Associate Upstream Marketing Director, Respiratory Health at Baxter International Inc. | Saint Paul, MN | $168K/yr – $231K/yr

Baxter International Inc.

Associate Upstream Marketing Director, Respiratory Health

Saint Paul, MN (Hybrid)

$168K/yr – $231K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and evolve the Respiratory Health portfolio with a 5 year roadmap, aligning R&D, marketing, and commercial to drive market leadership and growth.

Portfolio strategy ownership: balance new development, sustaining engineering, and in-market initiatives with cross-functional governance.
Go-to-market and pricing: set launches, value positioning, and margin optimization across geographies.
Strategic BD and integration: assess opportunities, run due diligence, and plan cross-functional execution with leadership sign-off.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of global portfolio strategies and multi-year roadmaps to drive sustainable, profitable growth, including organic and inorganic opportunities
Own upstream marketing and product management, ensuring alignment of portfolio decisions across functions and divisions
Translate market dynamics, customer insights, and competitive intelligence into clear strategic priorities and actionable plans
Partner cross-functionally to position the business for #1 or #2 market leadership across key geographies
Collaborate with R&D to ensure disciplined, on-time, and on-budget delivery of product development programs
Define and execute global go-to-market strategies, including product launches, pricing, and value positioning
Lead portfolio prioritization and lifecycle management, balancing new product development, sustaining engineering, and in-market initiatives
Drive evidence-based adoption strategies to accelerate market uptake and long-term value realization
Optimize portfolio performance through pricing, margin expansion, COGS management, and SKU rationalization
Ensure portfolio strategy is embedded in operating plans and long-range planning, including investment and resource allocation decisions

Baxter International Inc.

3.8 Glassdoor

For nearly a century, we have delivered on our commitment to saving and sustaining the lives of patients, working alongside clinicians and providers around the world. We believe every person — regardless of who they are or where they are from — deserves a chance to live a healthy life, free from illness and full of possibility. At the intersection of progress and purpose is where we are redefining what it means to be a global medtech leader. It is where we are relentlessly pursuing healthcare transformation, fueled by our compassion for patients and providers and the challenges they face. It is where bold ideas meet the promise for meaningful change in the world around us. We are there, at every step of the journey, to help clinicians deliver the best care possible.

Founded in 2001

Deerfield, Illinois, USA

39K employees (1,578 in marketing)

www.baxter.com

72% recommend to a friend

70% CEO approval