way that helps us compete. Your curiosity, love of learning, and active listening gives you a significant understanding of healthcare and business. At Baxter, we're not just promoting the latest life‑saving products; we're thinking strategically about getting products to those who need them by understanding the value they provide, the market where they are needed, and the approach to reach the right individuals. Within the Cardiology global business unit, this global upstream product manager (PM) plans, coordinates, and manages end‑to‑end software based diagnostic products, including feature development, connected workflows, and hardware components. This role is responsible for managing the entire product’s lifecycle from concept through development, launch, sustainment and discontinuation.

What you’ll be doing

• Drives the go-to-market strategy for portfolio of covered products
• Partners with regional commercial marketing teams to support effective product launches and ongoing portfolio management
• Develops into a product expert by gaining a deep understanding of customer needs and workflows, as well generates new insights for features/products that grows market share, improves customer experience, and drives growth
• Develops into a market expert by understanding market size, addressable segments, pricing, dynamics, and competition while filling gaps through leading market research initiatives
• Identifies evidence generation opportunities and supports clinical evidence generation strategy in partnership with medical affairs
• Develops, maintains and drives short, medium and long‑term product strategy and vision in alignment with overarching business strategy
• Works closely with project management to help inform scope and organize program initiatives within an Agile Release Train
• Develops, maintains and drives cross functional product roadmap alignment
• Collaborates with a cross‑functional team including engineering, commercial marketing, service, regulatory, quality, and sourcing to manage the product portfolio, drive profitable growth, and support business goals
• Partners with finance and regional teams to develop business cases supporting ongoing and new project investment
• Provides oversight and recommendations to leaderships regarding management of product costs, has input into global pricing of applicable portfolio, and margin maintenance

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, engineering, or equivalent required
• MBA preferred
• 5-7 years of product management/upstream marketing experience in medical devices or related fields
• Preferred experience with software based medical devices
• Proven go-to-market and product launch excellence
• Deep experience with product life cycle management
• Strong business acumen and detailed knowledge of upstream/downstream marketing, sales, operations, regulatory, clinical and new product development processes
• Experience in highly regulated global healthcare markets
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time. International travel may also be required

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000 to $154,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

US Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• Insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Educational assistance programs
• Time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave
• Commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Childcare benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Reasonable Accommodations

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Travel Requirements

Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time. International travel may also be required.

Legal and Compliance

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

About us

Since 1931, we have been at the forefront of innovation by bringing smarter, more personalized care to patients around the world. Now, we’re more determined than ever to make a lasting impact as we are redefining healthcare delivery across the care journey. Our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives motivates us as we create a culture in which each of us can succeed. This is where you belong.