Senior Program Manager - MPT

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

As the Senior Program Manager, you will provide business and technical leadership for major, high-complexity programs within Integrated Supply Chain, leading program/project teams through the prioritization, initiation, development, and implementation processes. You will assist in building cases leading to CER approval, while collaborating with Operations sites around the world and interact with and influence senior internal and external stakeholders.

Your team at Baxter

We form relationships with each other to get work done. Building these relationships is easy because we all share common traits of being diligent, ethical, and caring. We lean on our colleagues for their expertise and hold each other accountable. We feel empowered to speak up when there is a new insight or opportunity to improve something. This open dialog builds trust within the team and helps create a better product for our customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Accountable for project/program team performance, program schedule and execution, budget commitments and spend.
• Interacts through program updates and reviews with all functions and levels of management ensuring effective ongoing communications across teams and customers.
• Ensures proactive 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 leads conflict situations to result in good outcomes.
• Enhances business results through continuous improvement in organization's ability to implement programs from identification through implementation.
• Conflict Resolution - Anticipates difficult situations and guides the team to proactive business solutions resulting in effective and agreed upon outcomes.
• May lead all ISC activities for acquisition integration projects ensuring value targets are realized.
• Support ISC strategy deployment process, from Hoshin planning to A3 execution.
• Some travel required.
  

What you’ll bring

• MBA/MS or bachelor’s degree required. Seven years of complex project/program management experience with shown success leading multi-site, global or enterprise-wide programs in the medical products industry. Experience working in an operations functional area or site is preferred.
• Strong communication and people skills.
• Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Laboratory or Clinical Practices and Product Development Process requirements.
• Expertise in all aspects of program management.
• Proven track record to supervise and develop others.
• PMI or IPMA or equivalent certification desired.
  

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 employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $128,000 - $176,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and long-term incentive. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

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