Sr. Director, IT - Pharma Segment

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

The Sr. Director is the single point of accountability for ensuring the technology needs of the Segment are being heard, prioritized and delivered to meet business outcomes. They represent the entire IT organization in the assigned Segment, as a face of IT within the Segment. This role reports to the CIO, with other critical partners embedded within the Segment structure.

The leader, as the single point of accountability is accountable to ensure values and outcomes realization for all IT services and activities delivered in the Segment are activated to build an IT strategy that is aligned to business value while also ensuring that all IT commitments are positioned to deliver services that may be performed in other IT functions. The leader represents the highest IT escalation point and the most relevant sponsor for all IT initiatives driven and deployed within the Segment.

What will you be doing

• Partner with Segment commercial organizations to drive market growth and commercial excellence by enabling go-to-market and execution capabilities with the adoption and the alignment of commercial technology platforms and capabilities.
• Serve as trusted advisor on helping the business to construct meaningful business cases for necessary investments and the required activities that the business will be required to perform for success.
• Collaborate with multiple IT team members to drive strategic solutions and where feasible generate value from standardization; prioritize business IT/Digital demands to enable innovation, agility and profitable growth by deploying solutions that support commercial strategies and improve customer/patient experience.
• Accountable for IT’s responsibilities of the outcomes and value built from Segment technology investments.
• Accountable for IT strategy and execution in support of overall Segment strategy and ensures that all IT services and activities are delivered accordingly to the SLA agreed.
• Works and collaborate directly with senior business and functional leaders in the Segment to evolve culture and organizational behavior, elevating IT as a strategic partner.
• Responsible for defining the strategic direction within his\her segment for all the areas related to technology enablement and digital.
• Accountability for improvement opportunities and IT delivery model optimization, in line with the overall Segment IT strategy
• Builds a strong alignment between IT and the Business (and supporting Functions), by establishing Business Relationship Manager (BRM) roles that maintain a close relationship with business leadership, understand their priorities, enables their business plans with technology, and deliver on their business requirements. Track and supervise all the main KPI’s and decide on actions to address

What will you bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with 15+ years of life sciences industry experience within and outside of IT roles and with 5+ years of supporting Commercial and Functional Leaders as a trusted IT business partner and advisor.
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in IT or similar fields (computer science, information systems, business management, etc.) strongly preferred.
• Ability to work with multiple geographies in a multicultural environment.
• Ability and maturity to manage Senior Level Stakeholders globally, regionally, and locally.
• Experience in working in regulated environments (i.e. privacy/compliance)
• Established Commercial Business Sense and Business Relationship Management
• Proven analytical and problem resolution skills.
• Solid digital/technical skills foundation
• Customer centric and empathetic
• Objective/outcome driven and Business Acumen
• Ability to influence and build consensus with other IT teams and global senior leadership.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, high interest in strategic, creative, and innovative thinking
• People Management in a Matrix / Dotted Line environment
• Budget Management.
• Escalation Management, Analysis & Reporting

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.

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 our employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $208,000-286,000 USD 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/or 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.

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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