What You'll Be DoingLead the development and execution of global portfolio strategies and multi-year roadmaps to drive sustainable, profitable growth, including organic and inorganic opportunitiesOwn upstream marketing and product management, ensuring alignment of portfolio decisions across functions and divisionsTranslate market dynamics, customer insights, and competitive intelligence into clear strategic priorities and actionable plansPartner cross-functionally to position the business for #1 or #2 market leadership across key geographiesCollaborate with R&D to ensure disciplined, on-time, and on-budget delivery of product development programsDefine and execute global go-to-market strategies, including product launches, pricing, and value positioningLead portfolio prioritization and lifecycle management, balancing new product development, sustaining engineering, and in-market initiativesDrive evidence-based adoption strategies to accelerate market uptake and long-term value realizationOptimize portfolio performance through pricing, margin expansion, COGS management, and SKU rationalizationEnsure portfolio strategy is embedded in operating plans and long-range planning, including investment and resource allocation decisionsEvaluate and support business development opportunities (partnerships, licensing, and M&A), including assessment and integration planningInfluence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders to drive alignment on key strategic and operational decisionsOwns and evolves the global portfolio strategy and 5 year roadmap for the Respiratory Health business (including inorganic options)Ensures portfolio strategy is reflected in operating and long‑range plans, with clear implications for investment, resources, and growth tradeoffsEnsures cross‑functional alignment from strategy through execution, including governance, prioritization, and escalation of portfolio decisionsEvaluates and supports business development and licensing opportunities, partnering cross‑functionally through assessment and integration planningRegularly interfaces with executive and senior leaders across regional marketing, commercial, R&D, Medical and Clinical Affairs, Quality/Regulatory, Finance, Operations, and Corporate Strategy to shape portfolio direction and executionWhat You'll BringBachelor's degree required; MBA strongly preferred8+ years of progressive experience in marketing and/or general management, preferably within medical devices or healthcareProven success leading global portfolio strategy, including roadmap development, investment prioritization, and lifecycle managementEnd-to-end experience in new product development and commercialization, from insights through launch and post-market performanceStrong pricing and margin management expertise, including value-based pricing and profitability optimizationExperience working in complex, matrixed global organizations and leading through influenceDemonstrated ability to assess and support business development opportunities and translate insights into actionable plansStrong executive presence with the ability to influence and align senior stakeholdersExcellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insightsStrong analytical and financial acumen, including market modeling, business cases, and ROI analysisDeep expertise in upstream and downstream marketing, including VOC, segmentation, positioning, and lifecycle managementProven people leadership with the ability to coach, develop, and lead high-performing teamsTravel: Up to 30%Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. Recruitment Fraud NoticeBaxter has discovered incidents of employment scams, where fraudulent parties pose as Baxter employees, recruiters, or other agents, and engage with online job seekers in an attempt to steal personal and/or financial information.