Manager (Digital Software), Front Line Care

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.

For us, working at Baxter is not just a job—it’s a calling. Our mission to save and sustain lives unites us. Thank you for contributing your talent to make a positive impact on millions of people around the world.

We are driven not by what will be easy, but what will transform global healthcare for generations to come. Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other as we pursue rewarding careers.

We’re grateful you’re interested in continuing your career journey with Baxter. This is where you can do your best work. Where your purpose accelerates our mission.

Your Role at Baxter:

A Manager, Software will be responsible for the development of products and providing creative solutions associated with the design, development, and sustaining engineering for our new and existing product portfolio. The successful candidate will possess solid “hands-on” technical abilities, an excitement and energy for product development, and a passion for their work and the impact it has on meeting the needs of patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Responsible for on-time and predictable release of a project (new product and sustenance) in alignment with the Program team with good quality.

*  Accountable for resource staffing and project execution with proactive management of technical and project risk to ensure delivery of business commitments.

*  Responsible to drive Quality Compliance for the entire team

*  Owns and drives effective people management practices – creating a healthy team culture adhering to Baxter culture levers, right performance management practices, rewards and recognition practices, succession planning, competency development and mentoring/coaching.

*  Drives the application of principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI

*  Owns and drives continuous improvement activities and innovation for the product lines.

*  Demonstrates customer focus by ensuring quality of software releases and timely resolution of field issues.

Qualifications / Experience and/or Background

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline is required. Must be able to interact on a technical level.
• 13+ years’ experience in a software engineering role, preferably with experience in enterprise level web/mobile/cloud software products.
• At least 3 years of experience in managing Software product development teams involving Software leads, Software developers and test engineers in a matrix global organization.
• Good understanding of SDLC process and prior experience in software development and/or testing.
• Demonstrated success in owning/delivering software projects.
• Understanding of Healthcare domain (regulations and standards) and medical software development process is preferred.
• Excellent project management skills (PMP / Agile certification is a plus).

Personal Characteristics

• Excellent communication, inter-personal and leadership skills 
• Firm decision maker, good influencing skills and good problem-solving abilities.
• Openness to collaborate in interest of project/organization.
• Proactive and self-driven, possesses due sense of urgency.                   
• Working with multisite teams, Quality conscious and Process & customer Oriented
• Coaching capabilities.

A Career That Matters

Baxter’s employees are united in a mission to save and sustain lives. We are passionate about applying scientific innovation to meet the needs of the millions of people worldwide who depend on our medically necessary therapies and technologies. We focus on increasing access to healthcare, innovating in crucial areas of unmet need, and pursuing creative collaborations that bring our mission to life for patients every day.

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, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations

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