Senior Manager, Training & Sales Enablement-Respiratory Health,

Baxter International; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage from day 1

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Educational assistance

Job summary

Baxter International is seeking a Senior Manager, Sales Training & Enablement in a hybrid role based out of St. Paul, MN. You will lead strategy, development, and execution of commercial training to strengthen customer-facing teams across Respiratory Health, partnering with Sales, Marketing, and other groups.

You will design long-term enablement plans, measure outcomes, and drive scalable learning solutions while ensuring regulatory compliance and ongoing capability development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience.
• 5+ years in commercial training, sales enablement or healthcare education.
• Proven track record of training program impact on performance.
• Ability to influence across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with LMS and digital learning tools and metrics.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Travel roughly 30–40% to support programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of commercial training strategies.
• Design 12–24 month enablement plans aligned to launches and growth.
• Assess learning needs and develop innovative solutions.
• Measure training effectiveness and business impact.
• Oversee onboarding and advanced development for sales staff.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders on content and tools.
• Ensure programs meet regulatory and quality standards.
• Drive career development within the commercial teams.

Skills

Sales enablement

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence & alignment

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

LMS

Digital learning tech

Training measurement tools

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 Senior Manager, Sales Training & Enablement, you will lead the strategy, development, and execution of commercial training programs that strengthen the knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of customer-facing teams across the Respiratory Health business. You will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Market Access, and Patient Support Services to ensure training initiatives align with business priorities and support long-term growth. Success in this role means creating scalable learning solutions, building organizational capability, measuring training effectiveness, and helping commercial teams deliver greater value to healthcare providers and the patients they serve.

This is a Hybrid role based out of our St. Paul, MN office.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the development and execution of commercial training strategies that enhance sales effectiveness, product knowledge, disease-state expertise, and customer engagement.
• Design and implement 12–24 month training and enablement plans that support business priorities, product launches, and long-term growth objectives.
• Assess learning needs across the organization and develop innovative training solutions that address capability gaps and improve performance.
• Establish and measure training effectiveness programs that provide meaningful insights into learning outcomes, adoption, and business impact.
• Direct onboarding and advanced development programs for new and experienced sales professionals through live, virtual, and self-paced learning experiences.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure training content, tools, and resources align with commercial strategies and customer needs.
• Ensure all learning programs and materials meet regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements while maintaining the highest standards of quality and accuracy.
• Drive career development initiatives that support the long-term growth and progression of commercial team members.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in commercial training, sales enablement, healthcare education, medical device training, or a related field.
• Proven experience designing and delivering training programs that drive measurable improvements in performance and business outcomes.
• Strong ability to influence, collaborate, and build alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Experience with learning management systems (LMS), digital learning technologies, and training measurement tools.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 30–40% to support training programs, commercial meetings, and business initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior sales experience within healthcare, medical devices, respiratory care, or a related clinical environment.
• Respiratory healthcare expertise, including experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
• Experience leading onboarding programs, product launch training, and field team development initiatives.
• Experience managing learning management systems and supporting learning operations.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and training content development tools.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale training initiatives in a matrixed organization.

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 $144,000 to $198,000 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. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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.

US Benefits At Baxter (except For Puerto Rico)

• medical and dental coverage that start on day one
• insurance coverage for basic life
• insurance coverage for accident
• insurance coverage for short-term and long-term disability
• insurance coverage for business travel accident
• 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
• paid holidays
• paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service
• family and medical leaves of absence
• paid parental leave
• commuting benefits
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• childcare benefits

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

For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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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