Project Lead, Software

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.

The role of Project Lead, Software is to provide cross functional leadership on key high value projects for the PSS and GSS business. Assures that quality is built into the design during new product development. Proactively monitors the program timelines and develops strategies to mitigate risks. Provides oversight for various projects and core team initiatives to ensure on-time delivery of the program. Report out on the progress on a routine cadence to senior management.

This position is based out of Bangalore and reporting to the Software Manager for PSS.

What you'll be doing

• R&D Focus: Plan, execute, and deliver all subsystem, business, and customer commitments. Translating program/project objectives to an execution level
• Drive the process to provide a fully aligned subsystem plan and help integrate it with the overall program plan.
• Manages a cross-functional team on delivering a PSS and GSS products.
• Understands and deploys processes to assure conformance to the Baxter New Product Development (NPD) & Sustaining process in an expedited manner.
• Make sure the Baxter Quality management system is followed in all programs
• 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.
• 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.
• Responsible for adherence to specifications and procedures that have been established to ensure product quality.
• Develops long term plans for product development proposals.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelors/master's degree in mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 4 years of project execution experience. Overall, 12 to 15 years of experience.
• Experience in Program Management or related field in medical products industry
• Successful execution of Electromechanical systems/products/parts/processes involving product conceptualization to commercial release.
• Familiarity with ISO, FDA and other regulatory standards
• Demonstrated experience working with vendors with different models of engagement.
• Strong leadership skills and demonstrated success in managing a cross-functional team.
• Demonstrated facilitation and negotiation skills in driving closure on product/program-related decisions/issues
• In depth knowledge of the regulatory environment for Design, Development, V&V and Manufacture of Medical products.
• Outstanding Budget management skills – Finance, resource deployment & Material tracking and utilization.

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