Manager, Product Management,

Baxter International Inc.; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN, WI); Hybrid; USD 112,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Life & disability insurance

401(k) with match

ESPP

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

Commuting benefits

Employee discount program

EAP

Childcare benefits

Job summary

Baxter International Inc. is seeking a Global Upstream Product Manager for the Respiratory Health portfolio.

You will lead cross-functional teams from concept through launch, shaping product strategy and lifecycle decisions to maximize patient impact and business outcomes. You will collaborate with engineering, marketing, regulatory, and sales to develop evidence-based market strategies, manage pricing inputs, and drive successful product launches worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, engineering, or equivalent; MBA preferred.
• 3+ years of Product Management/marketing experience in healthcare or medical devices.
• Strategy development experience in connected healthcare solutions is a plus.
• Experience working with co-located teams preferred.
• Strong knowledge of upstream/downstream marketing, sales, operations, regulatory, clinical and NPD processes.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple projects.
• Ability to travel approximately 25%, including internationally.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional product team to manage the full product lifecycle.
• Glean customer needs, identify gaps, and generate insights to grow market share.
• Work with Program and Project Managers to implement product strategy.
• Plan market, product and clinical research to support growth with evidence.
• Work with finance to develop business cases for investments.
• Coordinate with market research on market sizes, pricing, dynamics, and competition.
• Drive go-to-market strategy for the portfolio.
• Oversee product costs and input to pricing and margins.
• Partner with global marketing teams to support launches and portfolio management.

Skills

Product management experience

Lifecycle management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic marketing

Autonomous work

Travel willingness

Connected healthcare strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing/business/engineering

MBA preferred

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 at Baxter

As a Global Upstream Product Manager, you have lots of ideas grounded in research and knowledge of the marketplace. Your skills in 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.

Your Team

We develop high‑quality products with patients at the center of everything we do, and our marketing approach reflects that same commitment. As part of a global organization, you’ll have opportunities to broaden your expertise through collaboration with diverse teams, exposure to multiple areas of the portfolio, and support from leaders who are invested in your growth and development.

From leadership to peers, we operate as one team, united by a shared focus on delivering meaningful outcomes for patients and strong results for the business. We continue to invest in digital tools that drive efficiency and create opportunities for ongoing learning, professional development, and career growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

This upstream product management (PM) role plans, coordinates, and manages products within the Respiratory Health business from conceptual stages, through development to launch and manages product life cycle – including sustainment and discontinuation.

• Collaborating with a cross functional product team including engineering, commercial marketing, service, compliance, regulatory, quality, payers and sourcing to manage the entire product line life cycle, drive profitable growth, and maintain customer satisfaction and business goals
• Gaining a deep understanding of customer needs and workflows, as well as identifies and fills product gaps and generates new insights for features/products that grow market share, improve customer experience, and drive growth.
• Working closely with the Program Managers and Project Managers on the development team to implement product strategy and recommend the nature and scope of present and future product features.
• Strategizing, planning, and prioritizing market, product and clinical research that identify and define opportunities to support business growth through sound clinical marketing evidence.
• Working with finance to develop cases to support project investment
• Working with market research to understand market sizes, addressable segments, pricing, dynamics, competition, share position, customer drivers across multiple product lines
• Being the driver of the go‑to‑market strategy/process/plan for portfolio of products
• Providing oversight to management of product costs, has input to global pricing of applicable portfolio, and margin maintenance
• Partnering with commercial marketing teams in all global regions to support effective product launches and ongoing portfolio management

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, Engineering, or equivalent required. MBA preferred
• 3+ years of Product Management/marketing experience in healthcare, medical devices or related fields.
• Experience with strategy development in connected healthcare solutions is a plus
• Experience working with co located teams preferred
• Demonstrated excellence in product life cycle management, with strong knowledge/application of multifaceted marketing strategies
• Strong business acumen and detailed knowledge of upstream/downstream marketing, sales, operations, regulatory, clinical and NPD processes
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% of the time, including internationally, may also be required.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. 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 on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

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.

US Benefits At Baxter (except For Puerto Rico)

This is where your well‑being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.

• Our health and well‑being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short‑term and long‑term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and 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.
• Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees.

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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