Manager, Projects (Hybrid)

Vantive: A New Company Built On Our Legacy

Baxter is on a journey to separate our ~$5B Kidney Care segment into a standalone company. Vantive* will build on our nearly 70-year legacy in acute therapies and home and in-center dialysis to provide best-in-class care to the people we serve. We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us.

At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us are driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us as we revolutionize kidney care and other vital organ support.

*Completion of the proposed separation of Kidney Care from Baxter into a standalone company (to be named Vantive) remains subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions.

SUMMARY
• The Project Manager provides business and execution leadership for one or more projects, holding accountability for project schedule, budget, risks, and interacts with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective communications.
• The Project Manager leads project teams through the identification, justification, prioritization, initiation, development and implementation processes
• The Project Manager leads the project team to define the milestones to achieve the launch date commitments and identify issues and risks associated with those plans

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & AUTHORITIES
• Accountable for project team performance, project schedule and execution, budget commitments and spend.
• Leads team in defining project strategies, developing goals, and ensures project scope is defined and controlled.
• Continuously interacts with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective ongoing communications across teams and stakeholders.
• Ensures identification and communication of project risks, development of risk plan and proactive management of risk response strategies.
• Anticipates potential conflict situations for proactive solutions and manages conflict situations to result in win-win outcomes.
• Leads core team to identify and implement continuous improvement.

Qualifications
• Business Acumen
• Role Model of Vital Behaviours and Leadership Essentials
• Expertise in all aspects of program management
• Ability to communicate effectively using a wide variety of skills and vehicles
• Ability to manage cross-functional teams simultaneously in a matrix environment
• The role thus requires the person to be self-motivated, have good interpersonal skills, be capable of analyzing and solving complex problems through innovative thought and experience
• PMI or IPMA or equivalent certification required
• Ability to travel up to 25% of time

Education/Training Requirements 
• MBA/MS or Bachelor’s degree 
• PMI / PMP Certification (or equivalent) desired.

Experience
• 10 years of product life cycle experience
• 5 years project management experience with demonstrated success leading multi-site projects
• Strong knowledge Medical Device Product Lifecycle (ISO 13485 and FDA QS Regulation 21 CFR Part 820).

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a minimum of 3 days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission.

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