This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your Role at Baxter

This is where your ideas lead to success

As a Manager of Market Research, you will use your expertise in medical device research to support our innovation pipeline and new product development for our med surge and ICU beds, including surfaces and connectivity strategy.

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 give you a significant understanding of healthcare and business.

And while you are a great teammate, you are also competitive—determined to achieve results and get things done.

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.

What you'll be doing

• Lead all aspects of large-scale, complex, market research and/or consumer insight projects and analysis conducted internally or by external partners of the company's markets, competition, customers, and product mix. Projects may often be cross-functional, cross-business, cross-geography, and/or multi-year in nature.
• Design, implement, analyze, and report on market research and/or consumer insight projects to drive operational and creative strategies
• Lead and/or conduct research studies and make recommendations for new market areas, adapting for future market conditions, driving consumer behavior, and/or predicting future buying patterns
• Analyze the competitive environment sales records, market penetration, market potential, and future trends and makes recommendations based on findings
• Manage Clinical Product Validation, Early Adopter process and contract execution
• Lead coordination and on-site support of early product release testing in multiple clinical environments including but not limited to ICU, Med-Surg, Operating Room and Emergency Department.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum of 3 years conducting market research or related field in medical device industry required
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, cross-geography, and longitudinally with teams
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and online research software tools (Qualtrics, Survey Monkey or other online research tools)
• An established professional with a track record of success in area of expertise. Key skills and abilities include influencing, presentation, communication, process development, analysis and problem solving
• Experience moderating 1:1 and group interviews, writing questionnaires/discussion guides
• Ability to understand research goals/objectives, recommend qualitative and/or quantitative research methodology approaches, implement research independently or in collaboration with research partner, and translate results for internal clients

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. To that end, this position has a base salary range of $80,000 to $180,000 plus an annual incentive bonus, commission target. The above range represents the expected base salary range for this position. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in the role, business line, and geographic/office location.

The successful candidate for this job may be required to verify that he or she has been vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to reasonable accommodations for individuals with medical conditions or religious beliefs that prevent vaccination, and in accordance with applicable law.

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

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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