Associate Director of Infrastructure and Connectivity

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

For you, it’s all about the people. Your impact on patient care is always top of mind. Your desire for challenging, purposeful work and eagerness to meet unforeseen challenges head-on provide robust opportunities to grow your career as a business-focused IT partner. Baxter trusts and appreciates your curious and collaborative problem-solving nature. You enjoy taking ownership of processes that enable the business to work and serve our customers more efficiently.

A global transformation is happening across our IT function—one where we are intentionally and thoughtfully reimagining how we partner with the business. Your expertise is a welcome addition and will be essential in developing fresh solutions to optimize our technology for all of Baxter. You enjoy seeing the connection between the future and today as we look to simplify our technology landscape. Your past experiences and passion for innovation will help us streamline systems and initiatives, break down IT silos and work in an agile, hyper-collaborative model. To drive transformation, we will work smarter, not harder—which means you will be able to focus on value-driven outcomes while gaining regular exposure to the business as you grow your career with Baxter.

The Associate Director of Infrastructure and Connectivity is responsible for developing and leading the strategic direction of the Infrastructure and Connectivity portfolios as well as personnel management of expert GSS sales and solutions team members. This requires technical expertise of the operating room and connected ecosystems, schematic room design, and equipment incorporation. The mission of this Associate Director is to drive sales and revenue, collaborate with internal and external partners, and works with Baxter leaders to propel competitive results. Additionally, this role will provide insight and collaborate with Marketing and R&D. This role will report directly to the GSS Head of Sales.

What you'll be doing

• Lead a high performing team of expert Specialists passionate about Infrastructure and Integration platforms
• Coach, mentor, recruit, and develop leading talent to accelerate category growth
• Assist with strategic targeting and quota allocation for scope of business and team
• Implement the Baxter sales process and methodology
• Operating Room Workflow Solutions and authority
• Build and implement strategic plan of rapidly growing the GSS Connectivity business
• Drive significant growth of GSS Infrastructure and Connectivity portfolio via high level connections and strategies with healthcare leaders
• Interface and work with CIO’s through all levels of a customer IT department.
• Apply a consultative approach with healthcare executives to support our long-term vision via key technology assessments and roadmap reviews
• Empower the GSS Sales organization to expand funnel by supporting all technical product questions during the sales process
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills along with coordination efforts among internal team members across all GSS
• Collaborate with internal partners in Marketing, R&D and Sales leadership to identity continuous improvement and strategy opportunities
• Navigate an international Matrix environment

What you'll bring

• Operating Room Capital Equipment Experience
• Product / IT authority with strategic sites to build IT references and develop a growing install base for GSS connectivity
• Be comfortable interfacing and working with CIO’s through all levels of a customer’s IT department
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills along with coordination efforts among internal team members across all GSS
• High degree of comfort leading group presentations, solution demonstrations and business reviews
• Strong contract authoring and project delivery skills. Ability to optimally budget for a project and drive profitability
• Customer service focus with strong communication skills. Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong MS Excel experience required
• Auto-CAD experience preferred
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: Remote covering all of US. Ability to travel 75% as needed.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ years operating room Infrastructure (Lights/Booms) and Connectivity experience required. Experience in a combination of broad IT (servers, networks, firewalls, integrations, or security) and/or Healthcare IT eco systems (emphasis of OR integration) is preferred
• Direct Report team leadership preferred

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 $152,000 to $209,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on 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.

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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