Sr Manager, Operations Engineering

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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads portfolios of Sustaining projects within boundaries of product design, quality/compliance, time and budget.
• Leads effective decision making regarding project priority, resourcing, and benefit to the business.
• Lead the development and integration of project strategies which may cross several disciplines; evaluate alternatives against agreed criteria.
• With team, select strategies and appropriate level of risk and understanding full range of implications across the system.
• Develop and implement new product/processes requiring development of technologies.
• Plan and schedule project implementation.
• Responsible for defining scope of work for project team.
• Manage, identify, hire, develop and recognize technical staff.
• Create and maintain employee and organizational development; as well as HR plans which meet business needs.
• Apply specialized knowledge in a creative way to a broad range of difficult problems.
• Review and analyze proposals to determine if benefits derived and possible applications justify expenditures.
• Approve and submit proposal to Sr. Management.
• Responsible for preparation of project cost estimates up to multi-million dollar range.
• Manages and forecasts all project expenditures and cost tracking. Responsible for policy setting and defining procedures for the staff in accomplishing and documenting projects.
• Assist in the development of overall engineering department policy.
• Approve protocols and support documentation (engineering change requests, system change forms, etc.) in order to secure project release. Develop staff members to assume technical approver role.
• Develop strategic resource plan from multiple global locations and engineering resources.

Experience and Education

BSc in relevant engineering discipline, MSc preferred, 10-12 years’ experience

Must be well versed in engineering disciplines (e.g. fluid flow, thermodynamics, heat transfer, static's and dynamics, engineering materials).

Must possess knowledge of related disciplines, Knowledge of GMPs, FDA guidelines, purchasing practices and process validation.

Must be self-motivated, have good interpersonal skills, capable of analyzing and solving complex problems through innovative thought and experience.

Ability to manage multiple cross-functional teams simultaneously. Ability to design and influence outside of immediate scope of responsibility.

Maintain industry contacts and be involved in industry interest groups.

Proven track record of management/leadership effectiveness.

Reasonable Accommodations

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