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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.

Position Overview

Provides cross-functional leadership on key high value projects for Front line care business from concept through implementation, delivery & post-market support. Assures quality is built into the design during new product development. Leads teams to deliver product objectives, drives clarity by defining/prioritizing the work, defines critical interdependencies/deliverables for the cross-functional team, works with the Business and Core Team leading cross-functional work, manage program risks, deliver quality and impactful products, within budget.

Provides oversight for various projects and core team initiatives on routine cadence to senior management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end project/program delivery, including Scoping, Prioritizing, Project plan, schedule, execution/monitoring working with Cross-functional teams globally.
• Work in close collaboration with Resource managers, Project Leads, Commercial leads, Regulatory affairs & Technical teams to achieve tactical project goals & balance strategic organization goals.
• Direct and manage Projects with cross functional teams spread globally, playing a leadership role in development, implementation and launch process across products.
• Identify project risks, control them and manage regular communication to stakeholders, ensuring thoroughness in dealing with the details.
• Be a change agent. Drive agility in organization & demonstrate sense of urgency.
• Understands and deploys processes to assure conformance to the Baxter New Product Development (NPD) process in an expedited manner.
• Continuously reviews program progress, proactively identify risks and collaboratively develops and drives risk mitigation efforts.
• Interacts frequently with all levels of internal management as well as across functions and business units.
• Will work with post-market teams to monitor and handle product issues in the installed base through the CAPA processes laid down.
• Will be involved in identifying, selecting, managing & working with vendors of specialized skills and/or goods as is needed on projects.
• Participates in interactions with customers and regulators concerning product design, systems and processes.
• Identifies and manages continuous improvement projects that may span multiple sections or departments with the objective of achieving quality, reliability and cost improvements.
• Develops long term plans for product development proposals.
• Has a keen eye on continuous improvement and simplification for  efficient delivery.

Essential Skills

• Experience in multiple capacities in handling Electromechanical devices with embedded Software. Should have had hands-on experience and worked as program / project manager for significantly complex projects in large organizations dealing with co-ordination across multiple functions like R&D, IT, Service, Marketing, Quality, Regulatory.
• Demonstrated facilitation and negotiation skills in driving closure on product/program-related decisions/issues
• Budget management skills – Finance, resource deployment & Material tracking and utilization.
• Strong visualization & reporting skills using latest & greatest project management & reporting tools
• Strong presentation skills and having had the exposure to reporting out project status to senior management.
• Vendor management skills – have had exposure working with external consulting firms delivering specialized skills and/or goods.
• Excellent interpersonal/communication/influencing/negotiation skills required
• Sharp business, technical & financial acumen.
• Exposure to medical device or Healthcare projects would be a definite plus with exposure to the following:
  • Medical regulatory standards: 510K, FDA/ISO/IEC 

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelors/Masters Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent
• Overall 12+ years of experience with minimum 5years in Program Management involving complex electromechanical hardware, Firmware, IT, Regulatory, Security, product life cycle and marketing.
• PMP / Six Sigma certification will be added advantage

Reasonable Accommodations
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