Student Placement - Marketing Executuve

Undergraduate Placement Programme

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.

We are looking for the next generation of talent to join our Undergraduate Placement Programme! This is an opportunity for those seeking a marketing placement in one of our three business units that covers a wide range of life-saving products, all of which are used throughout the NHS and private sector every day to save and sustain lives. This is an opportunity to immerse yourself and understand what it's like to be part of a marketing team in a large multinational company and gain crucial experience that will support a future career in sales or marketing.

We are devoted to providing an engaging, rewarding work experience that reflects the passion our employees bring to our mission. Our company fosters a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees are encouraged to learn, grow and innovate while making a meaningful difference for millions of people around the world. We are proud of our longstanding dedication to corporate responsibility and are committed to doing business the right way, ensuring that we champion our employees, our communities, our customers and patients and our environment in everything we do.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working closely with product managers and external agencies to coordinate various aspects of producing digital and print sales materials from conception through to delivery including design and copy approval, education and dispersal of materials to the sales team
• Market Research: Help design and implement market research including analysis and communication of results to the wider marketing team as part of the annual marketing review
• Marketing Administration: Monitor regulatory approval dates for Business Area on print and digital marketing materials as well as involvement in renewing materials to include recent developments in the technology/indications
• Support the organization and execution of external professional meetings and events. Assisting when setting up and running these events, logistics of materials and props to and from the event, stand build and presence
• Run the 'Baxter BeWell' internal wellbeing project: lead activities, promotion, participation, and budget for a year-long programme. Previous BeWell campaigns include a Strava Fitness Challenge with over 80 participants, networking events with Bingo and a Desk Yoga session.
• Participate in personnel skills training, mentoring, Business Resource Groups, site and sales visits throughout your placement to aid your development as part of Baxter's investment in you during your placement programme

What You'll Bring:

• Currently undertaking an undergraduate degree which includes a 12-month placement year start June 2026 - June 2027.
• Flexible, adaptable, and mature approach
• Ability to prioritise, multi-task and work on multiple projects
• High attention to detail
• Good analytical skills
• Comfortable working in a team as well as independently
• Strong/fluent oral and written English skills
• Experience of MS Office products - ability to edit PDFs/video files an advantage
• Enthusiasm for learning new skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and motivation skills
• Determination and passion
• Job location is Reading Intl Business Park. The role is hybrid and other travel across the network to support your placement and learning

Some of the Benefits of Working at Baxter:

• £25,000 per annum
• Professional development opportunities
• High importance placed on work life balance
• Commitment to growing and developing an inclusive and diverse workforce
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Assessment Process:

Deadline for applications is 12 noon Friday 31st October 2025 (we do reserve the right to close earlier if we receive the applications we need).

Video interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 3rd November 2025 and telephone screening will follow. With an in person assessment centre planned for 2nd December 2025 in Reading.

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.

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 let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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