General Manager, Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring

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. 

About Us: Baxter’s Mission:

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 90 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:

The General Manager, Ambulatory Cardiac Monitoring, Front Line Care is responsible for managing a multi-million-dollar P&L with business revenue of nearly $100M annually and growing by double digits over the course of the next 5 years. The General Manager will drive the Marketing, R&D and Operations teams, globally, with full accountability for the strategic direction and business success. Candidate should be a highly developed leader, demonstrating clear communication and accountable decision making, and exhibits a collaborative leadership style which fosters employee engagement.

S/He must have strong commercial capabilities, experience managing a team, critical thinking, technical skills, and an ability and desire to grow with the organization. Given the high-profile nature of this role, Baxter seeks a motivated, self-starter with excellent judgment to take initiative and ownership of key projects, talent matters and transactions.

What you’ll be doing:

The General Manager will be scaling an organization of 300+ team members to develop, globalize and commercialize an ambulatory cardiac monitoring portfolio. Additionally, this position will drive all items related to the ACM business globally. Specifically, the General Manager will drive product development, operations and commercial execution to advance critical new product introductions and market expansion activities to meet P&L and operational performance targets. The General Manager of ACM will work in collaboration with members of the leadership team to align on strategy and overall FLC performance.

Essential job responsibilities:

• Assumes overall responsibility for the global ACM business
• Accountable for top line sales and bottom line profitability
• Develop and maintain relationships with Clinicians and C-Suite Executives
• Drives and supports key ACM talent decisions and initiatives. Builds a strong and collaborative team through coaching, development, empowerment and motivation

Vertical focus areas:

• Upstream Marketing; develop overall marketing plan and product pipeline strategy to grow the business
• R&D; developing an ongoing cadence of new product introductions, maintaining and support existing products on the market (sustaining), and managing all internal and external product development stakeholders
• Regulatory Affairs; in partnership with the supporting function, ensuring the correct strategy is in place for all regulatory filings, new and current. Candidate needs to understand differences in regional regulatory authorities, knowledge of the European EUMDR process/requirements, and have an understanding of various regulatory strategies based on the particular geography
• Operations; in partnership with supporting function; candidate will lead Supply Chain process and determine product allocation by geography. Candidate will work with operations partner to determine optimal plant network and structure and determine with partner optimal pathway for any current/new product technical transfer
• Human Resources; in partnership with supporting function, candidate will drive culture and alignment of over arching Baxter initiatives. Individual will be responsible for understanding recruiting strategies and all aspects of current employee dynamics
• Medical Affairs; in partnership with supporting function, ensuring the correct clinical strategy is in place to support current and new product introductions. Candidate needs to understand and guide the clinical strategy, globally and regionally, based on the requirements of each geography and overarching strategy for the division

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelors Degree, MBA preferred
• 15+ years’ related work experience, with at least two years concurrent leadership experience in medical device area
• Experience with both vertical and matrix concept, strong business acumen
• Executive presence with excellent interpersonal and communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization
• The successful candidate will bring significant strategic business experience, have collaborative problem-solving ability while taking primary responsibility for quality patient outcomes and regulatory adherence
• Ability to operate independently and problem solve in a large, complex, matrixed environment

US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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.

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