Product Transformation Office (PTO) APAC Regional Lead

Vantive: A New Company Built on Our Legacy

Since last year, Baxter has been on a journey to separate our 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 sale of Vantive to funds managed by the Carlyle Group is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions.

Summary

As the APAC PTO Regional Lead, you will be part of the Global PTO organization and will work with a team of 13 people ensuring the successful transition of drug and medical device label changes driven by the Evergreen Program (Vantive separation from Baxter).

You will report to Global PTO Lead and be part of the Planning & Fulfillment organization.

On a day to day basis, you will be part of a cross-functional team including Regulatory Affairs, Labeling, Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Fulfilment at the APAC / regional level and you will ensure that team members effectively work together from planning through execution of the labeling changes at the country-code level.

Product Transition required a dedicated team, beyond just standard labelling operations, due to:

•          More than 2000 drugs and device SKUs, all requiring label changes, which equals 11,000 country code combinations that need to transition (globally)

•          There are multiple types of changes and multi-touch levels of changes when navigating the complex and varying regulatory requirements globally (branding, GTIN, code, MDR, for ex.)

•          There are downstream activities, PTO needs to tightly coordinate plant and warehouse capacities, supplier ability, manufacturing timing, etc.

•          Shared codes across multiple markets and optimizing timing of label changes to minimize the number of changes

The role will ensure no patients or customers are impacted in any markets where Vantive products are sold / distributed due to the Evergreen label transition process.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities.  This section contains a list of five to eight primary responsibilities of the work. The incumbent will perform other duties as assigned:

• Report-in to Global PTO lead on progress, risks, issues for PTO and GPI in region
• Drive cross-functional impact assessments for GTIN changes in region
• Coordinate design and execution of required workarounds cross functionally
• Monitor production of Vantive labeled products ramp up starting Q4 2024
• Coordinate on PTO progress cross-functionally to ensure alignment on progress
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and pain points, and user stories translating them into innovative solutions that address risks, process bottlenecks and foster continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with the cross-functional team to build project requirements ensuring the proposed solution will meet business needs.
• Lead functional discovery and functional process workshops / working session.
• Drive change through exceptional communication with management, stakeholders, and team members.
• Work directly with Leads to develop, coordinate, integrate and consistently implement best practices globally.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. List knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

• Strong project management skills and the ability to ensure timelines stay on task.
• Deep understanding of cross-functional roles and processes at the Plant.
• Understanding the processes to implement updates to labels.
• Creative analytical person.
• Leads with indirect authority with ability to influence and motivate Plant staff.

Education and/or Experience.  Include the education and/or experience that is necessary to perform the job satisfactorily.

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering or a related field; MBA or MS a plus.
• Experience: 7 or more years of business strategy, planning, analytics, and operations experience.
• 7 or more years of business experience working in and leading cross functional teams.
• 3 or more years of writing user stories and acceptance criteria, training diverse stakeholder groups and creating documentation.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in the healthcare sector preferred.
• Previous experience serving as a process SME (Subject Matter Expert).
• Communication: Excellent communication skills (with staff, peers, and levels above) and ability to develop rapport with other functional leaders inside and outside area if control to influence decision making.

Reasonable Accommodations

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